Fanny “Shotty” Chollet is one of only seven female pilots. The other six fly helicopters. Flying Officer (First Lieutenant) Fanny “Shotty”…
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Last Axalp Air Power Demonstration for Swiss Air Force F-5 Tiger IIs
by Dario Leone2018 edition of Axalp exercise will be remembered for having been the last one for Swiss Air Force F-5 Tiger IIs…
The service will be left with 26 active F-5 fighters The Swiss military has indicated of its desire to retire 27…
The purchasing of new fighter planes has stalled after the Swiss people voted against the acquisition of 22 JAS-39 Gripen fighter jets in…
This year edition of the event marked the 75th anniversary of the famed Axalp Air Power Demonstration Taken on Oct. 11,…
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THE AVIATION GEEK CLUB WILL FLY ABOARD SWISS AIR FORCE HELICOPTER TO ATTEND AXALP 2017
We will have the unique chance to fly aboard one of the service helicopters to reach the spot from which we…
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U.S. NAVY TO HELP SWISS AIR FORCE INVESTIGATE 2015 F/A-18D CRASH
by Dario LeoneWhile the F/A-18D was performing a training sortie along with two F-5 Tigers over France’s Jura region one of its engines…
The star of the airshow was the famous “Papyrus Hunter,” a special painted Hawker Hunter F.MK.58 which served in the Swiss…
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Swiss Air Force to overhaul its F/A-18 Hornet fighter aircraft to extend their flight hours
by Dario LeoneThe F/A-18 fighter jets will reach the end of their lifespans of 5,000 flight hours in 2025 On. Nov. 21, 2016,…
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