Melsbroek Airbase B - 15th Wing Air Transport - Luxembourg Air Force A400 04

            The 15th Air Transport Wing (Dutch: 15 Wing Luchttransport, French: 15 Wing Transport Aérien) is a wing in the Air Component of the Belgian Armed Forces. The 15th Wing's motto is TENACITY, which means; 'the quality or fact of being able to grip something firmly / persistence, determination, perseverance' A Sioux Indian chief completes the emblem.

The wing comprises two operational squadrons, the 21st Squadron and the 20th Squadron, and a Training & Conversion Unit. 21st Squadron is also known as the Liaison and Long-Haul Flight. It currently operates several types of aircraft: one Airbus A321, two Dassault Falcon 7X (rented from Abelag Aviation). 20th Squadron operates 7 Lockheed C-130 Hercules military transport aircraft which are currently being replaced by the Airbus A400M Atlas. It consists of about 72 crewmembers, making it one of the largest units in the Belgian Air Component.

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Taken in: Belgium / Flanders / Arrondissement Halle-Vilvoorde / Melsbroek (show map)

Taken on: May 28, 2023

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