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The Swiss Air Force (German: Schweizer Luftwaffe; French: Forces aériennes suisses; Italian: Forze aeree svizzere; Romansh: Aviatica militara svizra) is the air component of the Swiss Armed Forces, established on 31 July 1914, three days after the outbreak of World War I, as a part of the army and in October 1936 as an independent service.
A Messerschmitt 109 on display at the flight museum in Dübendorf, Switzerland A vintage Dewoitine D.27 restored to flying condition A de Havilland Venom in a diorama setting at the Flieger-Flab-Museum The sole example of an AS365 Dauphin in VIP configuration A BAE Hawk landing at Buochs, Switzerland A Swiss Hawker Hunter A EKW C-35 multipurpose biplane
The history of the Swiss Air Force began in 1914 with the establishment of an ad hoc force consisting of a handful of men in outdated and largely civilian aircraft. It was only in the 1930s that an effective air force was established at great cost, capable of inflicting several embarrassing defeats on the Nazi Luftwaffe in the course of an initially vigorous defence of neutral Swiss airspace.
The Swiss Air Force worked on extending the operational times in 2016, aiming to be maintaining readiness for two armed jet fighters round-the-clock by 2020. [37] On 31 December 2020, the Swiss Air Force gained two operational fighter jets ready to scramble 24/7.
Dübendorf Air Base, F-5E, Hawker Hunter, DH-100 Vampire, D-3801: Member of the NATO Tiger Association, [13] F/A-18C J-5011 Squad Aircraft with special paint [14] Zielflugstaffel 12: active: Emmen Air Base: Pilatus PC-9/ F-5E: Hawker Hunter, C-36 [15] Fliegerstaffel 13: Inactive: Payerne Air Base: F-5E: DH-112 Venom, D-3800 Morane, Trurtmann ...
This is a list of aircraft of the Swiss Air Force during World War II. During World War II, despite Switzerland being neutral throughout, Swiss pilots did engage with axis and allied aircraft to defend Swiss airspace.
Hawker Hunter in service with Swiss Air Force; History of the Swiss Air Force; Hugo Wolf F/A-18C simulator; L. LGR-1 Radar; List of aircraft of Switzerland in World ...
F-5E Tiger II of the Swiss Air Force with a Staffel 19 emblem. In 1938, Fliegerkompanie 19 was founded; its first aircraft was the Potez 25.In 1939, the Fliegerkompanie 19 received the Dewoitine D.27 aircraft from the Fliegerstaffel 21 and in 1940 the conversion to Morane D-3800 took place.