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As part of the 2020 training course in Meringen, a “decentralization exercise” took place in Mollis with 4 F/A-18 Hornets. Mollis served as a military airfield since the 1930s and was used as a jet airfield until 1999. After that, the airfield...

The annual training course (WK) of Airfield Command 13 in Meiringen took place this September. In addition to the F/A-18 Hornets from Fliegerstaffel 11 stationed in Meringen, some F-5 Tigers also flew their rounds every day. Since I've been to...

The year 2020 was not a good year photographically. Because of COVID 19, almost all air shows and large military exercises have been canceled. But flight operations at the airfields were of course maintained. So I visited Meiringen airfield a few...

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...