Aufklärungsgeschwader 51 "Immelmann"

Infobox Military Unit
unit_name= Aufklärungsgeschwader 51 "Immelmann"
( Tactical Reconnaissance Wing 51 "Immelmann")


dates= 1 July, 1992 - Present
country=Federal Republic of Germany
branch=German Air Force ("Luftwaffe")
role=Tactical Reconnaissance
command_structure= Kommando 4. Luftwaffendivision
("4th Air Force Division")
equipment=Panavia Tornado
current_commander= Oberstleutnant Karsten Stoye
garrison=Jagel and Kropp, Schleswig-Holstein

" Aufklärungsgeschwader 51 "Immelmann" " (Tactical Reconnaissance Wing 51 "Immelmann") is a tactical reconnaissance wing of the Luftwaffe. The wing operates over 40 Panavia Tornado aircraft in the tactical reconnaissance role and has two reconnaissance ground stations that can be deployed on overseas operations. The Tornado aircraft are equipped with reconnaissance sensors which are carried in a pod mounted under the fuselage. Depending on the variant used, the reconnaissance pod with optical and infrared sensors, can reconnoiter targets both day and night.

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3 September 1982 ] In 2006, to support NATO coalition operations across Afghanistan, Aufklärungsgeschwader 51 "Immelmann" deployed Tornados to Mazar-i-Sharif, Northern Afghanistan. [http://www.luftwaffe.de/portal/a/luftwaffe/team/eins/afgh]

External links

[http://www.luftwaffe.de/portal/a/luftwaffe/kcxml/04_Sj9SPykssy0xPLMnMz0vM0Y_QjzKLNzKId_dxB8lB2F7O-pFw0aCUVH1fj_zcVH1v_QD9gtyIckdHRUUAwREBrQ!!/delta/base64xml/L2dJQSEvUUt3QS80SVVFLzZfMjBfR0xH?yw_contentURL=%2F01DB060000000001%2FW26YZGUY891INFODE%2Fcontent.jsp About the Tactical Reconnaissance Wing 51 "Immelmann" – Luftwaffe official website]