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He did it again! As in 2018, US President Donald Trump took part in the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos. A highlight for aviation fans, as the US President usually travels in a jumbo jet, a Boeing VC-25A. This aircraft is best known as “Air...

The year 2020 started with a highlight. I have been attending the men's downhill ski race on the Lauberhorn in Wengen for many years. This race has been opened with a display by the Patrouille Suisse for several years. As in 2016, the display was...

The 2019 edition of the Fliegerschiessen was an absolute highlight for me. On the one hand I climbed the Wildgärst again to photograph the jets from there during their overflights, on the other hand snow fell in the mountains the weekend before the...

The annual training course (WK) of the Airfield Command (Flpl Kdo) 13 stationed there took place from August 26th to September 20th, 2019. All members of Flpl Kdo 13 were deployed for this purpose and provided personnel for all the necessary areas...

From August 23rd to 30th, 2019 the Epervier exercise took place in Payerne. Six Mirage 2000-5Fs from the "Escadron de Chasse 1/2 Cigognes" fighter squadron based in Luxeuil (BA 116) in the Haute Saône department (north-eastern France) practiced...

After the 2016 edition of the Zigermeet, another air show took place in Mollis in August. More than 30,000 spectators attended the event. Although Mollis is a relatively small airport, the organizers always manage to put together a spectacular...

After Swiss voters rejected the purchase of Gripen fighter jets in 2014, a new evaluation process was launched. Five manufacturers offered their jets: Airbus (Eurofighter), Dassault (Rafale), Saab (Gripen E), Boeing (F/A-18 Super Hornet) and...

Every year the same procedure... For me, as an aviation enthusiast photographer, the Axalp Fliegerschiessen has been a must for many years. Since I have already photographed the props, jets and helis in all possible positions from the Axalp, I...

Like the year before I went after the Royal Air Tattoo a few days to Wales in the Mach Loop, the famous low level flying zone. 2017 i was very happy with flying activities and jets showing up, but this year just a few jets flew by due to bad...