Swiss Air Force aircraft squadrons

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.

Image Name Status Home base Aircraft type History Notes
Fliegerstaffel 1 Rokh Inactive 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]
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]
Fliegerstaffel 4 Inactive Payerne Air Base Mirage IIIRS Hawker Hunter, DH-112 Venom, DH-100 Vampire AFB Turtmann, Sankt Stephan [4]
Fliegerstaffel 5 Lynx Inactive Interlaken Hawker Hunter DH-100 Vampire, Häfeli DH-5 Swiss Astronaut Claude Nicollier Pilot at this Sqd
Fliegerstaffel 6 Ducks active Payerne Air Base F-5E [5][6]
Fliegerstaffel 7 Inactive Meiringen air base Hawker Hunter DH-112 Venom, DH-100 Vampire, Me109, Fokker C.V,AFB Ambri, Interlaken [7]
Fliegerstaffel 8 Destructors active 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]
Fliegerstaffel 11 Tigers active 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]
Zielflugstaffel 12 active Emmen Air Base Pilatus PC-9/ F-5E Hawker Hunter, C-36 [15]
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-7DH-100 VampirePilatus P-3 [17]
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 AC is now private used[18]
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
Fliegerstaffel 17 Falcons active Payerne Air Base F/A-18 Mirage IIIS, DH-112 Venom, D-3802, C-3603, Häfeli DH-5 Dewoitine D.27 AFB BuochsEmmen, Raron Sqd Aircraft F/A-18C J-5017 with "Falcons" Paint[19][20]
Fliegerstaffel 18 Panthers active Payerne Air Base F/A-18 Sqd Aircraft F/A-18C J-5018 with "Phanters" Paint[21]
Fliegerstaffel 19 Swans active Sion Airport F-5E Potez 25,Morane D-3800 P-51 Mustang, DH-112 Venom, Hawker Hunter [22]
Fliegerstaffel 20 Inactive Mollis Hawker Hunter DH-112 Venom, DH-100 Vampire, P-51 Mustang, D-3801 [23]
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]
Fliegerstaffel 24 active Emmen Air Base Pilatus PC-9 / F-5F Hawker Hunter Trainer Sqd 22 and 23 don't exist
Lufttransportstaffel 1 active Payerne Air Base AS 532UL, AS 332M-1, EC635 Alouette III [26]
Lufttransportstaffel 2 Inactive Dübendorf Air Base Alouette III Aérospatiale Alouette II, Piper Super Cub, AFB Triengen [27]
Lufttransportstaffel 3 active AS 532UL, AS 332M-1, EC635 [28]
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 IIIDornier Do 27Aérospatiale Alouette II
Lufttransportstaffel 6 active Alpnach AS 532UL, AS 332M-1 EC635 [29]
Lufttransportstaffel 7 active Emmen Air Base Pilatus PC-6 [30]
Lufttransportstaffel 8 active Alpnach AS 532UL, AS 332M-1 EC635 Aérospatiale Alouette III [31] [www.lufttransportstaffel8.ch]

Other aircraft units

Image Name Status Homebase Aircrafttype History Notes
Berufsfliegerkorps active Dübendorf Air Base HQ all AC types former UeG Überwachungsgeschwader[32]
Lufttransportdienst des Bundes active Bern Airport Cessna Citation Excel, DHC-6, B350, B1900, Falcon 900, EC635 Learjet 35, Falcon 50, Eurocopter Dauphin [33]
Pilotenschule active Emmen Air Base Pilatus PC-21 F-5F, BAE Hawk, DH-100 VampireT
Drohnenstaffel 7 active Emmen Air Base ADS-95
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 Militär-Helikopter-Rettungsdienst Inactive Alouette III SAR, Today made by the civil Rega (air rescue)
ADDC active Dübendorf Air Base Air Force HQ, Air Operations Centre, Air Defence& Directions Center
Parachute Reconnaissance Company 17 active Locarno MT-1 Para reccon
  • Tail of F-5E J-3033 FlSt6
    Tail of F-5E J-3033 FlSt6
  • F-5E J-3073 Vandalos FlSt8
    F-5E J-3073 Vandalos FlSt8
  • MirageIIIRS FlSt10
    MirageIIIRS FlSt10
  • F/A-18C J-5011 Tigers FlSt11
    F/A-18C J-5011 Tigers FlSt11
  • Paper Hunter FlSt15
    Paper Hunter FlSt15
  • F/A-18C J-5017 Falcons FlSt17
    F/A-18C J-5017 Falcons FlSt17
  • F/A-18C J-5018 Panthers FlSt 18
    F/A-18C J-5018 Panthers FlSt 18
  • F-5E Swans FlSt19
    F-5E Swans FlSt19
  • Bison Hunter FlSt20
    Bison Hunter FlSt20
  • Superpuma T-316 LT4
    Superpuma T-316 LT4

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