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Swiss Air Force
Hawker Hunter T68

Emmen (EML)
Switzerland   Sept 7, 1989

J-4204(HABL-003033) The Swiss Hunter trainers were used as ECM aircraft. The additional chaff/flare dispenser can be seen on the outer pylon.

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Swiss Air Force
Hawker Hunter F58A

Emmen (EML)
Switzerland   Aug 23, 1990

J-4150 The Hunter F58A was a secondhand series of Hunter acquired by the Swiss AF. Most F58A's were scrapped in the early nineties.

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HeavyLift
Shorts Brothers Belfast C1

Emmen (EML)
Switzerland   Sept 8, 1989

G-BFYU The Hawk assembly line at Emmen brought quite a few of these HeavyLift Belfasts.

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Czech Republic - Air Force
Tupolev Tu-134A

Emmen (EML)
Switzerland   Aug 26, 1994

1407 This Tupolev brought the personnel for the fighters visiting the Air'94 show at nearby Buochs.

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Swiss Air Force
Hawker Hunter F58

Emmen (EML)
Switzerland   Oct 5, 2008

J-4070 This Hunter is now preserved at the gate of Emmen air base.

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Swiss
Dassault Mirage IIIBS

Emmen (EML)
Switzerland   Aug 22, 1989

U-2004 In 1989 a few silver Mirages were still flying. This IIIBS trainer was one of those. This aircraft was later converted to Mirage IIIDS standards and reserialled J-2004.

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Swiss Air Force
Hawker Hunter T68

Emmen (EML)
Switzerland   May 21, 1992

J-4206 Another Hunter trainer that flew at the same day as J-4205. I was glad to be there that day!

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Swiss Air Force
Hawker Hunter T68

Emmen (EML)
Switzerland   May 21, 1992

J-4205 Hunter fighterbombers used to be a common sight in Switzerland. The trainers were hardly seen however.

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Swiss Air Force
Dassault Mirage IIIDS

Emmen (EML)
Switzerland   Aug 23, 1990

J-2001 The first flight after Mirage IIIBS U-2001 was converted to Mirage IIIDS J-2001. The canards were the most obvious feature. Note the orange overalls of the two test pilots.

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Swiss Air Force
Hawker Hunter F58

Emmen (EML)
Switzerland   May 21, 1992

J-4085 Always a nice place to take pictures: the southern Emmen taxiway.

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Swiss Air Force
British Aerospace Hawk T66

Emmen (EML)
Switzerland   Aug 16, 1990

U-1256 This Hawk was w/o two months later.

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Swiss Air Force
De Havilland DH-100 FB6 Vampire

Emmen (EML)
Switzerland   Aug 23, 1990

J-1082(993) One of the last active Vampires in Swiss Service.

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Swiss Air Force
British Aerospace Hawk T66

Emmen (EML)
Switzerland   Aug 16, 1990

U-1256 This Hawk crahed two months after delivery, making it the least photgraphed Hawk in Swiss inventory.

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Swiss Air Force
Hawker Hunter F58

Emmen (EML)
Switzerland   May 20, 1991

j-4041 In the early nineties over a hundred Hunters were still active in th Swiss AF.

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Swiss Air Force
De Havilland DH-115 Vampire T55

Emmen (EML)
Switzerland   Aug 16, 1990

U-1226 During 1990 the last Vampires operated in the training role. In the background one of the first Hawk traners can be seen.

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Swiss Air Force
Hawker Hunter F58

Emmen (EML)
Switzerland   May 23, 1991

J-4007 During the early nineties the Hunter was widely used in the Alpine region. In 1994 the type was suddenly wfu. Fortunately most returned to the skies as a warbird.

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