Swiss Air Force aircraft squadrons

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In the Swiss Air Force, an aircraft usually isn't deployed permanently to a given Squadron, which is especially true of the [militia] squadrons who are not permanently in service. Aircraft are used across several squadrons. Even the aircraft related to the Squadron, such as the F/A-18C J-5017 from 17 Squadron, will be used by other squadrons. Older aircraft will often be retired from front-line service to support squadrons, for example, the Hawker Hunter from a fighter-bomber to a target tug. Two full-scale Hugo Wolf F/A-18C simulators, tail numbers X-5098 and X-5099, are non-flying training simulators for ground crew and not part of any squadron.

ImageNameStatusHome baseAircraft typeHistoryNotes
Staffeln Details 06.JPG Fliegerstaffel 1 RokhInactive Dübendorf Air Base F-5E Hawker Hunter, DH-100 Vampire, C-3036, Fokker C.V, Häfeli DH-5 Commander of the Patrouille Suisse was Member of FlSt1. The Patrouille Suisse was Created from parts of the FlSt1 [1]
FlSt2old.jpg Fliegerstaffel 2 Inactive Payerne Air Base F-5E Hawker Hunter, DH-112 Venom, DH-100 Vampire,AFB Ulrichen, Turtmann [2]
Fliegerstaffel 3 Inactive Sion Airport Mirage IIIRS Hawker Hunter, DH-112 Venom Recon vers, D-3800, C-3603, Dewoitine D.27 [3]
Swiss Air Force Squadron 4 Emblem.JPG Fliegerstaffel 4 Inactive Payerne Air Base Mirage IIIRS Hawker Hunter, DH-112 Venom, DH-100 Vampire AFB Turtmann, Sankt Stephan [4]
Swiss Air Force 5 Squadron Emblem.JPG Fliegerstaffel 5 LynxInactive Interlaken Hawker Hunter DH-100 Vampire, Häfeli DH-5 Swiss Astronaut Claude Nicollier Pilot at this Sqd
CP.AV.6.JPG Fliegerstaffel 6 Ducksactive Payerne Air Base F-5E [5] [6]
Swiss Air Force 7 Squadron Emblem.JPG Fliegerstaffel 7 Inactive Meiringen air base Hawker Hunter DH-112 Venom, DH-100 Vampire, Me109, Fokker C.V,AFB Ambri, Interlaken [7]
Staffeln Details 03.JPG Fliegerstaffel 8 Destructorsactive Meiringen air base F-5E AFBBuochs Airport [8]
Fliegerstaffel 9 Inactive DH-112 Venom DH-100 Vampire, Me109,D-3801, Dewoitine D.27, Fokker C.V [9]
Fliegerstaffel 10 Inactive Buochs Airport Dassault Mirage IIIRS DH-112 Venom recon, DH-100 Vampire, C-3603, P-51 Mustang all equipped with Photocameras [10] [11] [12]
Staffeln Details 07.JPG Fliegerstaffel 11 Tigersactive Meiringen air base F/A-18 Dübendorf Air Base, F-5E, Hawker Hunter, DH-100 Vampire, D-3801 Member of the NATO Tiger Association, [13] F/A-18C J-5011 Squad Aircraft with special paint [14]
FlSt12new.jpg Zielflugstaffel 12 active Emmen Air Base Pilatus PC-9/ F-5E Hawker Hunter, C-36 [15]
Staffeln Details 05.JPG Fliegerstaffel 13 Inactive Payerne Air Base F-5E DH-112 Venom, D-3800 Morane, Trurtmann AFB, Meiringen air base Ambrì [16]
Instrumentenfliegerstaffel 14 active Locarno Pilatus PC-7 DH-100 Vampire, Pilatus P-3 [17]
Swiss Air Force 15 Squadron Emblem 4080.JPG Fliegerstaffel 15 Inactive Sankt Stephan Hawker Hunter DH-112 Venom, DH-100 Vampire, D-3801, Me109, Payerne Air Base In the last year a Hunter got a "Papyrus" paint this aircraft is now private used [18]
Mirage III FlSt16.jpg Fliegerstaffel 16 active Sion Airport F-5F Mirage IIIS, DH-112 Venom & DH-112 R1, DH-100 Vampire, P-51 Mustang C-3603, C-36, Fokker C.V, Buochs Airport
Mirage IIIS FlSt -17.jpg Fliegerstaffel 17 Falconsactive Payerne Air Base F/A-18 Mirage IIIS, DH-112 Venom, D-3802, C-3603, Häfeli DH-5 Dewoitine D.27 AFB Buochs Emmen, Raron Sqd Aircraft F/A-18C J-5017 with "Falcons" Paint [19] [20]
Staffeln Details 02.JPG Fliegerstaffel 18 Panthersactive Payerne Air Base F/A-18 Sqd Aircraft F/A-18C J-5018 with "Phanters" Paint [21]
19 Sqn Swiss Air Force.JPG Fliegerstaffel 19 Swansactive Sion Airport F-5E Potez 25,Morane D-3800 P-51 Mustang, DH-112 Venom, Hawker Hunter [22]
Swiss Air Force Squadron 20 Emblem.jpg Fliegerstaffel 20 Inactive Mollis Hawker Hunter DH-112 Venom, DH-100 Vampire, P-51 Mustang, D-3801 [23]
Swiss Air Force 21 Squadron Emblem.JPG Fliegerstaffel 21 Inactive Raron Hawker Hunter DH-112 Venom, DH-100 Vampire, P-51 Mustang, Dewoitine D.27, Me109,AFB Buochs, Turtmann, Dübendorf [24] [25]
Staffel 24.JPG Fliegerstaffel 24 active Emmen Air Base Pilatus PC-9 / F-5F Hawker Hunter TrainerSqd 22 and 23 don't exist
Lufttransportstaffel 1 active Payerne Air Base AS 532UL, AS 332M-1, EC635 Alouette III [26]
Alouette3 alpnachLT2.jpg Lufttransportstaffel 2 Inactive Dübendorf Air Base Alouette III Aérospatiale Alouette II, Piper Super Cub, AFB Triengen [27]
Emblem LT3.jpg Lufttransportstaffel 3 active AS 532UL, AS 332M-1, EC635 [28]
Emblem LT4.jpg Lufttransportstaffel 4 active Dübendorf Air Base AS 532UL, AS 332M-1, EC635, B190, DHC-6, B350 Superpuma T-316 with Squadronpainting
Lufttransportstaffel 5 active Dübendorf Air Base AS 532UL, AS 332M-1, EC635 Alouette III Dornier Do 27 Aérospatiale Alouette II
Lufttransportstaffel 6 active Alpnach AS 532UL, AS 332M-1 EC635 [29]
PC-6Abzeichen.JPG Lufttransportstaffel 7 active Emmen Air Base Pilatus PC-6 [30]
Lufttransport Staffel8.jpg Lufttransportstaffel 8 active Alpnach AS 532UL, AS 332M-1 EC635 Aérospatiale Alouette III [31] [www.lufttransportstaffel8.ch]

