Tanoanische Luftwaffe
| Dissolved | 30 November 2024 |
|---|---|
| Type | Air force |
Parent organization | Tanoa Einsatzgruppen |
The Tanoanische Luftwaffe was the air force of the Tanoa Einsatzgruppen. It conducted reconnaissance and air-defence missions. It also performed transport missions and provided aerial support.[1] After the Oberkommando der Tanoa Einsatzgruppen was established in 1950, the Luftwaffe retained its own command hierarchy under its strategic direction.[2] The Flugabwehrgruppen and Fallschirmjägers were listed under the branch.[3] The Luft-Gendarmerie served as its military police, enforcing regulations at airfields and hangars. Its jurisdiction also covered radar stations and aviation depots.[4] The branch ceased to function when the Tanoa Einsatzgruppen collapsed on 30 November 2024.[5]
Air Fiji Flight 27
[edit | edit source]On 13 March 2014, Flugabwehrgruppen units under Luftwaffe authority fired a surface-to-air missile at Air Fiji Flight 27 after the aircraft entered an undeclared restricted air-defence zone over Tanoa. The aircraft crashed near Vagalala, killing all 214 people on board. The Tanoa Einsatzgruppen blamed local resistance groups and claimed that captured Luftwaffe equipment had been used. Internal material released after the collapse identified the shootdown as an operation by regime-controlled air-defence units.[6]
See also
[edit | edit source]References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ "Military and security". Tanoa Einsatzgruppen. Vrienden Universe Wiki.
- ↑ "History". Oberkommando der Tanoa Einsatzgruppen. Vrienden Universe Wiki.
- ↑ "Conventional armed forces". Departments of the Tanoa Einsatzgruppen. Vrienden Universe Wiki.
- ↑ "Luft-Gendarmerie". Feldgendarmerie. Vrienden Universe Wiki.
- ↑ "History". Tanoa Einsatzgruppen. Vrienden Universe Wiki.
- ↑ "Shootdown". Air Fiji Flight 27. Vrienden Universe Wiki.