List of aircraft of the Swiss Air Force

Swiss Air Force FFA P.16 prototype

Since its formation, the Swiss Air Force has used a number of different aircraft.

Current aircraft

In service ^{[1][2][3][4][5][6]}

Image	Aircraft	Origin	Type	Version(s)	Number in service [7]	Notes
	Beechcraft Super King Air	US	Photomapping	350C	1	AB Dübendorf
	Beechcraft 1900	US	VIP transport	1900D	1	Bern-Belp Airport
	Cessna Citation Excel	US	VIP transport	Ce-560XL	1	Bern-Belp Airport replacement planned with Pilatus PC-24[8]
	Dassault Falcon 900EX	France	VIP transport	900EX	1	Bern-Belp Airport
	De Havilland Canada Twin Otter	Canada	Photomapping	DHC-6	1	AB Dübendorf
	Diamond DA42 Aurora Centauer	US  Austria	Experimental	DA42MPP (Mod)	1	Armasuisse AB Emmen[9] (Can be flown unmanned)
	Eurocopter AS332 Super Puma	France	Medium airlift	AS332M1	15	AB Payerne, AB Dübendorf
	Eurocopter AS532 Cougar	France	Medium airlift	AS532UL	11	AB Alpnach [10]
	Eurocopter EC635	France  Germany	Utility	EC635 P2+	18	AB Alpnach [11]
			VIP transport	EC635 P2+ VIP	2
	McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet	US   Switzerland (licensed)	Multirole fighter	F/A-18C	26	Fighter sqns 17, 18 (Airbase (AB) Payerne) and 11 (AB Meiringen)
				F/A-18D	6
	Northrop F-5 Tiger II	US   Switzerland (licensed)	Fighter-Interceptor	F-5E	41	Fighter sqdn 6, squadrons 8 (AB Emmen) & 19 (AB Sion). Use: interception, aerobatics, target-towing.[12]
				F-5F	12	Use: air policing and electronic warfare.
	Pilatus PC-6 Turbo-Porter	Switzerland	Light transport	PC-6/B2-H2M-1	16	Airlift sqn 7 and HB-FCF from Armasuisse (AB Emmen)
	Pilatus PC-7 Turbo trainer	Switzerland	Trainer	NCPC-7	28	AB Locarno
	Pilatus PC-9	Switzerland	Trainer	PC-9/F	11	Flight Training Unit 12 (AB Payerne) Use: target-towing and electronic warfare.
	Pilatus PC-12	Switzerland	Test and transport	PC-12	1	Armasuisse AB Emmen
	Pilatus PC-21	Switzerland	Advanced trainer	PC-21	8	AB Emmen
	RUAG ADS-95 Ranger	Switzerland	UAV	ADS-95	15	Drone Sqn 7, AB Emmen. Should be replaced by six Elbit Hermes 900 until 2019.[13]
	KZD-85	Switzerland	UAV	KZD-85	30	60 line of sight remote control drones originally bought in 1985 for air defense training.

