Blog Jahr 2019

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...