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C-401 @ LSMS - ZFK 5. When the first PC-9's were delivered they received the badge of Zielfliegerkorps 5. This was later changed into Zielfliegerstaffel 12. See the difference..?
C-401 @ LSMS		 A-908 @ LSME - Seen during a base visit to Emmen. The flightlines were packed with aircraft than.
A-908 @ LSME		 A-818 @ LSME - In 1993 we had a great visit to Emmen AB.
A-818 @ LSME
HB-RVA @ LSMF - This former Swiss AF Venom still flies in its full glory. Photographed during the only moment of sunshine that day.
HB-RVA @ LSMF		 V-632 @ LSME - This PC-6 is fitted with spraying equipment for NBC training.
V-632 @ LSME		 V-631 @ LSMI - taxiing out at Interlaken AB.
V-631 @ LSMI
V-622 @ LSMD - One of the many aircraft on the AMEF89 flightline.
V-622 @ LSMD		 V-621 @ LSMM - The first series of the Swiss PC-6 used to be dark green all over. It has changed to the newer disruptive pattern now.
V-621 @ LSMM		 V-262 @ AXALP - Alouette on SAR duty at the Axalp. The targets that are being used during the demonstration can be seenin the background.
V-262 @ AXALP
V-620 @ LSMM - landing at Meiringen
V-620 @ LSMM		 V-619 @ LSMD - Seen at the AMEF 1989
V-619 @ LSMD		 V-617 @ LSMJ - Visitor during the 1989 WK at Turtmann.
V-617 @ LSMJ
V-615 @ LSMD - AMEF89 flightline
V-615 @ LSMD		 V-278 @ AXALP - Resupply of the catering during the Axalp demo 2008. All food and drinks have to be brought in by helicopter.
V-278 @ AXALP		 V-248 @ LSMS - Alouette III at Sion
V-248 @ LSMS
J-1138 @ LSMS - one of many stored Vampire
J-1138 @ LSMS		 A-831 @ LSMS - Good old piston powered Pilatus P-3.
A-831 @ LSMS		 A-906 @ LSMS - Sion AB flightline. There were lots of light aircraft and stored Vampires than.
A-906 @ LSMS
A-873 @ LSMM - Take off from Meiringen. A-873 was sold of as HB-RCL in 1995.
A-873 @ LSMM		 A-925 @ LSMJ - During the WK'93 this PC-7 was parked in de fields just off the main road through the Rhone valley.
A-925 @ LSMJ		 U-1261 @ LSME - In May this year this Hawk turned up at Halli with Swiss AF serial and Finnish FA roundels. Here seen at Emmen whit the Swiss AF.
U-1261 @ LSME
J-1156 @ LSMP - J-1156 is preserved outside the local air base museum. During 2005 the pointed nose was repleced by the original one.
J-1156 @ LSMP		 C-406 @ LSMM - After take off this PC-9 remained very low over the runway. A spectaculair sight!
C-406 @ LSMM		 J-1115 @ LSME - Some Vampires were used as practise targets for air gunnery. These received this bright colours.
J-1115 @ LSME
V-249 @ LSMA - The good old Alouette is in service for over 40 years now, but is still a well performing work horse.
V-249 @ LSMA		 T-335 @ LSMA - The Swiss Super Pumas and Cougars were bought in three batches. Aparently the helo does work well in the Alpine region.
T-335 @ LSMA		 A-914 @ LSMM - Meiringen flightline
A-914 @ LSMM
V-284 @ LSMP - One of the last Alouette in Swiss service. They will be around for quite some time however.
V-284 @ LSMP		 T-351 @ LSMP - The Swiss EC635VIP is basicly a cicilian EC135. The leather seats as seen in the back are quit different from the standard seats of the transport EC 635s.
T-351 @ LSMP		 A-938 @ LSMP - nice new colours.
A-938 @ LSMP
T-358 @ LSMA - Take off of one of the new helicopters for one of the training flights.
T-358 @ LSMA		 T-359 @ LSMA - The new EC635's of the Swiss AF are entering service now.
