Modern
West German Luftwaffe
1979

West Germany

List Air8

by Mark Bevis

1. Air Force

JG71 Interceptor Wing: 2 Squadrons@ 20x F-4F Phantom, 2x Do-27 Skyservant
JG74 Interceptor Wing: 2 Squadrons@ 20x F-4F Phantom, 2x Do-27 Skyservant

JbG35 Fighter-Bomber Wing: 2 Squadrons@ 20x F-4F Phantom, 2x Do-27
JgB36 Fighter-Bomber Wing: 2 Squadrons@ 20x F-4F Phantom, 2x Do-27

AG51 Recce Wing: 2 Squadrons@ 22x RF-4E Phantom, 2x Do-27 Skyservant
AG52 Recce Wing: 2 Squadrons@ 22x RF-4E Phantom, 2x Do-27 Skyservant

Waffenschool 50: 55x Fiat G91T converting to JbG49
JbG49 Attack/trainer Wing: 2 Squadrons@ 25x Alpha Jet 1A

JaboG31 Fighter-Bomber Wing: 4 Squadrons@ 25x F-104G Starfighter, 2x Do-27
JaboG32 Fighter-Bomber Wing: 4 Squadrons@ 25x F-104G Starfighter, 2x Do-27
JaboG33 Fighter-Bomber Wing: 4 Squadrons@ 25x F-104G Starfighter, 2x Do-27
Jagob34 Fighter-Bomber Wing: 4 Squadrons@ 25x F-104G Starfighter, 2x Do-27
(all 4 Wings converting to 2 Squadrons@ 25x Tornado IDS from 1979)

Operational Conversion Units: F-104G, TF-104G Starfighter,
OCU Training unit: 14x Transall C-160D

leKG41 Light Attack Wing: 2 Squadrons@ 25x Fiat G91R/3, 2x Do-27 converting to JbG41 Attack Wing with Alpha Jet 1A
leKG43 Light Attack Wing: 2 Squadrons@ 25x Fiat G91R/3, 2x Do-27 converting to JgG43 Attack Wing with Alpha Jet 1A

LtG61, LTG63 Transport Wings@ 2 Squadrons@ 18x C-160D Transall

VIP Flight: 4x Boeing 707-320C, 3x Jetstar, 4x HFB320 Hansa Jet, +3x VFW614 to replace Convair 440 in 1977

HTG64 Helicopter Wing: 105x UH-1D in 4? Squadrons

Search & Rescue Flight in Sardinia: 3x Bell 212

ECM Flight: 4x Hansa Jet

Communications & Special Forces Transport units: 9x Hunting Pembroke, 3x Canberra, 2x C-47 Dakota, 5x Nord 2501 Noraltas

Air Cadets Regiment: limited numbers of Piaggio P149D

Training Units in America: 41x T-38, 35x Cessna T-37B

2. Notes

    a) F-4F interceptor has up to 4x AIM9 Sidewinder and 4x AIM7 Sparrow.
    b) F-4F in attack role has up to 16x 1000lb HE bombs or 6x 18x 68mm rocket pods or 6x CBU or 4x AIM-9 and 2x AS-20 or 4x AS-20.
    c) Alpha Jet 1A has 4x 18x 68mm RP pods or 5x 1000lb HE bombs or 5x CBU.
    d) Tornado IDS has up to 18x 1000lb HE bombs or 4x 1000lb HE bombs & 4x 18x 68mm RP pods or 10x CBU or 8x CBU and 2x AIM-9.
    e) F-104G in attack role has 4x 1000lb HE bombs or 4x 18x 68mm RP pods or 2x AS-20 or 2x CBU and 2x 18x 68mm RP pods or 4x CBU, all options can have 2x wingtip AIM-9.
    f) F-104G in fighter role has 2-4x AIM-9 Sidewinder.
    g) Fiat G91R/3 has 2x 500lb HE bombs or 4x 18x 68mm RP pods.
    h) Tornados only equip one Wing in 1980.


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