Image credits: Pat Hort A Northrop F-5E Tiger II of the Swiss Air Force “Patrouille Suisse” crashed under unknown circumstances near Melchsee-Frutt, Obwalden. The pilot ejected safely and the aircraft was destroyed. FS #597 Swiss Air Force, Northrop F-5E Tiger II, "A" Category event, 9 a.m., 26 May 2021, "The …
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A pilot from the Swiss Air Force demonstrates the flight capabilities of a F/A-18C Hornet during the 2018 Royal International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford, United Kingdom on July 13, 2018. This year’s RIAT celebrated the 100th anniversary of the RAF and highlighted the United States’ ever-strong alliance with the …
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F A-18C Hornet – Swiss Air Force – Credits: Steve Lynes Via Wikipedia On October 14, 2015, an F/A-18 jet with one pilot on board was flying in airspace shared by the Swiss and French for training exercises. During that time it was crashed in a field near the village of …
Read More » According to RTS, Switzerland’s parliament approved the purchase of a new fleet of fighter jets costing CHF 6 billion. The plan, which aims to defend Swiss airspace beyond 2030, has now been approved by both Switzerland’s upper and lower houses. The Swiss government will split off its purchase of new …
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A Swiss Air Force Axalp 2019 Aerial Display planned for Thursday has been canceled after cracks were found in the landing flap of a F/A-18 fighter jet. According to the service news release, the Swiss Air Force discovered new cracks during inspection work on the flaps of F/A-18C/D fighters. As …
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As reported by Le Matin media outlet according to a spokesman of the Swiss Air Force Patrouille Suisse aerobatic team of the Swiss Air Force mistakenly Performs Flyover At The Wrong Place. The team’s jets were scheduled to fly over Langenbruck, in northwestern Switzerland, south of Basel, where the commemoration …
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In this article, we will share with you the story of a Swiss Air Force Pilot whose F-5 Tiger was hit in his thigh by lightning that penetrated his fighter jet cockpit Urs Ramel, Swiss Air Force F-5 Pilot explains in Peter Lewis book Swiss Tiger Parallel Flight: “Having flown …
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Here is a360° movie from the cockpit of a Swiss Air Force F-5 fighter jet with the team «Patrouille Suisse» flying over the Swiss Alps. The pilot Nils «Jamie» Hämmerli is sitting in the front seat of the plane. The guy in the back seat, holding the cameras (6 GoPro …
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