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germany marineflieger-geschwader 5

Marineflieger


MFG5 : naval aviation wing 5
German Navy

1958 to present    


Unit History:

marineflieger-geschwader 5
Stationed at Kiel-Holtenau, operates Sea Kings Mk41 in SAR role

01jan58 - Marine-Seenotstaffel (Navy-SAR Sqd) in Kiel-Holtenau.
18jun58 - First Sycamore arrived.
16jul59 - Renaming Marine-Seenotstaffel (Naval-SAR Sqd) into Marine-Dienst- und Seenotgruppe (Naval Service- and SAR Group).
01oct61 - Renaming Marine-Dienst- und Seenotgruppe (Naval Service- and SAR Group) into Marine-Dienst- und Seenotgeschwader (Naval Service- and SAR Wing).
25oct63 - Renaming Marine-Dienst- und Seenotgeschwader (Naval Service- and SAR Wing) into Marinefliegergeschwader 5 (Naval Air Wing 5).
30may67 - Sycamore fast flight.
Kiel-Holtenau is also called Home of the Naval Air Wings, every NAW started here. There are still plans to close the Air Base and concentrate the helicopters at NAW3 in Nordholz


Bases / Heliports of this unit:

YearsBase / Heliport
1958/nowKiel-Holtenau



Models served in this unit: Login to Edit    

YearsModels
1975/nowsea king
1963/74s-58 H-34
1958/67sycamore
1958/59skeeter



Construction Numbers in this Organisation: (Not all in this unit) Help Us    

C/NVersionBuiltIn this OrganisationIn other Org
    58-1515 h-34g.III     80+59: as PZ+344 from HFB 100,Gate Guard MFG5 Kiel/Holtenau, never part of MFG5,
    58-1553 h-34g.III     80+72: former WE+571 as PF+464 from HFlgBtl 6,
    58-1557 h-34g.III     80+73: former WD+401 and SC+257, pres. Deutsches Museum
    58-1562 h-34g.III     80+75: former WE+572 as QB+477 from HFlgWaS, last seen as D-HAUB
    58-1567 h-34g.III     80+80: former WE+551 and SC+251, last seen as ZS-HIE
    58-1569 h-34g.III     80+81: former WE+553 and SC+253, last seen as Spareparts Southafrica
    58-1582 h-34g.III     80+87: former WE+573 as PF+463 from HFB 100, last seen as PT-HFQ
    58-1589 h-34g.III     80+90: former WD+402 and SC+259, last seen as B 13103
    58-1605 h-34g.III     80+93: former WE+554 and SC+254,
    58-1617 h-34g.III     80+94: former WE+555 and SC+255, last seen as LN-OSE
    58-1618 h-34g.III     80+95: former WE+556 and SC+256, last seen as ZS-HHJ
    58-1630 h-34g.III     80+96: former WE+557 and SC+260, last seen as N2657Z
    58-1631 h-34g.III     80+97: former WE+558 and SC+261, w/o 18.07.1969
    58-1632 h-34g.III     80+98: former WE+559 and SC+259, last seen as PT-HIE
    58-1662 h-34g.III     81+00: former WE+574, as QC+462 from HFlgBtl 100, last seen as ZS-HFZ
    58-1663 h-34g.III     81+01: former WE+575, as QC+463 from HFlgBtl 100, last seen as PK-OMB
    58-1665 h-34g.III     81+03: former WE+576, as PH+271 from HFS 8, w/o Crash 07.09.1968
    58-1671 h-34g.III     81+04: former WE+577, as QE+461 from HFlgBtl 200, last seen Pres. BERN
    58-1673 h-34g.III     81+06: former WE+578, as QE+463 from HFlgBtl 200, last seen as C-GAIV
    58-1677 h-34g.III     81+07: former WE+579, as QE+464 from HFlgBtl 200, last seen as N82849
    58-1590 sh-34j     82+01: Former SC+263, WD+404 MFG4 - Last known ID ZS-HGL
    58-1602 sh-34j     82+02: former SC+264, WD+404, gone to Norway
    58-1619 sh-34j     82+03: former SC+265, WD+405 at MFG4
    58-1733 sh-34j     82+04: former SC+266,WD+406 at MFG4
    58-1737 sh-34j     82+05: former SC+267, WD+407; Last known PT+HFW
    wa 744 mk41 1972     89+50:
    wa 745 mk41 1972     89+51:
    wa 756 mk41 1973     89+52:
    wa 757 mk41 1973     89+53:
    wa 758 mk41 1973     89+54:
    wa 759 mk41 1972     89+55: To MFG5. This was the famous 'Germany 5' airframe in the Merc Ente
    wa 760 mk41 1973     89+56:
    wa 761 mk41 1973     89+57:
    wa 762 mk41 1973     89+58:
    wa 763 mk41 1973     89+59: 89+59 was dropped into the north sea by a CH-53G due to problems during a
    wa 764 mk41 1973     89+60:
    wa 765 mk41 1974     89+61: w/o after a test flight at Westland. Used for Training at MTS in Kiel/Holt
    wa 830 mk41 1974     89+61: Replace for WA 765
    wa 766 mk41 1973     89+62:
    wa 767 mk41 1973     89+63:
    wa 768 mk41 1973     89+64: The picture was taken during SAR-MEET in Kiel-Holtenau. It was the 50th an
    wa 769 mk41 1973     89+65:
    wa 770 mk41 1974     89+66:
    wa 771 mk41 1974     89+67: The picture shows the preparations for an rotor fold/unfold demonstration
    wa 772 mk41 1974     89+68:
    wa 773 mk41 1973     89+69:
    wa 774 mk41 1974     89+70: MFG In May 2009 MFG5 participated in SAR-Meet 2009 from Leeuwarden air bas
    wa 775 mk41 1974     89+71:
    13463 sycamore 1958     SC+205: coming from Flugbereitscft BMVg w/o inc.
    13458 sycamore 1958     SC+206: coming from RVSt 2 w/o
    13475 sycamore 1958     SC+206: coming from HTG 64 last seen "RAF XG544"
    13467 sycamore 1958     SC+210: coming from FFS S w/o
    58-1588 h-34g.III     SC+258: w/o Crash at Kiel/Holtenau
    S2/5065 skeeter 1958     SC+501: till 1959, 1961 to Portugal, 06.61 Alverca scrapped
    S2/5070 skeeter 1958     SC+502: till 1959, 1961 to Portugal, 06.61 Alverca scrapped
    S2/5083 skeeter 1958     SC+503: till 1959, 1961 to Portugal, 06.61 Alverca scrapped
    S2/5092 skeeter 1958     SC+504: till 1959, 1961 to Portugal, 06.61 Alverca scrapped
    13442 sycamore 1958     WE+541: coming from RVSt 2 last seen 78+04 Museum Berlin Gatow
    13445 sycamore 1958     WE+542: coming from RVSt 2 last seen D-HAHN Museum Bad Oynhausen
    13446 sycamore 1958     WE+543: coming from FFS S last seen HFM Mellinghausen
    13466 sycamore 1958     WE+543: coming from RVSt 2 last seen LRDE
    13465 sycamore 1958     WE+544: coming from FFS S last seen LRDE
    13478 sycamore 1958     WE+546: last seen Museum Bueckeburg
    13479 sycamore 1958     WE+547: last seen Museum Hermeskeil
    13480 sycamore 1958     WE+548: w/o 10.74
    13481 sycamore 1958     WE+549: last seen pres GAF-Base Ahlhorn
    58-1568 h-34g.III     WE+552: w/o Crash into North See near Amrum
    67 C/N found in this Organisation.





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