Luftwaffe
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German Air Force Luftwaffe | |
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Active | 1935-1945 (Wehrmacht) 1956-1990 (Nationale Volksarmee) 1956-present (Bundeswehr) |
Country | Germany |
Branch | Air Force |
Part of | Germany |
Air Force Headquarters | Bonn |
Size | Over 500 aircraft, and 43,000 personnel (2010) |
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Chief of Staff, Luftwaffe | Lieutenant General Aarne Kreuzinger-Janik |
Insignia | |
Luftwaffe Roundel | ![]() |
Aircraft flown | |
Strike | Panavia Tornado IDS |
Fighter | F-4F Phantom II, Mikoyan MiG-29, Eurofighter Typhoon |
Electronic Warfare | Panavia Tornado ECR |
Reconnaissance | Raytheon/EADS EuroHawk, IAI Heron |
Transport | C-160, A310MRTT, A319CJ, Bombardier Challenger 601 |
Training | Northrop T-38 Talon, Raytheon T-6 Texan II, Cessna T-37 Tweet, Grob G-120 |