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The list of means of the Swiss Air Force shows the current and historical aircraft , anti-aircraft weapons and communications technology of the Swiss Air Force .

Personnel, as of 2019

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• Total: 19,900 (military and civilian personnel: 1280 / militia 18,620) men: 19,647; Women: 253
• Total pilots: 335 (professional military: 210 / militia: 125) men: 327; Women: 8
• Total operating staff (mechanics and airfield staff): 6935 (civilian staff: 410 / militia 6525) men 6870; Women: 65
• Total other air force personnel: 12,630 (military and civilian personnel: 660 / militia 11,070) men: 12450; Women: 180

Aircraft

Designation system

CL604 of the Swiss Air Force with registration T-752

An F / A-18D with the registration number J-5234

An Aérospatiale AS 332 Cougar with the registration number T-334

A Eurocopter EC 635 with the registration number T-358

KZD 85 (small target drone 1985) with the license plates Z-'78 and Z-45

In 1936 a new designation system was introduced for the Flugwaffe. A preceding letter gave information about the purpose of the machine. The numbers were again assigned to the machines in groups. For machines that were already in use, the letters were added while keeping the number. Renumbering was rarely done; the Pilatus P-2 and the machines of the KAB series were the largest.

Code letter	Usage
A.	education
B.	bomber
C.	Carrier (carrier for ECM / tow target)
D.	drone
E.	testing
J	Hunter
KAB	Combat observation
R.	Reconnaissance
T	transport
U	retraining
V	connection
X	Training mock-up
Z	Target drone

These letters are supplemented by a row of two to four digits. Four digits are common on jet fighters. The first digit indicates the type of aircraft. The next three are for the subtype and the individual aircraft, with the first and second partially for the subtype; and the third and fourth for the individual aircraft. The individual aircraft are marked with an "X" in the following lists:

• Mirage IIIBS = J-200x
• Mirage IIIDS = J-201x
• Mirage IIIRS = R-21xx
• Mirage IIIC = J-22xx
• Mirage IIIS = J-23xx
• F-5E = J-30xx (previously used for the FFA P-16 series)
• F-5F = J-32xx
• Hawker Hunter J-40xx / 41xx (J-4001 to J-4152)
• Hawker Hunter Trainer J-42xx

In the current fleet, the identification of single-seater and double-seater types F-5 and F / A-18 differs as follows:

• J-3001 to J-3098 are F-5E (single seaters)
• J-3201 to J-3212 are F-5F (two-seater)
• J-5001 to J-5026 are F / A-18C (single seaters)
• J-5231 to J-5238 are F / A-18D (two-seater)

Most aircraft ( Pilatus PC-6 , Pilatus PC-7 , Pilatus PC-9 , Pilatus PC-21 , DA42) and the helicopters (Super Puma, Cougar EC635) have three numbers. These follow a largely similar pattern to the four-digit number.

• PC-6 = V-6xx
• PC-7 = A-9xx
• PC-9 = C-4xx
• PC-21 = A-1xx

Transport aircraft have a first digit 3 for helicopters and 7 for fixed wing aircraft.

• Transport aircraft = T-7XX
• Helicopter = T-3xx

Target drones only have two numbers.

The designation "E" was used only once for the De Havilland DH98 Mosquito Mk. IV "E-42" which was later changed to B-4. The term «KAB» is no longer used. Registrations of retired aircraft were partially reused. z. B. the FFA P-16 J-3003 and the Northrop F-5 E Tiger J-3003 .