Previous aircraft

Image	Aircraft	Origin	Type	Version(s)	Number	Entered service	WFU	Notes
	Aérospatiale Alouette II[14]	France	observation, rescue & liaison	II	30	1958	1992	10 bought in 1958, and 20 in 1964.
	Aérospatiale Alouette III[15]	France	transport & trainer	III	84	1964	2010	14 lost in accidents. Replaced by EC635.
	BAE Hawk	UK	trainer	T.66	19	1987	2002	One lost in 1990. 18 sold to the Finland in 2008.
	Beechcraft Expeditor[16]	US	transport	C18S, C-45F	3	1948	1969
	Beechcraft Twin Bonanza[17]	US	transport	E50	3	1957	1989
	BFW M.18[18]	Germany	transport	18C & 18D	4	1929	1954	1 18C, 3 18D.
	Bücker Jungmann	Germany	trainer	Bü 131	94	1936	1971	Two-seat biplane. 10 impressed from aero clubs.
	Bücker Jungmeister	Germany	trainer	Bü 133	52	1937	1968	Acrobatics/air combat training single-seat biplane.
	Comte AC-1[19]	Switzerland	fighter	AC-1	1	1928	1939
	Comte AC-4[20]	Switzerland	liaison	AC-4	1	1931	1938
	Comte AC-11-V[21]	Switzerland	liaison	AC-11-V	1	1943	1945
	Dassault Falcon	France	VIP transport	50	1	1996	2013	Replaced by Dassault Falcon 900EX.
	Dassault Mirage III	France	experimental	IIIC	1	1962	1999
			reconnaissance	IIIRS	18	1964	2003
			fighter	IIIS	36	1964	1999	Swiss IIIC, Upgraded by SF Emmen in 1988. Financial scandal reduced orders from 100.
			advanced trainer	IIIBS	4	1964	2003	2 lost in accidents.
			advanced trainer	IIIDS	2	1983	2003	Replaced crashed Mirage IIIBS.
	de Havilland Mosquito[22]	UK	bomber	PR.4 & FB.6	2	1944	1954	1 used by Swissair for pilot training. 2nd was engine testbed for EFW N-20.
	de Havilland Vampire	UK	fighter	F.1	4	1946	1990	First Swiss Air Force jet aircraft. For testing.
			fighter-bomber	F.6	178	1949	1990	Includes 3 from spare parts.
			night fighter	NF.10	1	1958	1961	Testing only.
			trainer	T.55	39	1953	1990	Two-seat trainer, 30 built in Switzerland.
	de Havilland Venom	UK	fighter-bomber	FB.50	126	1954	1984	Improved Vampire with new wings. Swiss FB.50 = RAF FB.1, FB.54 = FB.5.
			reconnaissance	FB.50R	24	1956	1975
			fighter-bomber	FB.54	100	1956	1983
			reconnaissance	FB.54R	8	1980	1987
	Dewoitine D.26	France	trainer	D.26	11	1931	1948
	Dewoitine D.27	France	fighter	D.27	66	1928	1944
	Dornier Do 27	Germany	aerial spraying	Do 27H2	7	1958	2005
	N-20.2 Arbalète	Switzerland	experimental fighter	N-20.2	1	1949	1952	First Swiss designed jet fighter, only 1 test aircraft built.
	N-20.10 Aiguillon	Switzerland	fighter	N-20.10	1	1949	1952	First Swiss designed jet fighter, not in serie produced.
	EKW C-35[23][24]	Switzerland	reconnaissance	C-35 & 35-1	90	1937	1954	8 built from spares.
	EKW C-36	Switzerland	reconnaissance	C-3603	160	1942	1987	20 converted to target tugs, 40 re-engined with turboprop.
	Eurocopter Dauphin 2[25]	France	VIP transport	SA.365N	1	2005	2009	Used by the state government
	Fairey Fox[26]	UK	reconnaissance	VI.R	2	1937	1945
	FFA P-16	Switzerland	ground attack	P-16.04 & P-16 Mk.II	5	1955	1960	Prototypes. Order for 100 cancelled after 2nd crash. 2 returned to FFA.
	Fieseler Fi 156	Germany	transport, observation & ambulance	C-3 Trop	5	1940	1963	Number includes 1 impressed.
	Focke-Wulf Fw 44	Germany	trainer	Fw 44F	1	1945	1953
	Fokker C.V	Netherlands	reconnaissance	D & E	64	1927	1954
	Häfeli DH-1	Switzerland	reconnaissance	DH-1	6	1916	1919
	Häfeli DH-3	Switzerland	reconnaissance	DH-3	109	1917	1939
	Häfeli DH-5	Switzerland	reconnaissance	DH-5	80	1922	1940
	Hanriot HD-1	France	fighter	HD-1	16	1921	1930
	Hawker Hunter	UK	fighter-bomber	F.58	100	1958	1994	Swiss F.58=RAF F.6, FB.58A=FGA.9, T.68=T.66. Final assembly at Emmen. 3 batches, some converted ex-RAF F.6s.
			fighter-bomber	F.58A	52	1971	1994
			trainer	T.68	8	1974	1994
	Hiller UH-12[27]	US	battlefield observation	B	3	1952	1962
	Junkers Ju 52/3m	Germany	transport	Versions	3	1939	1981	Since 1983 museum aircraft at Dübendorf.
	Learjet 35	US	VIP transport	A	2	1987	2006
	Messerschmitt Bf 108	Germany	liaison	B	18	1938	1959
	Messerschmitt Bf 109	Germany	fighter	D-1	10	1939	1949
			fighter	E-1 & E-3	89	1939	1948
			fighter	F-4/Z	2	1942	1947
			fighter	G-6 & G-14	16	1944	1947
	Morane-Saulnier G	France	trainer	G or H	1	1914	1919
	Morane-Saulnier MS.229	France	trainer	Et2	2	1931	1941
	Morane-Saulnier MS.406[28]	France	fighter	MS.406	2	1939	1954	Trainer after replaced as fighter in 1948. 17 3801s built from spares after production ended.
			fighter	3800	82	1940	1954
			fighter	3801	224	1941	1959
			fighter	3802	13	1946	1956
			fighter	3803	1	1947	1956
	Nardi FN.315	Italy	trainer	FN.315	2	1944	1948
	Nieuport 23	France	trainer	23 C.1	5	1917	1921
	Nieuport 28	France	fighter	28 C.1	15	1918	1930
	Nord Norécrin	France	liaison	1201	1	1948	1952
	Nord Norvigie	France	liaison	NC.850	1	1949	1950	Tested and returned to Nord
	North American P-51 Mustang[29]	US	reconnaissance	P-51B-10	1	1944	1945	Some bought surplus for $4000 US ea.
			fighter	P-51D	113	1948	1957
			fighter	TP-51D	2	1948	1957
			fighter	F-6	15	1948	1957
	North American Harvard[30]	Canada	trainer	Mk.IIB	40	1948	1968	Surplus ex-RCAF (Canadian built).
	Pilatus P-2[31]	Switzerland	trainer	P-2 05 & 06	55	1945	1981
	Pilatus P-3[32]	Switzerland	trainers	P-3	73	1956	1995	Number includes prototype.
	Piper Super Cub[33]	US	observation	PA-18-150	6	1948	1975
	Potez 25[34]	France	reconnaissance	L-25 A.2	17	1927	1940
	Potez 63[35]	France	bomber	630 & 633	2	1938	1944
	Rockwell Grand Commander	US	mapping	680FL	1	1976	1993	Civil registered for Federal Office of Topography.
	Siebel Si 204	Germany	transport	D-1	1	1945	1955	Interned.
	Stinson Sentinel	US	liaison	L-5	1	1944	1945
	Sud-Ouest Djinn[36]	France	trainer	S.O.1221	4	1958	1964	Returned to manufacturer following rotor problems.
	Weber-Landolf-Münch WLM-1	Switzerland	glider	WLM-1	2	1951	unk

See also

Media related to Air force of Switzerland at Wikimedia Commons Media related to SAF Aircraft in Museum at Wikimedia Commons

References

• Flieger-Flab-Museum Dübendorf
• Alber Wüst: Die Schweizerische Fliegerabwehr. 2011, ISBN 978-3-905616-20-0
• World Air Forces - Switzerland