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

YORKNITE 2020 - night flying of Swiss Hornets in scotland

Our Hornets are migrating to the north again - since many years the night flying training campaign is held in Norway and Scotland. Up to ten Hornets will be based on RAF Leeming from November 24th 'til December 18th,2020.

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