Now, if Manfred had this.......( Z ) by neiwil
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Phantom F4-F,it bares the Richthofen emblem (over the NATO star) and is still an integral part of todays Luftwaffe.JG 71 "Richthofen" Squadron is part of the NATO "Command Force (CF)".It is also part of the "Immediate Reaction Force (IRF)" for deployment in crisis regions.
A short chronology:
06.06.1959 The Jagdgeschwader 71 is founded at Fliegerhorst Ahlhorn.
01.06.1960 The Squadron is equipped with CL-13B Sabre Mark V
21.04.1961 On the 43rd Anniversary of the death of Rittmeister Manfred Freiherr von Richthofen, German president Heinrich Lübke gives the Squadron the title "Richthofen".
April 1963 The Squadron moves to the Fliegerhorst Wittmund
09.04.1963 The squadrons first two F-104G Starfighters land at Wittmund
07.03.1974 The first two F-4F Phantoms lands at Wittmund
19.09.1974 Last flight of an F-104G Starfighter
Present day the Squadron is equipped with the F-4F Phantom.
They may have changed the squadron number but the lineage is long and illustrious.The days of high scoring Aces may have passed, but I can't help wondering what a Richthofen or a Molders could do with something like this......
Taken at RAF Waddington 2012 International Airshow, 4 frame pano....this is actually half the original size :-)
Comments (8)
Maxidyne
What would they have thought indeed. Of course Adolf Galland lived until 1996 and I wonder what he thought of the changing face of aviation. Fine image and history mate :)
UVDan
I cannot believe somebody is still flying these. Thanks for the history and great photo.
T.Rex
OH MY! Is the nose THAT long? What a surprise! Great looking panorama. I don't see any seams. As UVDan says, surprising that these are still in use. It shows what a good design can do for a planes life (and a decent government - the Germans are frugal). I sure see the R for Richthofen placen on the NATO star. Nice way of combining the two. These folks show a bit of pride. Thanks a lot for the beautiful photo. Keep up the good work! :-) PS - Neil, check out - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=drnnulHw5CM&feature=related It takes a while with the training, but may be something for your work place. Bets, anyone? :)
fly028
You're amazing!! Thank you for sharing and taking so much time to document.
flavia49
outstanding image
debbielove
Still...the mightiest looking and most imposing Fighter at Waddington! Almost twice the since of an F-16! My only regret was it didn't fly! lol But the sun shone as we took photos of it! So couldn't complain.. This is a HUGE picture, wonderful... Well ........ assembled! lol Rob
Osper
You could stick that nose any where!
Briney
Certainly get their monies worth these days... think about how many plane changes airforces had in the few decades from WW1 to the end of WW2