November 09, 2025

YORKNITE 2025 - annual migration of Swiss Air Force's Hornet for Nightflying

 

Like every year in mid-November, our Hornets migrates to the north for regular nightflying exercises above the training areas of the north sea. It began with Sweden and Norge, since a couple of years it's now in the UK Yorkshire area with the RAF Leeming as host.


Helvetic Airlines will be arriving for transportation/logistic purpose with the Embraer E190 HB-AZE as SUI591 today sunday evening to Payerne, scheduled departure tomorrow monday at 0900h Local Time to Leeming.


Some photos from earlier exercises out of my archive