Airlift Squadron 6
The Air Transport Squadron 6 (LT St 6) is part of the Swiss Air Force . Some of the pilots belong to the professional aviation corps . A third of the pilots are militia pilots who are employed by civilian employers. The LT6, together with Lufttransport Staffel 8, is subordinate to Lufttransport Geschwader 2, which in turn belongs to Airfield Command 2 at the Alpnach military airfield . The home base of the LT 6 is the Alpnach military airfield. The air transport squadron 6 carries as emblem an oval badge with the front view of a black fly on a white ground, up and down depending on a red area. Above in the red area with white the abbreviation "LT", below the number 6. The camouflage version of the coat of arms shows the same picture, but in dark green tones instead of white and red.
history
At the beginning of the 1960s one dealt with the expansion of the helicopter fleet. This led to the fact that Lufttransport Staffel 8 and Lufttransportstaffel 6 were founded. The light flier squadron 6, equipped with 15 Alouette III , completed its first retraining course in October – November 1967. The air transport squadron 6 used the Alouette III until 2010. In 1974, the separation of ground and air took place in accordance with the squadrons that exist today and the companies of the ground organization. In 1992 the squadron received the AS332M1 Super Puma , in 2001 the AS532UL Cougar . The squadron has been using the Eurocopter EC635 since 2010 .
Air transport squadron 6 is responsible for transporting helicopters throughout Switzerland.
Aircraft
Web links
- Official DDPS page of Air Transport Season 6 ( Memento from March 3, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
