Special Activities of the Swiss Air Force 2009

Flabzielflüge auf PC-9, Sion           12^th - 30^th January 2009 

KVK/WK FlSt18 auf F-18 Hornet, Sion (WEF)           12^th January - 06^th February 2009 

KVK/WK FlSt19 auf F-5 Tiger II, Sion (WEF)           12^th January - 06^th February 2009 

KVK/WK LT 6/8 auf AIII/SP/SC, Alpnach (WEF)           12^th January - 06^th February 2009 

Flabzielflüge auf PC-9, Emmen           19^th January - 13^th February 2009 

Flabzielflüge auf F-5 Tiger II, Emmen           26^th January - 06^th February 2009 

NEWS: (further News and Info is available at http://www.flugzeugforum.de (german) )

• After 2 years in Banja Luka, the Swiss Air Force's two Cougars detached to EUFOR have transferred now to Sarajevo (Camp Butmir, EUFOR's HQ).
• On Wednesday, 23^rd Mai 07, the 1^st (of 18) EC-635 destined for Swiss Air Force, had completed hist first flight (duration 35 mins) ! http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2007/05/23/214183/picture-flight-debut-for-swiss-air-forces-eurocopter-ec635-helicopter.html
• As Swiss Air Force's Learjet is now sold, an civil immatriculated (D-CBIG) Beechcraft 1900D is now leased for transport purposes.
• 18 PC-7 of the Swiss Air Force will receive new colours (red-white) and a digital cockpit in the next years. A-926 is the prototype and wears an special batch on the right side. Since some time A-926 is flying now in the new colours together with A-925, 927, 928, 936 and A-940. In mid'07 there would be 9 modernised aircrafts available. 
• All Aircrafts flying for the Swiss Government receiving now military Immatriculations. Already flying are SA.315C Dauphin T-771 (Ex HB-DDT) and Cessna Citation T-775 (ex HB-VAA). The aircrafts are now part of the new 'Lufttransporte Bund'.
• Swiss Government decided on 06th Dec 2004 to close the military airfields of Alpnach (2007), Dübendorf (2007) and Mollis (2005). Emmen will base the Lufttransport (air transportation) aircrafts and be an reserve airfield for emergencies. Buochs will stay as an 'sleeping base' (activation only during crisis). 
• Austria leases for the next 4 years 12 F-5 E Tiger II from the Swiss Air Force for about 14 millions EUR/per year. All aircrafts (J-3004/05/14/30/33/36/38/41/52/56/57/65) already departed Switzerland and have received some modifications for
• All Hornets had received 'bird slicer'-antennas in front of the Cockpit for the ATIFF (Advanced Tactical Identification Friend and Foe).
• A contract was signed between the US Navy and Switzerland for purchasing 33 low-time F-5E for further use in the US Navy. Most aircraft already departed Emmen AFB on board of USN Herc's and are already in service of VFC-13, VFC-111 and VMFT-401: J-3002/03/06/07/08/09/10/11/12/16/19/20/21/22/23/24/26/27/29/31/32/34/35/37/39/40/45/46/47/50/51/53/61/64. The USN Herc's in use where BD 4993, CW 4762, CW 4993, CW 5158, CW 5160, AX 4998, JW 5314, JW5348, JW 5349, RU 5351 and RU 5379.
• The Swiss Air Force sold also some Alouette III: V-204/13/18/28/30/32/35/37. 
• ADS-95 D-122 made an crashlanding on 15th January 2004 and was heavy damaged - but is repaired now.
  

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