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German Air Force Take Eurofighter Typhoon to Aero India 2009
3 February 2009
For the first time, the Luftwaffe will participate in an air show in Asia with fighter aircraft. AERO INDIA 2009 will take place from the 11th to 15th February, 2009, at Air Force Station Yelahanka, near Bangalore/India. Four EUROFIGHTER Typhoons, Germany’s most advanced fighter aircraft, along with one Airbus A310 MRTT (Multi Role Transport Tanker) are scheduled to be arriving in India by 5th February, 2009. They will be presented to a broad and international community as part of the air show. EUROFIGHTER and A310 MRTT will stop over in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates on their way to India.
The Indian Air Force offered the Luftwaffe an opportunity to participate in AERO INDIA 2009 when they met at “Internationale Luftfahrtausstellung 2008”, in Berlin/Germany.
The deployment of EUROFIGHTER aircraft from Laage-Rostock/North-Eastern Germany and A310 MRTT from Cologne over a distance of about 5 000 miles is unique for the Luftwaffe and will provide broad experience of both technical and logistical procedures as well as know-how for future activities and operations.
The German delegation, lead by Deputy Commander 2nd Air Division, Brigadier General Harald Riedel, will be departing with about 70 personnel on 4th February 2009 to ensure the smooth deployment and safe operations within the air show’s programme.
After conclusion of the air show, the German aircraft will be re-deployed to their respective home-bases by 16th February, 2009.
High Resolution images of the Eurofighter Typhoon can be downloaded from our web site. Hard Copy images are available on request.
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