Yes, another squadron is officially disbanded now. This time it was the french part of Switzerland's Escadrille d'Aviation 6 with the slogan "Jusq'au bout" (untill the end). F-5E Tiger J-3033 received an special tail with the famous duck and an badge on the nose. Unfortunally the color of the tail had already some damaged parts at the end of the repetition course, so here you can see maybe the last time the complete work.
SEDUNUM was an dislocation exercise to Sion airfield for three days. One day each for installation and deinstallation and one day flight activity. Maybe you remember REVITA exercise in 2014 (Buochs) - but with much better weather this time 🌞
Sedunum is the romain name used for Sion. Some history lesson from wikipedia:
Celtic and Roman town
At the end of the first century BC, Sion was the capital of the Seduni, one of the four Celtic tribes of the Valais Julius Caesar mentions them as Nantuates Sedunos Veragrosque. They were conquered by the Romans in the second decade BC. By 8-7 BC, Emperor Augustus praised the tribe (civitas) of the Seduni with an inscription. The town-hall is said to contain several Roman inscriptions, one of which found at Sion commemorates the Roman presence: Civitas Sedunorum Patrono. Under the Romans it was known as Sedunum.
The Roman settlement stretched mainly from what is now St. Theodul, between the Sionne and to the west side of the hill, Valeria. Under the church, a large bath complex was discovered and partially excavated. Near La Sitterie, Sous-le-Scex and in the upper part of the Avenue du Petit Chasseur, portions of several villae suburbana were found. In the first Century AD, the Claudii Vallensium Forum, in what is now Martigny, became the capital of the civitas Vallensium. Sedunum lost political importance, but still remained the home of many notable families. Grave stelae attest to the presence of duumviri (magistrates of the civitas), of flamines (priests of the imperial cult), a Roman knight and a former consuls in the town. In the 4th Century praesides (provincial governors) are mentioned living in Sedunum, including a man named Pontius Asclepiodotus, who rebuilt an imperial building and, according to an inscription, converted to Christianity in 377.
The exercise lasted from May 15th 'till 17th and the repetition course finished May 18th in Payerne.
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