The Aviation Magazine – No. 72 – 2021-01 to 03

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ohn Air Base is a military air base of the German Air Force. Its ICAO-Code is ETNH and it is located in Northern Germany (54° 18′ 49″ N, 9° 32′ 17″ O). Hohn AB is home to the Lufttransportgeschwader 63 (LTG 63 – Air Transport Wing 63) operating the C-160 Transall. Currently, the German Air Force is in the process of transitioning from the Transall to the A400M. As of today, the Transall will be phased out by

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the end of 2021. Also based at Hohn AB is the GFD GmbH (Gesellschaft für Flugzieldarstellung), being part of the AIRBUS company. GFD has 14 Learjet 35A's/36A's and provides highly specialized tasks such as electronic warfare training, aerial target simulation with or without towed targets, fighter control training, and Red Air presentation for air forces all over the world.


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