Air14

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Cougar and F / A-18C J-5014 at Air14

The Air14 or 100 Years of the Swiss Air Force Airshow was an international air show organized by the Swiss Air Force in the summer of 2014 at the Payerne military airfield .

history

The Swiss Air Force took part in various military and civilian events with demonstrations. For events organized by the military, foreign military aircraft were usually not invited. The reason was strict Swiss neutrality . Civil flight show organizers, on the other hand, also brought foreign military aircraft into their program, such as the Harrier several times at the flight days in Bex that took place from 1976 onwards . With the end of the Cold War , invitations from the Swiss Air Force were also sent to countries in the former Eastern Bloc . At the Air94 on 26 and 27 August 1994, a Su-22 of the Slovak Air Force on the airfield Buochs guest where the Patrouille Suisse her 30th anniversary on the Hawker Hunter celebrated. The highlight and occasion of the event was the farewell to the Hunter with a formation overflight of 40 Hawker Hunters. It was decided to hold such an airshow every ten years. The next airshow took place as Air04 on September 4th and 5th, 2004 at the Payerne military airfield. Around 275,000 people watched the military spectacle with 186 aircraft. Its highlight was an unusual joint overflight of five aerobatic teams. Director for Air04 was Ian Logan .

The next airshow was therefore due in 2014. As the Air Force celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2014, the Patrouille Suisse its 50th anniversary and the PC-7 team its 25th anniversary, it was decided to extend the celebrations to two weekends. It was also decided to keep the airshow open to all interested parties every day between the two weekends with a reduced demonstration program and a comprehensive static display. The Air14 with the training day thus lasted a total of 10 days, of which the Swiss demonstration teams performed at least one demonstration every day. For Air24 in 2024, a demonstration is again planned over a weekend.

organization

Planning for the Air14 began in 2009 with the approval of the then Defense Minister Ueli Maurer , Army Chief André Blattmann and the then Air Force commander Markus Gygax . Colonel Ian Logan, who was already responsible for Air04, was appointed director of Air14. The current commander of the Patrouille Suisse Nils "Jamie" Hämmerli was responsible for the flying display, while the commander of the PC-7 team "Höffi", Werner Hoffmann, coordinated (apart from the Patrouille Suisse for which the then commander of the PS "Dani" Daniel Hösli was responsible) all demonstrations of the current means of the Swiss Air Force. “Jose” Jascha Haller was responsible for the static display. Air14 was opened by the new commander of the Air Force, Aldo C. Schellenberg , together with Doris Leuthard , who, as Federal Councilor, is responsible for civil aviation.

The Swiss Air Force had various partners to organize the airshow. These included: the civil defense , Swiss Red Cross , Federal Office of Civil Aviation , cantonal police of Vaud , Canton police Freiburg , REGA , Swiss Federal Railways , Switzerland Tourism , Field Post (Swiss Army) , Aviation Museum Altenrhein , flyer Flab Museum , Musée de l'aviation militaire de Payerne , Télévision Suisse Romande .

A traffic concept was developed for the airshow with three parking areas near the Payerne motorway exit or near the two adjacent motorway exits with free shuttles to the airshow area. The SBB used special trains for the airshow. The airshow was broadcast live on television in western Switzerland and was also shown live on YouTube . Since the airshow had to be self-supporting, entry was required on the one hand, and fuel was obtained from the regular annual air force contingent and the costs were covered by sponsors on the other. In return, the sponsors Henniez and Nestlé had a monopoly on the supply of food and beverages, although the local industry was also taken into account. The Emmen military airfield acted as an alternate airfield and as a base for various Swiss aircraft that were shown at the airshow. SBB was responsible for the online sale of tickets and combined rail / entry tickets.

