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Farewell to Tornado 98+59 – The End of a Flying Testbed’s Journey
On 31 October 2025, WTD 61’s Tornado 98+59 made its final flight from Manching, closing over forty years of service. Once delivered as trainer 43+21 in green camouflage, it later…
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Tornado 50th at Manching – celebrating a year long…
On 14th August 1974 the Tornado MRCA took off at Manching, Germany for its first flight. 50 years later, the aircraft is still operational with the Air Forces of Germany,…
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Flying with Germany’s Phinal Phantom
Catching the orange/black checkered „Last Flight“ F-4F Phantom 38+13 of WTD61 during an air-air photo flight was a great opportunity back in 2013. Less than one month before the retirement…
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Airbus Manching Family Day
On June, 18th, Airbus Defence&Space invited families and friends for an Open Doors day to their Manching plant. Apart from a view into the production and maintenance facilities a small…
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Tag der Bundeswehr – Manching WTD61
Open days of the Luftwaffe in Germany do happen regularly, but events with a flying display are few and far between. To mark the 60th anniversary of the Bundeswehr (German…
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