Planes

image	plane	origin	Type	Versions	In use	comment
	McDonnell Douglas F / A-18	United States , built under license in Switzerland	Multipurpose fighter	F / A-18C	Originally procured: 26 (J-5001 to J-5026), one (J-5022) of which crashed Current inventory: 25	Fliegerstaffel 17 , 18 (AB Payerne) and 11 (AB Meiringen)
				F / A-18D	Originally procured: 8 (J-5231 to J-5238), three of which (J-5231, J-5235, J-5237) crashed Current stock: 5
	Northrop F-5	United States , final assembly in Switzerland	Interceptor	F-5E	35 (but just under 20 pieces stored in Emmen)	Fliegerstaffel 6 (Payerne), 8 (AB Emmen) and 19 (AB Sion). Interceptors, aerobatics ( Patrouille Suisse ), target tugs
				F-5F	12 (but 8 stored) (J-3201 to J-3212)	Training, Air Police and Electronic Warfare (ECM with Ericsson Vista 5 with J-3210 to J-3212)
	Pilatus PC-7 Turbo trainer	Switzerland	Training aircraft	NCPC-7	27 (Originally 40 procured)	Training AB Locarno aerobatics Dübendorf AB
	Pilatus PC-9	Switzerland	Training aircraft	PC-9 / F	6 (C-405, C-407, C-408, C-409, C-411, C-412) C-405 to C-408 target tugs with RM-24, C-409 to C-412 Vista 5 ECM	Zielflugstaffel 12 and ECM Staffel 24 electronic warfare and target tugs. Originally procured: 12, C-401 to C-403, C-406, C-410 delivered to Museum & RUAG. C-404 crashed after collision with C-405, 4 of them are to be used by 2025.
	Pilatus PC-21	Switzerland	Training aircraft	PC-21	8 (A-101 to A-108)	Emmen military airfield
	DHC-6 Twin Otter	Canada	Photo plane	DHC-6	1 (T-741)	Dübendorf military airfield
	CL604	Canada	VIP / ambulance	CL60	2 (T-751, T-752)	from REGA (formerly HB-JRB and HB-JRC, HB-JRC)
	Beechcraft King Air	United States	Photo plane	350C	1 (T-721)	Dübendorf military airfield
	Pilatus PC-6 Turbo-Porter	Switzerland	Transporter	PC-6 / B2-H2M-1	15th	Air transport Staffel 7 AB Emmen + HB-FCF from armasuisse
	Dassault Falcon 900 EX	France	VIP plane	Falcon 900	1 (T-785)	Bern-Belp Airport , for the trips of the Federal Council
	Pilatus PC-12	Switzerland	Test aircraft and transporter	PC-12	1 (HB-FOG)	Armasuisse Emmen Airfield
	Cessna Citation Excel	United States	VIP transporter	Ce-560XL	1 (T-784)	Bern-Belp Airport
	Pilatus PC-24	Switzerland	VIP transporter	PC-24	1 (T-786)
	Diamond DA42	United States - Austria	Experimental aircraft	Diamond DA42 Aurora Centauer	1 (R-711)	Armasuisse , Emmen Airfield
Icon image	Elbit Hermes 900	Israel	UAV	ADS-15	1 (6) (D-11 to D-16)	6 per 2020 First on December 9, 2019
	KZD 85	Switzerland	drone	KZD-85	60 (Z-30 to Z-90, 30 still in use)	Target drone for Bodluv
	F / A-18C mock-up	Switzerland	Training mockup	F / A-18C	2	F / A-18C mock-up, with which various faults can be simulated in order to train the ground crew, X-5099 (in use since 2013), X-5098 in use since March 2017

helicopter

image	helicopter	origin	use	version	In use	comment
	Aérospatiale AS 332 Super Puma	France	Medium weight helicopter	AS332M1	15 (T-311 to T-325)	AB Payerne, Dübendorf military airfield
	Eurocopter AS 532 UL Cougar Mk1	France	Medium weight helicopter	AS532UL	10 (T-331 to T-342)	AB Alpnach. Eurocopter Cougar T-341 Crash on March 30, 2011 during a training flight in Maderanertal . Crash of a Cougar (T-338) on September 28, 2016 at the Gotthard Hospice T-331 VIP Version
	Eurocopter EC635	France Germany	Transporter / training helicopter / SAR	EC635 P2 +	18 (T-353 to T-370)	AB Alpnach
			VIP transporter	EC635 P2 + VIP	2 (T-351, T-352)