partner role
air force organizer
Army staff military
EM cond A FSTA military
army military
Army logistics base military
Higher management training military
Leadership support base military
Armasuisse military
Breitling Main partner
Switzerland tourism Main partner
SBB Main partner
Renault Main partner
Henniez Main partner
Heineken Main partner
Payerne Main partner
Postbus Main partner
RUAG Main partner
Swiss Main partner
Swisscom Main partner
Henniez Main partner
Banque Cantonale Vaudoise Main partner
24 hours Media partner
RTS and Deux Media partner
la 1ère RTS Media partner
Look Media partner
Quantis partner
State of Freiburg partner
Canton of Vaud partner
APG SGA partner
Touring Club Switzerland partner
Lausanne Hospitality Consulting partner
École hôtelière de Lausanne partner
swisstopo .ch partner
skyguide partner
MeteoSwiss partner

Special

SBB locomotive of the Re 460 series with special Air14 paint

The SBB provided a Re-460 locomotive with special paint for the Air14. The Swiss Post painted a post bus in a special paint for the Air14 and issued two special stamps for the occasion. Swissmint issued a special coin to mark the 50th anniversary of the Patrouille Suisse.

Various airworthy vintage cars were painted for the Air14 that corresponded to the type of aircraft in service with the Swiss Air Force. The F / A-18C J-50 14 received a color scheme that corresponded to that of the Swiss aircraft in World War II. The J-5014 flew displays alone, or in a pair with the Morane HB-RCF painted as J-143, which was painted neutral with additional red and white stripes. Other pairs were the FA-18 with a Cougar or the Super Puma with the special livery of the Air Transport Squadron 4.

The PC-7 team offered a unique flight demonstration on September 7, 2014, when they presented a flight demonstration together with Patrouille Suisse with a total of 15 aircraft. With a Morane painted in the Swiss color scheme of the time and a Boeing B-17 , a historical event of a bomber shooting down near Dübendorf in World War II was recreated. With Claude Nicollier and Chris Austin Hadfield , astronauts were also involved in Air14. The Air14 had their own official song, One Hundred Years . The singer is the F / A-18 pilot "Jason" Stucki.

For the varied flight program with the lively and dynamic presentation of 100 years of military aviation as well as the promising traffic and environmental concept, Air14 was awarded a "Platinum Award" by the International Council of Air Shows (ICAS) in December 2014.

Subject areas

The flight program was designed in such a way that it was varied for visitors who only attended the event for one day, as well as for visitors who followed the program on all four main days. Each of these days should show a broad spectrum of the epochs of Swiss military aviation from the founding years to the present, as well as individual demonstrations, team demonstrations and special files for the anniversary. Therefore, the program for each of these days was divided into the categories “Teams”, “Jets”, “Oldtimer Jets”, “Propeller aircraft”, “Helicopters”, “Special demonstrations” and “Tribute 100 Years Military Aviation”. Each of these days had a topic and a color as well as a theme. This was also listed in the program, on the tickets and at specialist events on the respective topic during the week:

Avro engine in the Swiss booth
  • Saturday August 30, 2014 The Sky Outwatch (Green)

Reconnaissance in the past, today and the future. Air reconnaissance theme Green color.

  • Sunday August 31, 2014 Above the Battlefilds (Amber)

Air to ground in the past, today and the future. Subject area Air Soil Use of amber colors

  • Saturday September 6, 2014 The Spirit of Air Defense (Cyan)

Air Defense in the past, today and the future. Air combat theme Blue color

  • Sunday September 7th, 2014 Heavy Metal and Evolution (Purple)

Innovation and Air Transport in the past, today and the future. Air transport and innovation. Purple color.

The days between the weekends were also public. Some days had a focus on specific visitors, so these were designed for school classes, for people with disabilities and for entrepreneurs from the private sector.

One of Air14's tasks was also to familiarize visitors with the professions in the Swiss Army and in aviation. The army therefore set up a tent in which the various (teaching) professions were shown. Companies that are active in Swiss aviation were also involved in the exhibition, including Swiss , Skyguide , Swiss Air Rescue , RUAG and Pilatus Aircraft . In addition, various branches of the military and their tasks were presented to the visitors in static exhibitions, for example the military police , EOD , Swissint and NBC defense . In addition to aerial vehicles , the Swiss Air Force was also present with ground-based systems such as the TAFLIR , IFAS-directional jet Piranha , STINGER , Oerlikon 35 mm with fire control device Skyguard and RAPIER . The army was present with Bergepanzer Büffel , Leopard 2 , M109 , M113 , Mowag Eagle , Mowag Piranha IB 6 × 6 , Mowag Piranha 8x8 , DURO GMTF , CV9030CH , Mobile Brücke and the Mobile Rollstrasse.

