German Air Force practices dispersed operations at Nuremberg airport
The Luftwaffe is training with Eurofighters at Nuremberg this week, practising temporary operations from a civilian airport. Three aircraft were deployed, one fewer than planned after a technical fault.
The German Air Force is at Nuremberg Airport for a week of training with Eurofighter jets. The exercise, "Dispersed Operations", rehearses how combat aircraft and their support personnel can operate temporarily from a civilian airport.
Three Eurofighters from Tactical Air Force Squadron 74, based at Neuburg an der Donau, have been moved to Nuremberg. A fourth was dropped because of a technical defect, according to the portal Nordbayern.de.
One flight period is planned each morning through Friday, with take-offs and landings at Nuremberg. A total of 74 movements is expected. The aims include practice in working with the civilian airport and with air traffic control. Nuremberg already serves the squadron as a diversion airfield.
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- aerotelegraph.comLuftwaffe übt mit Eurofightern am Flughafen Nürnberg