Historic aircraft

image	plane	origin	Type	version	number	introduction	WFU	Remarks
	Alouette II	France	Observation, liaison, transport, & rescue flights	II	30th	1958	1992	In 1958 10 Alouette II were bought and in 1964 another 20 pieces. Registration number V-41 to V-70.
	Beechcraft 1900	United States	VIP transporter	1900D	1	2007	2020	Was replaced by two Challenger CL 604 HB-JRB and HB-JRC from REGA . Sold to France.
	Alouette III	France	Transportation and training	III	84	1964	2010	From 1964, 84 Alouettes were purchased in stages (V-201 to V-284). 14 lost in accidents. You were not armed. Only 35 have been in service since Army XXI. They were gradually replaced by EC635 from 2008.
Icon image	Beechcraft MQM-61 Cardinal	United States	drone		10 (Z-11 to Z-20).	1962	1965	The name of the work was Aerospace Model 1001 A drone system "Morgan". Z
	ADS-95 Ranger	Switzerland	drone		Originally 28 (D-108 to D-134. D-119 & D-132 crashed. D-108 re-registered to D-008).	2001	2019	4 with a 10 liter larger fuel tank. Drone squadron 7 AB Emmen. Replaced by Elbit Hermes 900 in 2019 .
	BAE Hawk	United Kingdom	Trainer	T.66	19th	1987	2002	With the armaments program 87, 20 (U-1251 - U-1270) aircraft were procured, one of which (U-1256) was lost in 1990 in the Aletsch region and 18 aircraft were sold to Finland in 2008 . One copy (U-1251) is in the holdings of the Aviation Museum in Dübendorf
	Beechcraft Expeditor	United States	transport	C18S, C-45F	3	1948	1969
	Beechcraft Twin Bonanza	United States	transport	E50	3	1957	1989	T-711 through T-713
	Messerschmitt M18	Germany	transport	18C & 18D	4th	1929	1954	1 18C, 3 18D.
	Bucker Jungmann	Germany	Trainer	Bu 131	94	1936	1971	(A-1 to A-84) Light two-seat training and training aircraft. Another 10 aircraft were requisitioned by aero clubs and given registration numbers A-85 to A-94.
	Bucker young master	Germany	Trainer	Bü133	52	1937	1968	For advanced acrobatics and aerial combat training (U-49 to U-100). One machine each is on display in the Lucerne Museum of Transport and in the Aviation Museum in Dübendorf. "The Old Eagles, Swiss Bücker Squadron" flies with 5 original aircraft, 4 of which still have the yellow livery of the Air Force, at various air shows.
	Comte AC-1	Switzerland	Hunter	AC-1	1	1928	1939
	Comte AC-4	Switzerland	connection	AC-4	1	1931	1938
	Comte AC-11-V	Switzerland	connection	AC-11-V	1	1943	1945
	Dassault Falcon 50	France	VIP transport	50	1	1996	2013	Replaced by Dassault Falcon 900 EX.
	Dassault Mirage III	France	Experimental	IIIC	1	1962	1999	1 Mirage IIIC bought (registration number J-2201) used from 1964 for license building as a system test and guided missile test aircraft.
			enlightenment	IIIRS	18th	1964	2003	The Mirage IIIRS, registration number R-2101 to R-2118, is the reconnaissance version of the IIIS
			Hunter	IIIS	36	1964	1999	The Mirage IIIS, registration number J-2301 to J-2336, is a Swiss further development of the Mirage IIIC. It was u. a. a new radar, rigid duck slats (from 1988) from SF Emmen (today RUAG Aerospace) as well as chaff and flare launchers installed. It was originally planned to purchase over 100 machines of this type. However, the quota had to be reduced due to credit overruns (Mirage affair).
			Trainer	IIIBS	4th	1964	2003	Two-seater version of the MirageIIIS two machines were lost in accidents. The machines were first registered as U-2001 to U-2004, the remaining two machines were later given the changed registration numbers J-2001 and J-2004.
			Trainer	IIIDS	2	1983	2003	As a replacement for the two MirageIIIBS that crashed. Your registration number has been changed from U-2011 and U-2012 to J-2011 and J-2012. A MirageIIIDS (Ex.J-2012) with the civil registration HB-RDF is now in airworthy condition in the possession of the Musée de l'aviation militaire de Payerne . A flight is possible against payment.
	de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito	United Kingdom	bomber	PR.IV & FB.VI	2	1944	1954	B-4 & B-5 The B-4 was first registered as E-42, was also used for pilot training by Swissair and then registered as HB-IMO. Later scrapped for spare parts production. The B-5 was used as a flying test stand for the Swiss Mamba engine from Sulzer, which was intended for the Eidgenössische Flugzeugwerke Emmen N-20 . The B-5 was then used as a training object for the airfield fire department and was destroyed
	de Havilland DH.100 vampires	United Kingdom	Hunter	Mk.1	4th	1946	1961	Three copies (J-1001 to J-1003) as test machines. The J-1004 was procured to replace the J-1001 that had an accident on August 2, 1946
			Hunter / fighter-bomber	Mk.6	178	1949	1990	The De Havilland Vampire DH.100 fighter aircraft was the first jet-powered aircraft of the Swiss Air Force. The first 75 units (J-1005 to J-1079) were built by De Havilland in Hatfield / GB. 100 copies were produced under license (J-1101 to J-1200) 3 copies were assembled in 1960 from excess spare parts (J-1080, 81 and 82) From 1960 the aircraft were retrofitted with an ejection seat
			Trainer	T.55	39	1953	1990	“Vampire” DH-115 2-seater trainers, 30 built in Switzerland (U-1201 to U-1239).
	de Havilland DH.112 Venom	United Kingdom	Fighter bomber	Mk.1	126	1954	1984	The De Havilland Venom DH.112 fighter-bombers were basically improved vampires with a slightly modified tail, new, slightly swept wing, more powerful engine, wing tanks and a standard ejection seat.
			enlightenment	Mk.1R	24	1956	1975	(J-1626 to J-1649) reduced to 8 from 1969, remainder upgraded to Mk.1
			Fighter bomber	Mk.4	100	1956	1983	Improved controls (hydraulically operated rudders)
	Dewoitine D.26	France	Trainer	D.26	11	1931	1948
	Dewoitine D.27	France	Hunter	D.27	66	1928	1944
	Dornier Thu 27	Germany	connection	Thu 27H2	7th	1958	2005
	N-20.2 Arbalète	Switzerland	Experimental	N-20	1	1949	1952	First jet aircraft built by Switzerland, only 1 prototype.