Flight program

Patrouille Suisse and PC-7 team
Morane D-3801 of the Swiss Air Force in flight with an American
B-17 bomber
Patrouille Suisse and Swiss A-330
The F / A-18C with the registration number J-5014 flew in a livery that corresponds to that of the Swiss aircraft of the Second World War

Fly in

Thursday August 28, 2014

No program

training

Friday 29th August 2014
Aircraft country
Patrulla Águila SpainSpain Spain
Wings of Storm CroatiaCroatia Croatia
Patrouille de France FranceFrance France
Midnight Hawks FinlandFinland Finland
Sukhoi Su-22 Fitter PolandPoland Poland
Mirage 2000 Ramex Delta FranceFrance France
P-51 Mustang FranceFrance France
P-38 Lightning AustriaAustria Austria
PC-9 M. SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland
Eurocopter Tiger FranceFrance France
North American B-25 and Chance Vought F4U AustriaAustria Austria
Mil Wed-24 /35 Czech RepublicCzech Republic Czech Republic
Tribute 100 Years Military Aviation SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland
Jetman SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland
Tribute 50 Years Patrouille Suisse
25 Years PC-7 Team
SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland

The Sky Outwatch (Green)

Reconnaissance in the past, today and the future

Saturday August 30th 2014
Aircraft country branch
Patrouille Suisse SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland team
PC-7 team SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland team
Patrulla Águila SpainSpain Spain team
Patrouille de France FranceFrance France team
Breitling Jet Team FranceFrance France team
Wings of Storm CroatiaCroatia Croatia team
F-16 Falcon BelgiumBelgium Belgium jet
F / A- 18C Hornet SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland jet
MiG-29 A Fulcrum SlovakiaSlovakia Slovakia jet
2x Sukhoi Su-22 Fitter PolandPoland Poland jet
DH.100 and DH.115 vampires SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland Vintage jet
AT-6 A SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland Propeller aircraft
P-51 Mustang FranceFrance France Propeller aircraft
P-38 Lightning AustriaAustria Austria Propeller aircraft
C-3603 GermanyGermany Germany Propeller aircraft
PC-9 M. SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland Propeller aircraft
Super Puma SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland helicopter
Eurocopter Tiger FranceFrance France helicopter
BO-105 AustriaAustria Austria helicopter
Lockheed Super Constellation SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland Transporter
DC-3 and Beech 18 SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland Transporter
Airbus A220-100 CanadaCanada Canada Transporter
Swiss A-330 SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland Special demonstrations
KSK Recce and Ju-52 SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland Special demonstrations
Jetman SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland Special demonstrations
Bücker Bü 131 Bücker Bü 133 Pilatus P-2 Pilatus P-3 Pilatus PC-9 Pilatus PC-21 SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland 100 Years Military Aviation
Alouette II Alouette III Cougar Eurocopter EC635 SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland 100 Years Military Aviation
DH.115 Hawker Hunter T Mirage IIIDS F-5F SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland 100 Years Military Aviation
Morane-Saulnier MS.406 F / A-18 C SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland 100 Years Military Aviation
Recce Pilatus PC-6 T SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland 100 Years Military Aviation
Fokker D.VII Blériot XI SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland FranceFranceFrance  100 Years Military Aviation

Above the Battlefields (Amber)

