Jagdgeschwader 74

Infobox Military Unit
unit_name=Jagdgeschwader 74
(Fighter Wing 74)
dates=5 May 1961-Present
country=Federal Republic of Germany
branch=German Air Force ("Luftwaffe")
role=Air Defence
command_structure=1st Air Force Division
("1. Luftwaffendivision")
equipment=Eurofighter Typhoon, F-4 Phantom II
current_commander=Colonel ("Oberst") Uwe Klein
garrison=Neuburg an der Donau

"Jagdgeschwader 74" (Fighter Wing 74) is a fighter wing of the Luftwaffe. JG 74 is the second wing of the Luftwaffe to receive the Eurofighter Typhoon. The wing is based in southern Germany at Neuburg an der Donau, Bavaria. Until 2005, it was named after Werner Mölders, a famous Second World War Luftwaffe officer.

JG 74 received its first four Eurofighter Typhoons on 2006-07-24. [cite news | title = Second German Air Force Wing Takes Eurofighter Typhoon - Seventh Eurofighter unit in Operation | url = http://www.eurofighter.com/news/article245.asp | work = www.eurofighter.com | publisher = Eurofighter GmbH | date = 2006-07-24
accessdate = 2006-11-01 | language=English]

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