T-359 @ LSMA		 V-266 @ LSMA - Even in Switzerland the Alouette is becoming a rare sight.
V-266 @ LSMA
D-HCBQ @ LSMA - This brand new EC-635 was being tested by RUAG. In Swiss military service it will become T-362.
D-HCBQ @ LSMA		 A-914 @ LSMM - There are still some PC-7's flying in the classic orange colours.
A-914 @ LSMM		 V-634 @ LSMD - Photographed during the 1989 Flugmeisterschaften. In the background the flightline packed with Hunters.
V-634 @ LSMD
T-312 @ AXALP - AS-332M1 Super Puma TH89
T-312 @ AXALP		 C-406 @ LSMM - Nice winter atmosphere.
C-406 @ LSMM		 T-323 @ EBBL - Surprise visitor to the 1995 open house.
T-323 @ EBBL
J-1155 @ LSMS - This Vampire is now preserved in the famous Musée de l'Air in Paris.
J-1155 @ LSMS		 J-1111 @ LSMS - The pilot tries to wave from his cramped cockpit. Some succes...
J-1111 @ LSMS		 V-250 @ LSMD - One of the Alouette participating in AMEF90.
V-250 @ LSMD
V-63 @ LSMS - The Swiss Alouette II has always been a rare sight. This one suddenly popped up from behind a hangar. I never saw it again...
V-63 @ LSMS		 T-336 @ LSMA - Great view from the viewing area to the flightlines.
T-336 @ LSMA		 A-102 @ AXALP - demo at the Axalp
A-102 @ AXALP
C-403 @ LSME - Zielfliegerkorps 5 just flew briefly with the PC-9. After a year or so Z Fl St 12 came into being. This PC09 has the ZFK 5 badge on the nose.
C-403 @ LSME		 V-615 @ LSMJ - Visiting aircraft to Turtmann were often parked just adjecent to the main road through the Rhone valley.
V-615 @ LSMJ		 A-903 @ LSMS - Thanks to the base commander we got acces to the flightlines to take our pictures. It was great to walk around freely.
A-903 @ LSMS
A-814 @ LSMS - One of the first movements of the day was this Pilatus P-3.
A-814 @ LSMS		 U-1254 @ LSMS - In 1991 the Hawk entered Swiss service in full swing. A couple of Hawks were flying from Sion for low level attack training.
U-1254 @ LSMS		 J-1102 @ LSMS - After withdrawl this Vampire was sold to the USA as N100VJ.
J-1102 @ LSMS
U-1204 @ LSMD - Full throttle take of and at the end of the runway the aircraft is this high. Slightly underpowered to modern standards..?
U-1204 @ LSMD		 V-613 @ LSMM - The last year the PC-6 have badges applied. Both LT Kp 7 and LT St 7 badges can be soon on the nose.
V-613 @ LSMM		 A-936 @ LSMM - The PC-7 looks nice in its new bright colour scheme.
A-936 @ LSMM
V-265 @ ZURICH ARE - This Alouette is landing in the fields near a make shift bombing range in the Zürich area.
V-265 @ ZURICH ARE		 T-311 @ OFF AIRPOR - This Super Puma transported us into the field somewhere south of Zürich. Here the Swiss had constructed a make shift bombing range.
T-311 @ OFF AIRPOR		 T-325 @ LZPG - For humanitarian relief work the Siwss AF had special titels applied on some of their Super Pumas.
T-325 @ LZPG
J-1200 @ LSMS - After withdrawl the Vampires were stored at Sion. In this picture about 10 different airframes can be seen. J-1200 is now preserved in Luzern.
J-1200 @ LSMS		 T-317 @ LSMC - During a refresher course the Alouette and Super Pumas were operating out of their war time base Ulrichen. It was the only time I saw the base active. It was een closed a few years later.
T-317 @ LSMC		 J-1081 @ LSMS - This bright coloured Vampire was being used for target practise of the AAA.
J-1081 @ LSMS
T-311 @ LSMA - The Super Puma is frequently used for SAR duties in the mountains. It co-operates closely with the Rega air ambulances.
T-311 @ LSMA		 V-245 @ LSMA - Great colours during the autumn season!
