31st Tactical Air Force Wing "Boelcke", German Air Force

31ST TACTICAL AIR FORCE WING "BOELCKE", GERMAN AIR FORCE

Coat of arms (crest) of the 31st Tactical Air Force Wing "Boelcke", German Air Force

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Raised in 1958 as 31st Fighter-Bomber Wing. On 20 April 1961 given the honourary name "Boelcke" in memory of the World War I Fighter Ace Oswald Boelcke (1891-1916) "The Father of Air Fighting Tactics".

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