Air to ground in the past, today and the future

Sunday August 31, 2014
Aircraft country branch
Patrouille Suisse SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland team
PC-7 team SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland team
Patrulla Águila SpainSpain Spain team
Patrouille de France FranceFrance France team
Breitling Wingwalker United KingdomUnited Kingdom United Kingdom team
Midnight Hawks FinlandFinland Finland team
P3 flyers SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland team
F-16 Falcon BelgiumBelgium Belgium jet
F / A- 18C Hornet SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland jet
MiG-29 A Fulcrum PolandPoland Poland jet
Mirage 2000 Ramex Delta FranceFrance France jet
DH.100 SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland Vintage jet
4 x Hawker Hunter SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland Vintage jet
North American B-25 and Chance Vought F4U AustriaAustria Austria Propeller aircraft
AD-4N Skyraider FranceFrance France Propeller aircraft
Jak-3U NetherlandsNetherlands Netherlands Propeller aircraft
PC-21 SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland Propeller aircraft
Great Puma Display Team SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland helicopter
Eurocopter Tiger FranceFrance France helicopter
Mil Mi-24 /35 Hind Czech RepublicCzech Republic Czech Republic helicopter
25 & 100 anniversary PC-7 Team Superconni SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland Special demonstrations
Ground Attack 4x Hawker Hunter SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland Special demonstrations
Jetman SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland Special demonstrations
Bücker Bü 131 Bücker Bü 133 Pilatus P-2 Pilatus P-3 Pilatus PC-9 Pilatus PC-21 SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland 100 Years Military Aviation
Alouette II Alouette III Cougar Eurocopter EC635 SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland 100 Years Military Aviation
DH.115 Hawker Hunter T Mirage IIIDS F-5F SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland 100 Years Military Aviation
Morane-Saulnier MS.406 F / A-18 C SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland 100 Years Military Aviation
Recce Pilatus PC-6 T SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland 100 Years Military Aviation
Fokker D.VII Blériot XI SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland FranceFranceFrance  100 Years Military Aviation

Midweek

Monday 1st September 2014
Aircraft country
2 x Pilatus PC-6 with Recce SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland
Great Puma Display Team SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland
F / A-18 Hornet Solo Display SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland
PC-7 team SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland
Patrouille Suisse and 1 Hawker Hunter "PS" SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland
WeFly! team ItalyItaly Italy
Tuesday 2nd September 2014
Aircraft country
2 x Pilatus PC-6 with Recce SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland
Great Puma Display Team SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland
F / A-18 Hornet Solo Display SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland
PC-7 team SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland
Patrouille Suisse SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland
WeFly! team ItalyItaly Italy
Wednesday 3rd September 2014
Aircraft country
2 x Pilatus PC-6 with Recce SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland
Mirage III DS SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland
Hawker Hunter papyrus SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland
PC-7 team SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland
Breitling Jet Team FranceFrance France
Breitling Wingwalkers United KingdomUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
WeFly! team ItalyItaly Italy
Sukhoi Su-26 SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland
Thursday 4th September 2014
Aircraft country
Pilatus PC-6 with Recce SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland
Great Puma Display Team SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland
F / A-18 Hornet Solo Display SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland
PC-7 team SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland
Patrouille Suisse SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland
Friday 5th September 2014
Aircraft country
Royal Jordanian Falcons JordanJordan Jordan
Al Fursan United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates
Solo Display Team F-16 NetherlandsNetherlands Netherlands
F-16 Demo Team Zeus GreeceGreece Greece
Breitling Jet Team FranceFrance France
Saab 39 C SwedenSweden Sweden
MiG-29 Fulcrum SlovakiaSlovakia Slovakia
Sukhoi Su-26 SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland
Dassault Rafale FranceFrance France
Eurofighter Typhoon United KingdomUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
Supermarine Spitfire GermanyGermany Germany
Jak-3U NetherlandsNetherlands Netherlands
Hawker Sea Fury
Hawker Hunter SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland
North American B-25 and Lockheed P-38 AustriaAustria Austria
Agusta A109 BelgiumBelgium Belgium
Agusta A129 ItalyItaly Italy
Super Puma Cougar Eurocopter EC635 air transport SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland

The Spirit of Air Defense (Cyan)

