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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
She is fluent in French, English, German, and Swiss German. Chollet is a member of the Appa (L'Andociation pour la Promotion du Patrimoine Aéronautique). [10] In addition, she campaigned in 2020 as an ambassador for the “Swiss Tecladies” program. [11] She was committed to the campaign for the procurement of new combat aircraft. [12]
From 1949 to 1956, the Fliegerstaffel 18 was equipped with P-51 Mustang. The jet-aircraft De Havilland D.H. 112 Venom was used at the Fliegerstaffel 18 from 1957 to 1973. From 1973 to 1975, The Fliegerstaffel 18 used the Hawker Hunter with the Alpnach Air Base as homebase. Since 1975, the Payerne Air Base is the new home base of the ...
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.
Pages in category "Swiss Air Force" The following 41 pages are in this category, out of 41 total. ... List of aircraft of Switzerland in World War II; Lufttransport ...
The Flieger Flab Museum (English: Swiss Air Force Museum) is located in the Canton of Zurich in Dübendorf on the grounds of Dübendorf Air Base. In the museum, 40 airplanes and helicopters are displayed, with the collection divided into distinct eras: pioneers and World War I , the 1930s, World War II and the postwar period, the beginning of ...
PAYERNE, Switzerland (Reuters) -Switzerland's armed forces landed fighter jets on a stretch of motorway in the west of the country on Wednesday, testing the ability of combat aircraft to operate ...
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.