One of the last Transall transport machines - with a one-off special paint job - made a stopover at Nuremberg Airport as part of its farewell flight.

The tactical transport aircraft Transall C-160, also known as the “angel of the air” because of the many relief and rescue missions, was appropriately bid farewell to the airport fire brigade with a water fountain. The twin-engine aircraft then took off on the final journey to the air force base of the Otto Lilienthal barracks in Roth, where it will be retired after 53 years of service.

The veteran air transport developed jointly by Germany and France in the 1960s will be replaced by the more powerful and modern Airbus A400M, which has also visited Nuremberg Airport.