V-245 @ LSMA		 T-333 @ AXALP - The 100+ flare launch by the Cougar TH98 still is one of the highlights of the anual Axalp demo.
T-333 @ AXALP
V-278 @ AXALP - Now that the EC635 is being delivered it will become harder to get decent pictures of Swiss Alouettes.
V-278 @ AXALP		 V-259 @ LSMM - Take off shot of specially marked V-259.
V-259 @ LSMM		 T-353 @ LSMA - New EC635 for the Swiss AF
T-353 @ LSMA
V-278 @ AXALP - One of the ferry helicopetrs that were active during the Axalp demo 2008.
V-278 @ AXALP		 V-613 @ LSMM - Nice little prop...
V-613 @ LSMM		 V-616 @ LSMM - Unit badges are quite rare in Switzerland. This PC-6 has the badges of Fsch Aufkl Kp 17 on the fuselage and LT Kp 7 on the nose.
V-616 @ LSMM
V-259 @ LSMM - This Alouette is marked Feld Post and wears a postal stamp with 100 LT Kp 2 inscription. Nice colours against the autumn forest!
V-259 @ LSMM		 V-245 @ LSMA - The classic lines of a classic helicopter.
V-245 @ LSMA		 D-HTSH @ LSMA - This EC635 is one of the aircraft to be delivered to the Swiss military. It was making one of the RUAG test flights with German civil registration. It will enter service as T-357.
D-HTSH @ LSMA
V-281 @ AXALP - The Alouette was used for transportation of stores to the Axalp display.
V-281 @ AXALP		 V-271 @ LSMP - It is not the privilege of the fighters to do the high speed low level flying.
V-271 @ LSMP		 A-902 @ LSMJ - This PC-7 was photographed while taking off from Turtmann. 2003 was the last year of flying activities on this base.
A-902 @ LSMJ
J-1101 @ LSMS - Some Swiss Vampires sported black/dayglow colors for target facilities duties
J-1101 @ LSMS		 J-1144 @ LSME - During 1990 the last Vampires saw active service as training aircraft. This fighter is being serviced at the Emmen Flightline.
J-1144 @ LSME		 A-97 @ LUCERNE - This Fi-156 was interned in March 1943 and put into good use for Alpine flying by the Swiss AF. It was wfu in 1962.
A-97 @ LUCERNE
A-813 @ LSMS - For years the Pilatus P-3 was the Swiss primary trainer.
A-813 @ LSMS		 V-630 @ LSMU - During the anual trainingscourse this PC-6 came in at Buochs to pick up some paratroopers. The aircraft was w/o in 1997.
V-630 @ LSMU		 V-244 @ LSMM - Great shot of an Alouette landing at Meiringen after a shuttle flight to Axalp.
V-244 @ LSMM
T-333 @ LSMM - Under these circumstances one can see how well camouflaged the Swiss Cougars are. This is one of the many shuttle flights to and from the Axalphorn.
T-333 @ LSMM		 T-341 @ AXALP - Releasing all 128 flares in one go.
T-341 @ AXALP		 T-311 @ ZURICH AR - This Super Puma transported us to a make shift tageting range in the Zürch area. The targets which can be seen in the background were attached by Hunter fighter bombers.
T-311 @ ZURICH AR
V-615 @ LSMD - Seen in its former glory on the Dübendorf flightline. This aircraft was w/o in 2002.
V-615 @ LSMD		 V-281 @ AXALP - Seen flying over the Brienzersee this Alouette just left the Axalphorn after a supply mission for the Axalp demo.
V-281 @ AXALP		 V-262 @ AXALP - This Alouette was on SAR stand by during the Axalp demo. It took some time to take this picture without the public leaving the Axalp in the background.
V-262 @ AXALP
U-1256 @ LSME - This Hawk was w/o two months later.
U-1256 @ LSME		 J-1082 @ LSME - One of the last active Vampires in Swiss Service.
J-1082 @ LSME		 J-1103 @ LSGS - as this Vampire was used a target tug is was painted in this bright colors
J-1103 @ LSGS

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