Back to the Cold War ? Hornets in SST

Strange noises and tails in the Simmental valley - four Hornets out of Payerne where used for an decentralisation exercise on the former military base of St. Stephan (in use 'till 1994).

Contrary to the cold war times, the huge amount of military security personel was very friendly and had a lot of military cookies and chocolate to give - thank you 💗🍫🍫🍫

Such exercises are important for ground and flight personal and are held regularly on Geneva airport and former Swiss Air Force bases like Buochs, Mollis and St. Stephan. Hornets will be back in SST next year, and the new fighter aircraft NFA is also planned to use those bases in the future.

Hornets temporarly in SST

 Good news for the Fans - due an decentralisation exercise, some Hornets will fly the Axalp shooting exercise out of St. Stephan, an airbase in use 'till 1994 y the Swiss Air Force and knowed by enthousiasts for the yearly Hunterfest !

The Hornets will arrive for three days in the second week of repetition course.

100 years Payerne airfield - two days of not public celebrations

 

Another event went private due COVID restrictions - but the little airshows we had watched from outside the fences. September 30th, 2021

Swiss Hornet Display, Swiss Super Puma Display, possibilities of aitr transport with helicopters in the Swiss Air Force and the Patrouille Suisse - not bad like an airshow that never was 👍