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The Jagdgeschwader 74 was activated on May 5th, 1961 at Neuburg Airbase equipped with the F-86K Sabre. The F-104 came next in 1964 followed by the F-4 Phantom in 1974. The summer of 2006 saw the arrival of the Eurofighter Typhoon II and the last Phantom departing making JG 74 the first operational German Eurofighter squadron. In June 2013 fighter wing Jagd Geschwader 74 (JG74) was renamed Taktisches Luftwaffen Geschwader (Tactical Air Force Squadron) 74. Eurofighter 30+83 c/n GS063 joined JG-74 in June 2013 and later transferred to JG 71.