	N-20.10 Aiguillon	Switzerland	Hunter / ground combat / reconnaissance	N-20	1	1949	1952	First fighter aircraft built by Switzerland, no series production
	EKW C-35	Switzerland	enlightenment	C-35 & 35-1	90	1937	1954	8 built from spare parts.
	EKW C-36	Switzerland	enlightenment	C-3603	160	1942	1987	C-3603 (1942-1987) C-401 to C-560. 24 of the C-3603s were later fitted with a turbo-prop drive instead of a piston engine, referred to as the C-3605. 22 served as target tugs and 2 as coaches with double steering.
	Eurocopter Dauphin 2	France	VIP transport	SA.365N	1	2005	2009	The government transporter was registered as the T-771
	Fairey Fox	United Kingdom	enlightenment	VI.R	2	1937	1945
	FFA P-16	Switzerland	Fighter bomber	P-16.04, P-16Mk.II	5	1955	1960	Prototypes. Ordered 100, order canceled after crashes, 2 returned to FFA.
	Fieseler Fi 156	Germany	Transport, observation & ambulance	C-3 trop	5	1940	1963	The Fieseler storks were used for masterial transports and as liaison, observation and ambulance aircraft. Registration number A-96 to A-100 of which the A-96 was a requisitioned (HB-ARU).
	Focke-Wulf Fw 44	Germany	Trainer	Fw 44F	1	1945	1953
	Fokker CV	Netherlands	enlightenment	D&E	64	1927	1954
	Häfeli DH-1	Switzerland	enlightenment	DH-1	6th	1916	1919
	Häfeli DH-3	Switzerland	enlightenment	DH-3	109	1917	1939
	Häfeli DH-5	Switzerland	enlightenment	DH-5	80	1922	1940
	Hanriot HD.1	France	Hunter	HD-1	16	1921	1930
	Hawker Hunter	United Kingdom	Fighter bomber	F.58	100	1958	1994	The fighter version, the Hawker Hunter F.Mk.58 is an improved F.Mk.6 variant and was finally assembled at the aircraft factory in Emmen. A total of 152 F.Mk.58 and F.Mk.58A were purchased in three tranches, some of which were used F.Mk.6 machines from the RAF (J-4000 to J-4152).
			Fighter bomber	F.58A	52	1971	1994
			Trainer	T.68	8th	1974	1994	The Hawker Hunter T.Mk.68 was the Hunter trainer variant and was obtained directly from the manufacturer. The machines were converted F.Mk.6 (single-seaters), which were converted to T.Mk.50 double-seaters for the Swedish Flygvapnet and the standard T.Mk.66 for Switzerland. A total of eight T.Mk.68 were purchased, all of which were used Swedish machines (J-4201 to J-4208).
	Hiller UH-12	United States	Combat field & artillery observation	B.	3	1952	1962	V-10 to V-12 were only registered as KAB-201 to KAB-203. KAB stands for Combat Field and Artillery Observation Two helicopters lost in landing accidents.
	Junkers Ju 52 / 3m	Germany	transport	Versions	3	1939	1981	A-701 to A-703. Two machines have been flown since 1983, the HB-HOT since 1985 and to this day (2011) by JU-AIR, founded in 1982, in the AIR FORCE CENTER in Dübendorf. The A-702 (HB-HOT) was used in the film “Agents die lonely” , and for a long time it wore the white and gray camouflage pattern from that film. It crashed in 2018 ( crash of the Junkers Ju 52 HB-HOT ).
	Learjet 35	United States	VIP transport	A.	2	1987	2006	The Learjets bought the Luftwaffe from REGA and registered them as T-781 and T-782
	Messerschmitt Bf 108	Germany	connection	B.	18th	1938	1959	A-201 to A-215
	Messerschmitt Bf 109	Germany	Hunter	D-1	10	1939	1949	«David» J-301 to J-310
			Hunter	E-1 & E-3	88	1939	1948	«Emil» (of which 8 machines are self-made under license)
			Hunter	F-4 / Z	2	1942	1947	"Fritz"
			Hunter	G-6 & G-14	14th	1944	1947	«Gustav»
	Morane-Saulnier G.	France	Trainer	G or H	1	1914	1919
	Morane-Saulnier MS.229	France	Trainer	Et2	2	1931	1941
	Morane-Saulnier D-3800	France	Hunter	MS.406	2	1939	1954	Trainer after being used as a hunter in 1948.
			Hunter	3800	82	1940	1954
			Hunter	3801	224	1941	1959
			Hunter	3802	13	1946	1956
			Hunter	3803	1	1947	1956
	Nardi FN.315	Italy	Trainer	FN.315	2	1944	1948
	Nieuport 23	France	Trainer	23 C.1	5	1917	1921
	Nieuport 28	France	Hunter	28 C.1	15th	1918	1930
	North Norécrin	France	connection	1201	1	1948	1952	V-653 Civil HB-HOI. Same identifier as the first Piper Super Cub PA-18-150
	North Norvigie	France	connection	NC.850	1	1949	1950	Registration number KAB-103 Was tested for a short time by the then KTA but returned to France
	North American P-51 D "Mustang"	United States	Hunter, reconnaissance	P-51B-10	1	1944	1945	In 1948 130 machines were bought for US $ 4,000 each
			Hunter	P-51D	113	1948	1957
			Hunter	TP-51D	2	1948	1957
			Hunter	F-6	15th	1948	1957
	North American AT-6 Texan (Harvard)	Canada	Trainer	Mk.IIB	40	1948	1968	At the same time as the Mustang P-51D, 40 of these aircraft were acquired from surplus stocks of the Canadian Air Force. Registration number: U-301 - U-340. Retired in 1968.
	Pilatus P-2	Switzerland	Trainer	P-2 05 & 06	55	1945	1981	(U-102 to U-128 U-132 to U-157).
	Pilatus P-3	Switzerland	Trainer	P-3	73	1956	1995	The Swiss Air Force bought the prototype (A-801) and 72 more of these two-seater training aircraft (A-801 to A-873) from Pilatus.
	Piper Super Cub	United States	observation	PA-18-150	6th	1948	1975	The first two had the registration number KAB-101 & KAB-102 (V-651 to V-656).
	Potez 25	France	enlightenment	L-25 A.2	17th	1927	1940
	Potez 63	France	bomber	630 & 633	2	1938	1944	B-1 & B-2 (B-1 only as HB-HAs, B-2 only as HB-HAT).
	Rockwell Grand Commander	United States	cartography	680FL	1	1976	1993	HB-GCB civil registered machine of the Federal Office of Topography (swisstopo).
	Siebel Si 204	Germany	transport	D-1	1	1945	1955	Registration number B-3.
	Stinson Sentinel	United States	connection	L-5	1	1944	1945	A-96 After World War II civilly registered as HB-TRY. Today this machine flies again in the original colors of the Second World War, including the red and white neutrality stripes.
	Sud-Ouest SO 1221	France	Trainer	SO1221	4th	1958	1964	V-21 to V-24 were used for pilot training for the Alouette II, due to persistent defects in the rotor blades, the machines were returned to the manufacturer.
	Weber-Landolf-Münch WLM-1	Switzerland	Sailors	WLM-1	2	1951	unk	Gliders WLM-1 U-1 and U-2 (civil HB-551 and HB-552)