Air Defense in the past, today and the future

Saturday 6th September 2014
Aircraft country branch
Patrouille Suisse SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland team
PC-7 team SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland team
Al Fursan United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates team
Frecce Tricolori ItalyItaly Italy team
Breitling Wingwalker United KingdomUnited Kingdom United Kingdom team
Falcons Para Jumpers United KingdomUnited Kingdom United Kingdom team
Royal Jordanian Falcons JordanJordan Jordan team
Red Arrows United KingdomUnited Kingdom United Kingdom team
F-16 NetherlandsNetherlands Netherlands jet
F / A- 18C Hornet SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland jet
MiG-29 Fulcrum UB SlovakiaSlovakia Slovakia jet
Rafale FranceFrance France jet
Eurofighter Typhoon United KingdomUnited Kingdom United Kingdom jet
Mirage III DS SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland Vintage jet
Hawker Hunter papyrus SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland Vintage jet
C-3605 SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland Propeller aircraft
Devoitine D-26 SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland Propeller aircraft
2 x Spitfire GermanyGermany Germany Propeller aircraft
Chance Vought F4U AustriaAustria Austria Propeller aircraft
PC-9 Target Tow SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland Propeller aircraft
Me-109 GermanyGermany Germany Propeller aircraft
Great Puma Display Team SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland helicopter
Agusta A109 BelgiumBelgium Belgium helicopter
Airbus A380 FranceFrance France transport
Swiss Airbus A330 and Patrouille Suisse SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland Special demonstrations
Air Police Service 2 F / A-18 C and Beechcraft King Air SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland Special demonstrations
Jetman SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland Special demonstrations
Bücker Bü 131 Bücker Bü 133 Pilatus P-2 Pilatus P-3 Pilatus PC-9 Pilatus PC-21 SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland 100 Years Military Aviation
Alouette II Alouette III Cougar Eurocopter EC635 SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland 100 Years Military Aviation
DH.115 Hawker Hunter T Mirage IIIDS F-5F SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland 100 Years Military Aviation
P-51 Mustang F / A-18 C SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland 100 Years Military Aviation
Recce Pilatus PC-6 T SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland 100 Years Military Aviation
Fokker D.VII Blériot XI SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland FranceFranceFrance  100 Years Military Aviation

Heavy Metal and Evolution (Purple)

Innovation and Air Transport in the past, today and the future

Sunday September 7th 2014
Aircraft country branch
Patrouille Suisse SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland team
PC-7 team SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland team
Patrouille Suisse and Hawker Hunter PS SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland team
PC-7 Team Lockheed Super Constellation SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland team
Patrouille Suisse and PC-7 team SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland Team
25th and 50th Anniversary
Al Fursan United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates team
Frecce Tricolori ItalyItaly Italy team
Breitling Jet Team FranceFrance France team
Falcons Para Jumpers United KingdomUnited Kingdom United Kingdom team
Royal Jordanian Falcons JordanJordan Jordan team
F-16 Solo Display Team NetherlandsNetherlands Netherlands jet
F / A-18 Hornet Solo Display SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland jet
F-16 Demo Team Zeus GreeceGreece Greece jet
Saab 39 SwedenSweden Sweden jet
Eurofighter Typhoon United KingdomUnited Kingdom United Kingdom jet
Airbus A 310 MRTT and 2 Eurofighter Typhoon GermanyGermany Germany jet
F / A- 18C Hornet SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland jet
Saab 39 C SwedenSweden Sweden jet
Me-262 GermanyGermany Germany Vintage jet
Hawker Hunter SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland Vintage jet
C-3605 SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland Propeller aircraft
Ju-52 SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland Propeller aircraft
Hawker Sea Fury and Hawker Hunter FranceFrance France SwitzerlandSwitzerlandSwitzerland  Propeller aircraft
vintage jet
Solar Impulse 2 SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland Propeller aircraft
Pilatus P-2 SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland Propeller aircraft
Great Puma Display Team SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland helicopter
Agusta A129 ItalyItaly Italy helicopter
BO-105 Flying Bulls AustriaAustria Austria helicopter
Airbus A380 FranceFrance France transport
North American B-25 and Lockheed P-38 Bombrun pyrotechnics AustriaAustria Austria Special demonstrations
Jetman and F / A-18 C SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland Special demonstrations
Firing Boeing B-17 by Morane WW2 Dübendorf FranceFrance France 100 Years Military Aviation
Super Puma Cougar Eurocopter EC635 air transport SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland 100 Years Military Aviation
Recce Pilatus PC-6 T SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland 100 Years Military Aviation
Fokker D.VII Blériot XI SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland FranceFranceFrance  100 Years Military Aviation
Bücker Bü 131 Bücker Bü 133 Pilatus P-2 Pilatus P-3 Pilatus PC-9 Pilatus PC-21 SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland 100 Years Military Aviation
Alouette II Alouette III Cougar Eurocopter EC635 SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland 100 Years Military Aviation
DH.115 F / A-18 D, Hawker Hunter T Mirage IIIDS F-5F SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland 100 Years Military Aviation
P-51 Mustang F / A-18 C SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland 100 Years Military Aviation
24 x F-5E in formation 100 SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland 100 Years Military Aviation
Surprise "100th Anniversary"

