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Swissair
Douglas DC-9-41

Geneva - Int. (Cointrin) (GVA)
Switzerland   1971

HB-IFP

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Swiss Air Force
Northrop F-5E Tiger II

Mollis (LSMF)
Switzerland   Sept 23, 1998

J-3052(L.1052) During the annual refresher course these Tigers are waiting for yet another mission. In the background the usual net barrier. It was not until the arrival of the Hornet that...

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Iraqi Airways
Hawker Siddeley HS121 Trident 1E

Geneva - Int. (Cointrin) (GVA)
Switzerland   Nov 14, 1974

YI-AEC

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Iraqi Airways
Hawker Siddeley HS121 Trident 1E

In Flight
Switzerland   Mar 2, 1974

YI-AEB landing at Geneva

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Swiss Air Force
Aerospatiale AS332M1 Super Puma

Ulrichen (LSMC)
Switzerland   Mar 24, 1994

T-317(2337) During a refresher course the Alouette and Super Pumas were operating out of their war time base Ulrichen. It was the only time I saw the base active. It was...

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Dan-Air London
British Aerospace BAe 146-100

Zurich (- Kloten) (ZRH)
Switzerland   Jul 30, 1983

G-BKMN Sam Iselin photographer

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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
Dassault Mirage IIIS

Payerne (LSMP)
Switzerland   Aug 29, 1989

J-2303(993) In 1989 just a few Mirages were still flying in their original bare metal colours. A great sight!

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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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Swiss Air Force
Northrop F-5E Tiger II

Interlaken (LSMI)
Switzerland   Mar 3, 1994

J-3024(L1024) Ready for take off. The barrier in the back is used to close a public road during flight operation.

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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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Middle East Airlines (MEA)
Boeing 720-047B

Geneva - Int. (Cointrin) (GVA)
Switzerland   Jun 29, 1982

OD-AGG This aircraft was destroyed just 2 days leter, 01 August 1982, in a bombing raid at Beirut.

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Swiss Air Force
Hawker Hunter F58

Payerne (LSMP)
Switzerland   May 6, 1991

J-4087 During the early nineties the Swiss skies were black with Hunters. It was not uncommon to see more than ten flying a day. This came to a sudden halt when...

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Swiss Air Force
McDonnell Douglas F/A-18C Hornet

Meiringen (LSMM)
Switzerland   Mar 21, 2007

J-5020 In snowy conditions the light seems to come from underneath.

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Swiss Air Force
Northrop F-5E Tiger II

Turtmann (LSMJ)
Switzerland   Apr 21, 1997

J-3006 Turtmann was an airfield with a strange lay out with a public road between the runway and the taxiway. Note there is no fence between the aircraft and the truck....

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