Anti- aircraft equipment of the Swiss Air Force

Current anti-aircraft equipment

rapier

image	Surname	origin	number of pieces
	Oerlikon 35 mm with Skyguard radar	Switzerland	27 Radar 54 Kannon
	FIM-92 Stinger with ALERT radar	United States	24 radar 96 stinger
	RAPIER	United Kingdom	60

Retired anti-aircraft equipment

BL-64 Bloodhound

image	system	origin	introduction	WFU	comment
	Anti-aircraft cannon	Switzerland	1937	1992	(L Flab Kan 37).
	Anti-aircraft cannon	Switzerland	1954	1995	(L Flab Kan 54 Oe).
	BL-64 Bloodhound	United Kingdom	1964	1999	Flab Lwf BL 64 Bloodhound

Evaluated but not procured anti-aircraft systems

Oerlikon Kriens air defense in the Aviation Museum in Dübendorf

image	system	origin	introduction	WFU	comment
	35 mm Flab tank B22L	Switzerland	1958	1964
	Guided missile RSA	Switzerland	1946	1958
	RSC / D guided missile system	Switzerland	1952	1958
	RSE Kriens guided missile	Switzerland	1958	1966
	Mowag Shark	Switzerland United Kingdom France	1981	1983	with French Crotale anti-aircraft missile system or British twin flak "wildcat" 2x30 mm.

Air surveillance systems

Current airspace surveillance systems

FLORAKO on the Pilatus

Extensive airspace surveillance is guaranteed with the FLORAKO system. The Florakosystem consists of four stationary primary and secondary radar systems. The FLORAKO system is also used for guidance and communication. Data from the civil Skyguide radar systems can also be used.

The mobile TAFLIR system is also used for extensive airspace monitoring and can be integrated into the flora system.

In addition to being used with the Oerlikon 35 mm Flab, the Skyguard straightener Flt Gt 75/10 is also used for local air surveillance. The data can be transferred directly to the air force operations center.

