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

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

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

Official blazon

Origin/meaning

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".