1958 to present


germany Marinefliegergeschwader 5

Marineflieger

MFG5 Naval Aviation Wing 5
German Navy






Marinefliegergeschwader 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

Official Farewell from Kiel on Sat 23th June 2012. MFG5 (NAW5) will be based in Nordholz/Germany, together with MFG3 (NAW3).



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  News about Marinefliegergeschwader 5


Sea Lion Tested for Safe Landings on Ships

Sea Lion Tested for Safe Landings on Ships

20-Apr-23 - Germany Naval Aviation new helicopters NH90 Sea Lion completed evaluation for landing and take-off from ships in all weather conditions #SeaLion
Sea Lion Delivered to MFG5

Sea Lion Delivered to MFG5

11-Jun-20 - German Navy’ Naval Air Wing 5 (Marinefliegergeschwader 5, MFG5) at Norholdz airbase took delivery of the NH90 NTH (Naval Transport Helicopter) Sea Lion. The official reception ceremony will take place on June 25 #SeaLion
German Navy Selects NH90 to Replace Sea Lynx

German Navy Selects NH90 to Replace Sea Lynx

31-Jul-19 - The German Naval Aviation, Marineflieger, selected the NH90 NFH as the basis of the new “Multi-Role Frigate Helicopter” (MRFH) to be delivered from 2025. The NH90 in its “Sea Lion” variant is currently replacing the Navy’ Sea King. At least another 30 MRFH are expected to replace current Westland Sea Lynx Mk88A at the Naval Aviation Wing 5 in Nordholz #NH90
5,000 Flight Hours for German Navy’ Trainer EC135

5,000 Flight Hours for German Navy’ Trainer EC135

25-Jul-19 - The Marineflieger, German Naval Aviation, completed 5,000 flight hours of training with the civilian EC135 operated by DL Helicopter Technik in Nordholz #trainer
NH90 Maintenance Training Rig to German Navy

NH90 Maintenance Training Rig to German Navy

18-Jun-19 - Reiser Simulation and Training GmbH delivered a state-of-the-art training equipment for technicians with a functional cockpit of the NH90 “Seelöwe” (Sea Lion) during the German Armed Forces Day at Nordholz. First of 18 helicopters to be delivered in October #SeaLion


  Locations


YearsLocationICAO/FAA
2012-    Nordholz ETMN
1958/12Kiel-Holtenau closed 2013EDHK



helicopter   Models


Years Models
2025 NH90 NFH
2019-    NH90 NTH Sea Lion
2013-    EC135P2+
2012-    Super Lynx mk88a
1973-    Sea King
1963/74 S-58 H-34
1958/67 Type 171 Sycamore
1958/59 Skeeter



  Marinefliegergeschwader 5 Operations


Dates Operation
2021-sep-272021-oct-01 BE Galileo Search and Rescue Meet 2021
2012-jun-232012-jun-23 Fly out MFG-5 Kiel
2010-may-172010-may-21 BE SAR meet 2010
2009-may2009-may NL SAR meet 2009
2008-jun-262008-jun-27 SAR Meet 2008
2005-jun-202005-jun-25 SAR meet 2005





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