In addition to providing early warning for the Bodluv FIM-92 Stinger system, the STI mobile radar alert system "Stinger Alert System" can also be used for local air surveillance.

Retired airspace surveillance systems

FLORIDA operations center in the Aviation Museum in Dübendorf

FLORIDA radar antenna in the Aviation Museum in Dübendorf

image	system	origin	introduction	WFU	comment
	FLORIDA air surveillance system and guidance system	United States	1970	2003
	SFR airspace surveillance system	France	1955	1970
	LGR-1 radar	United States	1948	1955
	Target Assignment Radar TPS-1E	United States (licensed) Italy	1958	1989
	Flt Gt63 / 69 super bat	Switzerland	1965	1977
	Fire control radar Mark VII	United Kingdom	1958	1967

Squadrons

In the Swiss Air Force, an aircraft is usually not permanently assigned to a specific squadron. This applies in particular and traditionally to the militia squadrons, whose pilots are only on duty a few weeks a year. Markings applied to an aircraft therefore hardly allowed any conclusions to be drawn about the user. Squadron aircraft with a special livery such as the F / A-18 J-5017 from Fliegerstaffel 17 are also used by other squadrons.

Until the end of the Hunter era, the militia pilots in the Swiss Air Force came from all sorts of civil professions; among the pilots there were also full-time farmers at that time.

image	Surname	status	Home base	Aircraft type	history	comment
	Fliegerstaffel 1 Rokh	Inactive	Dübendorf military airfield	F-5E	Hawker Hunter , DH.100 Vampire , C-3036 , Fokker CV, Häfeli DH-5	The commander of the Patrouille Suisse was a member of Fl St 1, which was part of Fl St 1.
	Fliegerstaffel 2	Inactive	Payerne	F-5E	Hawker Hunter , DH.112 Venom , DH.100 Vampires , Ulrichen Air Base , Turtmann
	Fliegerstaffel 3	Inactive	Sion airport	Mirage IIIRS	Hawker Hunter , DH.112 Venom Recon vers, D-3800 , C-3603 , Dewoitine D.27
	Fliegerstaffel 4	Inactive	Payerne	Mirage IIIRS	Hawker Hunter , DH.112 Venom , DH.100 Vampire AFB Turtmann , Sankt Stephan
	Fliegerstaffel 5 Lynx	Inactive	Interlaken	Hawker Hunter	DH.100 Vampire , Häfeli DH-5	Astronaut Claude Nicollier was a pilot on Fl St 5.
	Fliegerstaffel 6 Ducks	active	Payerne	F-5E	Me109 , C-36
	Fliegerstaffel 7	Inactive	Meiringen	Hawker Hunter	DH.112 Venom , DH.100 Vampire , Me109 , Fokker CV, AFB Ambri , Interlaken
	Fliegerstaffel 8 Destructors	inactive	Meiringen military airfield	F-5E	AFB Buochs ​​Airfield	F-5E J-3073
	Fliegerstaffel 9	Inactive		DH.112 Venom	DH.100 Vampire , Me109 , D-3801, Dewoitine D.27, Fokker CV
	Fliegerstaffel 10	Inactive	Buochs ​​airfield	Dassault Mirage III RS	DH.112 Venom recon, DH.100 Vampire , C-3603 , P-51 Mustang	all equipped with cameras
	Fliegerstaffel 11 Tigers	active	Meiringen military airfield	F / A-18	Dübendorf , F-5E , Hawker Hunter , DH.100 Vampire , D-3801	Member of the NATO Tiger Meet , F / A-18C J-5011 relay aircraft with custom livery
	Target flight squadron 12	active	Emmen military airfield	Pilatus PC-9 / F-5E	Hawker Hunter , C-36
	Fliegerstaffel 13	Inactive	Payerne	F-5E	DH.112 Venom , D-3800 Morane, AFB Turtmann , Meiringen Ambri
	Instrument pilot squadron 14	active	Dübendorf military airfield	Pilatus PC-7	DH.100 Vampires , Pilatus P-3
	Fliegerstaffel 15	Inactive	Saint Stephen	Hawker Hunter	DH-112 Venom , DH.100 Vampire , D-3801, Me109 , Payerne	Last year a Hunter was given a "papyrus" paint job, and the aircraft is now in private use
	Fliegerstaffel 16	dissolved	Sion airport	F-5F	Mirage IIIS , DH-112 Venom and DH-112 R1, DH.100 Vampire , P-51 Mustang C-3603 , C-36 , Fokker CV, Buochs
	Fliegerstaffel 17 Falcons	active	Payerne	F / A-18	Mirage IIIS , DH-112 Venom , D-3802 , C-3603 , Häfeli DH-5 DEWOITINE D.27 AFB Buochs , Emmen airbase , airfield Raron	Relay aircraft F / A-18C J-5017 with "Falcons" livery
	Fliegerstaffel 18 Panthers	active	Payerne	F / A-18		F / A-18C J-5018 relay aircraft with "Panthers" paintwork.
	Fliegerstaffel 19 Swans	active	Sion airport	F-5E	Potez 25, Morane D-3800 P-51 Mustang , DH-112 Venom , Hawker Hunter
	Fliegerstaffel 20	Inactive	Mollis military airfield	Hawker Hunter	DH-112 Venom , DH.100 Vampire , P-51 Mustang , D-3801
	Fliegerstaffel 21	Inactive	Raron Airfield	Hawker Hunter	DH-112 Venom , DH.100 Vampire , P-51 Mustang , Dewoitine D.27 , Me109 , AFB Buochs ​​airfield , Turtmann , Dübendorf military airfield
	Fliegerstaffel 24	dissolved	Emmen military airfield	Pilatus PC-9 / F-5F	Hawker Hunter Trainer	Season 22 and Season 23 were never established.
	Air transport season 1	active	Payerne	AS 532UL , AS 332M-1 , EC635	Alouette III
	Air transport season 2	Inactive	Dübendorf military airfield	Alouette III	Aérospatiale Alouette II , Piper Super Cub , Triengen Airfield
	Air transport season 3	active	Dübendorf military airfield	AS 532UL , AS 332M-1 , EC635
	Air transport season 4	active	Dübendorf military airfield	AS 532UL , AS 332M-1 , EC635 , B190 , DHC-6 , B350		Super Puma T-316 with season icon
	Air transport season 5	active	Payerne	AS 532UL , AS 332M-1 , EC635	Alouette III Dornier Thu 27
	Airlift Squadron 6	active	Alpnach military airfield	AS 532UL , AS 332M-1 EC635
	Airlift Season 7	active	Emmen military airfield	Pilatus PC-6
	Airlift Season 8	active	Alpnach military airfield	AS 532UL , AS 332M-1 EC635	Aérospatiale Alouette III

