Ingo Gerhartz (born 9 December 1965) is a
German Air Force ''
generalleutnant
is the Germanic variant of lieutenant general, used in some German speaking countries.
Austria
Generalleutnant is the second highest general officer rank in the Austrian Armed Forces (''Bundesheer''), roughly equivalent to the NATO rank of ...
'' (the equivalent of
lieutenant general
Lieutenant general (Lt Gen, LTG and similar) is a three-star military rank (NATO code OF-8) used in many countries. The rank traces its origins to the Middle Ages, where the title of lieutenant general was held by the second-in-command on the ...
in other countries). He has been serving as the
Inspector of the Air Force
The Inspector of the Air Force (german: Inspekteur der Luftwaffe) is the commander of the Air Force of the modern-day German Armed Forces, the Bundeswehr. The Inspector is responsible for the readiness of personnel and materiel in the German Air ...
.
Gerhartz travelled to Australia for the start of
Exercise Pitch Black in which the German Air Force participated with a flight of six
Eurofighter Typhoon
The Eurofighter Typhoon is a European multinational twin-engine, canard delta wing, multirole fighter. The Typhoon was designed originally as an air-superiority fighter and is manufactured by a consortium of Airbus, BAE Systems and Leonardo ...
, plus
Airbus A330 MRTT and
A400M
The Airbus A400M AtlasNamed after the Greek mythological figure. is a European four-engine turboprop military transport aircraft. It was designed by Airbus Military (now Airbus Defence and Space) as a tactical airlifter with strategic capabi ...
transport aircraft, that had deployed from Germany to Australia within 24 hours.
[Pitch Black 2022 Participants](_blank)
RAAF
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References
Living people
1965 births
Place of birth missing (living people)
Lieutenant generals of the German Air Force
German Air Force pilots
People from Cochem
Military personnel from Rhineland-Palatinate
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