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The days of the Northrop F-5 Tiger in the Swiss Air Force are numbered. Of the 98 planes (J-3001 to J-3098), only 21 are still in service today.The days of the Northrop F-5 Tiger in the Swiss Air Force are numbered. Of the 98 machines (J-3001 to J-3098), only 21 are still in service today. Three militia squadrons are equipped with the F-5E Tiger. The Fl St 6 "Ducks" at Payerne, the Fl St 8 "Vandalos" at Meiringen and the Fl St 19 "Swans" at Sion. Where the Air Base at Sion will close at the end of 2017.
The days of the Northrop F-5 Tiger in the Swiss Air Force are numbered. Of the 98 machines (J-3001 to J-3098), only 21 are still in service today. Three more militia squads are equipped with the F-5E Tiger. The Fl St 6 "Ducks" in Payerne, the Fl St 8 "Vandalos" in Meiringen and the Fl St 19 "Swans" in Sion. Where the place Sion end of 2017 was closed.
In 2018, the three militia squadrons will be disbanding, along with the retiring of the F-5E Tiger. A successor model is not in sight and there is also unclear whether the Air Force will continues to operate militia squadrons as well. All three squadrons have each provided a machine with an attractive special livery.
Other planes with special livery are the J-3074 "PA CAPONA". This is the motto of the Airfield Brigade 32 in the dialect of Savièse, which can be transleted in English as "facing fate in the eye". The J-3036 "Base Aerienne 14" which reminds the closure of the base at Sion.
J-3033 «Ducks»
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J-3036 «Base Aerienne 14»
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J-3038 «Swans»
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J-3044
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J-3070
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J-3073 «Vandalos»
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J-3074 «PA CAPONA»
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J-3077
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J-3094
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