15th Air Transport Wing | |
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15 Wing Badge |
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Active | August 1946 |
Country | Belgium |
Branch | Air Component |
Garrison/HQ | Steenokkerzeel |
Commanders | |
Current commander |
Colonel Bernard Flamang |
The 15th Air Transport Wing (Dutch: 15 Wing Luchttransport, French: 15 Wing Transport AĆ©rien) is a wing in the Air Component of the Belgian Armed Forces.
The wing comprises two operational squadrons, the 21st Squadron and the 20th Squadron, and a Training & Conversion Unit. 21st Squadron is also known as the Liaison and Long-Haul Flight. It currently operates several types of aircraft: one Airbus A330 (with a second one on order), two Embraer 135, two Embraer 145, one Dassault Falcon 900 and two Dassault Falcon 20. 20th Squadron operates 10 Lockheed C-130 Hercules military transport aircraft and consists of about 72 crewmembers, making it one of the largest units in the Belgian Air Component.