Static display

On the right a Canadian F / A-18, on the left a French Mirage 2000 , in between an Austrian Eurofighter

The list is not comprehensive.

Aircraft country Aircraft country
Pilatus P-2 SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland Pilatus P-3 SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland
Pilatus PC-6 SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland Pilatus PC-7 SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland
Pilatus PC-9 SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland Pilatus PC-12 SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland
Pilatus PC-21 SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland Mirage 2000 FranceFrance France
Cessna Citation Excel SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland DHC-6 SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland
Mil Wed-24 Czech RepublicCzech Republic Czech Republic F / A-18 C SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland CanadaCanadaCanada 
F-15 United StatesUnited States United States Eurofighter Typhoon AustriaAustria Austria
CH-53 GermanyGermany Germany An-26 HungaryHungary Hungary
Saab 39 C HungaryHungary Hungary SwedenSwedenSweden  MiG-29 UB SlovakiaSlovakia Slovakia
Dewoitine D26 SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland Alpha Jet PortugalPortugal Portugal
DC-3 SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland F-5 E. SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland
AT-6 SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland C-3603 GermanyGermany Germany
Mil Wed-8 CroatiaCroatia Croatia P-51 Mustang GermanyGermany Germany
Hawker Hunter SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland Super Puma SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland
North American B-25 AustriaAustria Austria Chance Vought F4U AustriaAustria Austria
EC635 SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland Beech 18 SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland
NH-90 ItalyItaly Italy Bombardier CS REGA SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland
Mirage III S SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland Morane-Saulnier MS.406 SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland
KC-767 ItalyItaly Italy Boeing B-17 FranceFrance France
Me 262 GermanyGermany Germany Blériot XI SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland
Fokker DV II SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland Nieuport 23 SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland
Stinson L-5 SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland Piper PA-18 SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland
Fieseler Fi 156 SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland DHC-6 SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland
Messerschmitt Bf 108 SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland Bf 109 SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland
Bucker Bü 131 SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland Bucker Bü 133 SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland
Alouette III SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland AC-4 Comet SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland
Saab Gripen E mockeup SwedenSweden Sweden ADS 95 SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland
Sikorsky S-70 AustriaAustria Austria Do 228 SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland
C-130 DenmarkDenmark Denmark OV-10 Bronco GermanyGermany Germany
BO-105 SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland Cessna Citation Excel SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland
Dornier Thu 27 SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland GermanyGermanyGermany  FLIR Puma SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland
P-38 Curtiss P-40 Kittyhawk FranceFrance France
Grandjean 3 SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland EC 145 REGA SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland
Solar Impulse SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland F-15 United StatesUnited States United States
C-3605 SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland Lockheed Super Constellation SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland
Catalina NetherlandsNetherlands Netherlands CASA C-295 SpainSpain Spain FinlandFinlandFinland 

Air14 in numbers

Spectators and behind them the Tiger planes of the Patrouille Suisse
  • Visitors: approx. 400,000 *
  • Visitors with ticket: 395,000
  • SBB special trains: 138
  • Bicycles: 15,200
  • Cars: 86400
  • Flight displays: 184
  • Flying hours: 50
  • Planning staff: 150 people
  • Members of the army per flight day: 2000
  • Days of volunteer work: 4800
  • Medical treatments: 1056
  • of which serious: 10
  • Transport by ambulance: 31
  • Transport with rescue helicopter: 5