Other aircraft units

ImageNameStatusHomebaseAircrafttypeHistoryNotes
Alouette3 BFK.jpg Berufsfliegerkorps active Dübendorf Air Base HQall AC typesformer UeG Überwachungsgeschwader [32]
Emblem LTDB.jpg Lufttransportdienst des Bundes active Bern Airport Cessna Citation Excel, DHC-6, B350, B1900, Falcon 900, EC635 Learjet 35, Falcon 50, Eurocopter Dauphin [33]
Pilotenschuleactive Emmen Air Base Pilatus PC-21 F-5F, BAE Hawk, DH-100 VampireT
Badge Drohnenstaffel.jpg Drohnenstaffel 7 active Emmen Air Base ADS-95
Grd badge.jpg GRD Armasuisse active Emmen Air Base Pilatus PC-6 Turbo-Porter, Pilatus PC-12, Diamond DA42 Aurora Centauer Hawker Hunter, Mirage IIIC, F-5E(J-3001)Flight test Service
Patrouille Suisse active Emmen Air Base F-5E Hawker Hunter AFB Dübendorf Created from parts of the Fliegerstaffel 1 [34]
PC-7 Team active Dübendorf Air Base Pilatus PC-7 [35]
MHR Alouette.jpg MHR Militär-Helikopter-Rettungsdienst Inactive Alouette III SAR, Today made by the civil Rega (air rescue)
ADDCactive Dübendorf Air Base Air Force HQ, Air Operations Centre, Air Defence& Directions Center
Parachute Reconnaissance Company 17 active Locarno MT-1Para reccon

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