Other relay units

image	Surname	status	Home base	Aircraft type	history	comment
	Professional Aviation Corps	active	Dübendorf military airfield HQ	all types of aircraft		formerly UeG surveillance squadron
	Federal Air Transport Service	active	Bern-Belp Airport	Cessna Citation Excel , DHC-6 , B350 , B1900 , Falcon 900 , EC635	Learjet 35 , Falcon 50 , Eurocopter Dauphin
	Pilot school	active	Emmen	Pilatus PC-21	F-5F , BAE Hawk , DH.115 Vampire Trainer
	Drone Squadron 7	active	Emmen	ADS-95
	GRD Armasuisse	active	Emmen	Pilatus PC-6 , Pilatus PC-12 , Diamond DA42 Aurora Centauer	Hawker Hunter , Mirage IIIC , F-5E (J-3001)	Flight test service
	Patrouille Suisse	active	Emmen	F-5E	Hawker Hunter AFB military airfield Dübendorf
	PC-7 team	active	Dübendorf military airfield Locarno airfield command	Pilatus PC-7
	MHR military helicopter rescue service	Inactive			Alouette III	SAR , task was taken over by the civilian REGA .
	ADDC	active	Dübendorf military airfield			Air Force HQ, Air Operations Center, Air Defense & Directions Center
	Parachute Reconnaissance Company 17	active	Locarno airfield command	MT-1		Para reccon

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  Relay machine J-3073 of the Fliegerstaffel 8 Vandalos

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  Mirage IIIRS Fl St 10

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  Fl St 11 F / A-18C J-5011 Tigers

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  Papyrus Hunter Fl St 15

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  Fl St 17 F / A-18C J-5017 Falcons

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  F / A-18C J-5018 Fl St 18 Panthers

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  F-5E Tiger II J-3038 Fl St 19 Swans

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  Bison Hunter Fl St 20

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  Super Puma T-316 LT St 4

See also

• Flieger-Flab-Museum Dübendorf

literature

• Albert Wüst: The Swiss air defense. 2011, ISBN 978-3-905616-20-0

Web links

Commons : Swiss Air Force  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• [1] Military monuments in the area of ​​the Air Force (PDF)
• [2] Tail code of all aircraft that were or are in the inventory of the Swiss Air Force (PDF).
• [3] Swiss Army: Retired funds from the Swiss Air Force