(* VBS employees, school classes and children under the age of 16 do not need a ticket)

criticism

The Air14 was criticized in advance by army-critical organizations and politicians. The criticism of the unnecessary waste of money could be invalidated by the transparent recording of the financing by admissions, sponsors and partners. Criticism from the point of view of environmental protection was also limited, as environmental protection was given due consideration with the SBB and mandatory fees for parking spaces, a comprehensive waste and recycling system as well as strict compliance with the usual annual flight hour quota. The criticism of some exponents that it was improper to celebrate “killing machines” did not attract much attention from the public or the press.

However, due to the Crimean crisis, the invitation of the Russian aerobatic team Russkije Vitjasi was criticized. The leadership of the Air Force announced that Air14 is not a political event. The commander of the Russian Air Force also pointed out that the aircraft, even if they are combat-ready, are used exclusively for aerobatics and should come to Switzerland as a token of friendship. The leadership of the Air Force and the organizing committee of Air14 clung to the invitation, but they were just forced before Air14 by Federal Council Russian Knights unload. This in turn led to criticism of Air14, because never before has an invited aerobatic team been unloaded at an airshow. In addition, the decision called into question the neutrality of the Federal Council, as only this team was discharged, while the participation of other states, including those active in conflicts, was not questioned.

literature

  • Booklet Air14 Histoire Hommage Innovation
  • Swiss Air Force, annual publication 2015, p. 71
  • Swiss Air Force, annual publication 2014, pp. 9–11
  • Issue intra, 2/14, pp. 4-9
  • Booklet armee.ch, 2/14, pp. 2–13
  • Demonstration program of Air14

Web links

Commons : Air14 Payerne  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

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  2. Air04 Payerne. In: swiss-wings.ch. Retrieved January 16, 2016 .
  3. Payerne overrun by aviator friends. In: look. Retrieved January 16, 2016 .
  4. intra. 2/14 page 6
  5. Fahrettin Calislar: The sky is buzzing and booming. In: Freiburger Nachrichten. Retrieved January 16, 2016 .
  6. Flight meeting AIR14. (No longer available online.) In: Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft. Archived from the original on January 9, 2016 ; accessed on January 16, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.uvek.admin.ch
  7. http://finanzblog.ch/wp/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/mob1767_1401882891.jpg
  8. ^ One Hundred Years
  9. http://www.schule.sh.ch/fileadmin/Dokumente/Wochenbriefe/Eingabe_Tag_der_Schuelerinne_8._und_9._Klasse.pdf
  10. http://vdesign.ch/berufe-der-schweizer-armee-an-der-air14 ( Memento from July 9, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
  11. http://www.cms.vbs.admin.ch/video/VTG/LW/AIR14PAYERNE/Program/TheSkyOutwatch.pdf
  12. http://www.cms.vbs.admin.ch/video/VTG/LW/AIR14PAYERNE/Program/AboveTheBattlefields.pdf
  13. http://www.cms.vbs.admin.ch/video/VTG/LW/AIR14PAYERNE/Program/TheSpiritOfAirDefence.pdf
  14. http://www.cms.vbs.admin.ch/video/VTG/LW/AIR14PAYERNE/Program/HeavyMetalAndEvolution.pdf
  15. armee.ch 2/14 page 5
  16. http://www.flugzeugforum.de/threads/78562-100-Jahre-Schweizer-Luftwaffe-Air14-Payerne-CH-Bilderthread
  17. Christian van Singer: Air 2014. Considerable support from the federal government and invitation of school classes despite the lack of historical reference. In: The Federal Assembly - The Swiss Parliament. Retrieved January 16, 2016 .
  18. Rejection-to-the-Russian-Knights. In: Tagesanzeiger. Retrieved January 16, 2016 .
  19. Christoph Lenz: SVP army foams because of «Federal Council brainless». In: look. Retrieved January 16, 2016 .
  20. Philipp Loser: The pseudo-sanctuary will hardly meet Mr. Putin. In: The Bund. Retrieved January 16, 2016 .