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(1974) Baden-Söllingen (Canadian Forces Germany), May 1974 , NATO Tactical Weapons Meet
From May 27th to June 7th , 1974 the 11th NATO Tactical Weapons Meet was held at the Canadian Forces Base near Söllingen in Southern Germany.
Participating units were :
(1) 2 ATAF
– 315 sq., Twenthe , the Netherlands (NF-5A)
– 10 Wing , Kleine Brogel , Belgium (F-104G)
– 17 sq., Brüggen , Royal Air Force Germany (Phantom FGR.2)
– JagdBomberGeschwader 31 , Luftwaffe ,Nörvenich , Germany (F-104G)
(2) 4 ATAF
– 439 sq., Söllingen , Canadian Air Force (CF-104G)
– JagdBomberGeschwader 34 , Luftwaffe , Memmingen , Germany (F-104G)
– 50 Tactical Fighter Wing , USAFE , Hahn, Germany (F-4D)
– 36 Tactical Fighter Wing , USAFE , Bitburg , Germany (F-4E)
(3) Guest Team
– Esc. 3/13 , Colmar , France (Mirage 5F)
Winner of the Meet proved to be 2 ATAF.
A comprehensive article on this exercise appeared in the July 1974 -issue of Flash Aviation Magazine
