Tornado at Military Air Base Büchel in Germany

German Bundeswehr Tornado at German airbase Buechel.

In original language:

Tornados bei Fliegerhorst Büchel in Deutschland

Tornados der Bundeswehr des Taktischen Luftwaffengeschwaders 33 (TaktLwG 33) im Anflug auf Fliegerhorst Buechel, Flughafen der deutschen Luftwaffe in der Eifel.

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only to be used in the context of reporting on disarmament and nuclear weapons at military air base Büchel.

Unique identifier: GP1SU6RE

Type: Image

Shoot date: 14/07/2020

Locations: Büchel, Europe, Germany, Rhineland-Palatinate

Credit line: © Bernd Arnold / Greenpeace

Ranking: ★★★★★ (C)

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Military Air Base Büchel in Germany

Büchel Air Base is a military air base in Büchel. It is home to the Tactical Air Force Wing 33 of the German Air Force (TaktLwG 33) and the 702 Munitions Support Squadron (702 MUNSS) of the United States Air Force (USAF).
The TaktLwG 33 has been operating German Panavia Tornado airplanes since 1985, which are capable of delivering the twenty B61 nuclear bombs, which are stored and maintained by the 702 MUNSS of the USAF. Germany is part of the concept of nuclear sharing. That means in the event of war, German pilots are to take the nuclear bombs to their destination.

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