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15th Air Transport Wing

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Active
  
August 1946

Branch
  
Air Component

Country
  
Belgium

Garrison/HQ
  
Steenokkerzeel

15th Air Transport Wing

Current commander
  
Colonel Aviator Tanguy Flamant

The 15th Air Transport Wing (Dutch: 15 Wing Luchttransport, French: 15 Wing Transport Aérien) 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 A321, two Embraer 135, two Embraer 145, one Dassault Falcon 900 and two Dassault Falcon 20. 20th Squadron operates 11 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.

References

15th Air Transport Wing Wikipedia