German Army Aviators School

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unit_name= German Army Aviatiors School
"Heeresfliegerwaffenschule"


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dates= 1 July 1959 — present
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The German Army Aviators School ("Heeresfliegerwaffenschule") based at Bückeburg, is one of the schools of the German Army and is responsible for the training and development of the German Army Aviators Corps' personnel and equipment. Furthermore, the basic training of helicopter pilots of the other components of the German Armed Forces also takes place at the German Army Aviators School.

The German Army Aviatiors School was founded on 1 July 1959 and based first at Mendig before being transferred on 12 January 1960 to its current location at Bückeburg Air Base, utilising the facilities of RAF Bückeburg, constructed by the Royal Air Force in 1946 and closed in the mid-1950s.

Organisation

The head and commanding officer the German Army Aviation School has the rank of Brigadier General and the position of General of the Army Aviators Corps ("General der Heeresflieger"). The school is structured in:

* Staff
* Support Group
* Technical Maintenance Department
* Development Group
* Instruction Group

Staff of the German Army's Central Medical Services, amongst which are a high-ranking flight surgeon and flight psychologist, are also incorporated into the school.

Apart from the actual flight training, modern high-end flight simulators are extensively used during the training of future military helicopter pilots.

Together with the French Army Light Aviation the Franco-German Training Centre TIGER in Le Luc-Le Cannet-des-Maures was established, solely dedicated to provide flying instruction on the new helicopter Eurocopter Tiger.

Units

ee also

* German Army Aviators Corps
* History of the German Army Aviators Corps
* German Army
* Army aviation

External links

* [http://www.deutschesheer.de/portal/a/ha/kcxml/04_Sj9SPykssy0xPLMnMz0vM0Y_QjzKLN3SKtwx0B8lB2J6B-pFw0aCUVH1fj_zcVH1v_QD9gtyIckdHRUUA7dj05A!!/delta/base64xml/L3dJdyEvd0ZNQUFzQUMvNElVRS82XzFCXzlLNA!! Official website of the German Army Aviation School ("in German")]