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Annual publication of the Swiss Air Force 2020 Corrigenda
2. ↑ PDF Swiss Air Force military identifiers
3. ↑ http://www.blick.ch/news/schweiz/fa-18-absturz-radar-stammt-aus-den-70er-jahren-id5452997.html
4. ↑ http://www.20min.ch/schweiz/news/story/FA-18-der-Schweizer-Luftwaffe-vermisst-18727554
5. ↑ The Federation of June 9, 2016
6. ↑ Former Rega challengers now with the Air Force
7. ↑ This is Switzerland's new reconnaissance drone
8. ↑ Archive link ( Memento from March 3, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
9. ↑ AeroRevue 7/8/2016 page 8
10. ↑ Archive link ( Memento from May 29, 2015 in the Internet Archive )
11. ↑ Luftwaffe replaces B1900 with REGA CL604
12. ↑ Archive link ( Memento from May 29, 2015 in the Internet Archive )
13. ↑ Army in Numbers 12/2013 Army in Numbers , December 1, 2013 ( memento of February 24, 2014 in the Internet Archive ), viewed on January 25, 2015.
14. ↑ Archive link ( Memento from September 10, 2015 in the Internet Archive )
15. ↑ Sale / liquidation. (No longer available online.) Official homepage of the Swiss Air Force, August 20, 2008, archived from the original on February 9, 2010 ; Retrieved September 19, 2009 . 
16. ↑ Archive link ( Memento from May 19, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
17. ↑ Archive link ( Memento from May 19, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
18. ↑ Archive link ( Memento from May 19, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
19. ↑ Archive link ( Memento from September 15, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
20. ↑ Archive link ( Memento from October 6, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
21. ↑ Archive link ( Memento from October 6, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
22. ↑ Archive link ( Memento from May 8, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
23. ↑ Archive link ( Memento from May 8, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
24. ↑ Archive link ( Memento from October 6, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
25. ↑ Archive link ( Memento from October 6, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
26. ↑ Archive link ( Memento from September 15, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
27. ↑ Archive link ( Memento from May 29, 2015 in the Internet Archive )
28. ↑ Archive link ( Memento from May 19, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
29. ↑ Archive link ( Memento from July 1, 2015 in the Internet Archive )
30. ↑ Archive link ( Memento from May 29, 2015 in the Internet Archive )
31. ↑ Archive link ( Memento from May 19, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
32. ↑ Archive link ( Memento from May 19, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
33. ↑ Archive link ( Memento from May 29, 2015 in the Internet Archive )
34. ↑ Archive link ( Memento from May 29, 2015 in the Internet Archive )
35. ↑ Archive link ( Memento from May 29, 2015 in the Internet Archive )
36. ↑ Archive link ( Memento from October 6, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
37. ↑ ^{a b c} The army in numbers . Swiss Armed Forces. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
38. ↑ http://old.hermannkeist.ch/fliegerstaffel-1.html
39. ↑ http://old.hermannkeist.ch/fliegerstaffel-2.html
40. ↑ http://old.hermannkeist.ch/fliegerstaffel-3.html
41. ↑ http://old.hermannkeist.ch/fliegerstaffel-4.html
42. ↑ Archive link ( Memento from April 26, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
43. ↑ Archive link ( Memento from March 3, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
44. ↑ http://old.hermannkeist.ch/fliegerstaffel-7.html
45. ↑ Archive link ( Memento from May 9, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
46. ↑ http://old.hermannkeist.ch/fliegerstaffel-9.html
47. ↑ http://old.hermannkeist.ch/fliegerstaffel-10.html
48. ↑ Archive link ( Memento from October 15, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
49. ↑ Archive link ( Memento from February 2, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
50. ↑ Archive link ( Memento from January 14, 2015 in the Internet Archive )
51. ↑ Archive link ( Memento from January 30, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
52. ↑ Archive link ( Memento from February 25, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
53. ↑ http://old.hermannkeist.ch/fliegerstaffel-13.html
54. ↑ Archive link ( Memento from October 15, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
55. ↑ http://old.hermannkeist.ch/fliegerstaffel-15.html
56. ↑ Archive link ( Memento from January 30, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
57. ↑ Archive link ( Memento from November 14, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
58. ↑ Archive link ( Memento from January 30, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
59. ↑ Archive link ( Memento from April 28, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
60. ↑ http://old.hermannkeist.ch/fliegerstaffel-20.html
61. ↑ Archive link ( Memento from October 15, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
62. ↑ http://old.hermannkeist.ch/fliegerstaffel-21.html
63. ↑ Archive link ( Memento from April 22, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
64. ↑ http://old.hermannkeist.ch/leicht-fliegerstaffel-2.html
65. ↑ Archive link ( Memento from April 6, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
66. ↑ Archive link ( Memento from March 3, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
67. ↑ Archive link ( Memento from March 5, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
68. ↑ Official DDPS page of Air Transport Season 8 ( Memento from March 3, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
69. ↑ Archive link ( Memento from April 6, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
70. ↑ Archive link ( Memento from August 14, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
71. ↑ Archive link ( Memento from January 24, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
72. ↑ Archive link ( Memento from January 20, 2016 in the Internet Archive )