Wittmundhafen Air Base (german: link=yes, Fliegerhorst Wittmundhafen, ) is a military air base in

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. It is home to Tactical Air Force Wing 71 (''Taktisches Luftwaffengeschwader 71'') of the

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(''Luftwaffe''). Since May 1974 the F-4F Phantom II was operated from the base. German F-4F Phantoms at the base were retired on 29 June 2013. During 2013, the squadron transitioned to the

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. Prior to May 1974, the base was home to the

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. Up to the mid/late-1980s the wing operated a handful (usually 4) of Dornier Do 28D. The base currently stores all former F-4F Phantoms of the German Air Force.

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Bases of the German Air Force Airports in Lower Saxony {{Germany-airport-stub