Since its formation, the Swiss Air Force has used a number of different aircraft.
Aircraft | Origin | Type | Variant | In service | Notes | |
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Combat Aircraft | ||||||
Mirage III | France | fighter | IIIS | 30 [18] | retired in 1999 | |
P-51 Mustang | United States | fighter | 131 [19] | in service from 1949 to 1957 | ||
Morane-Saulnier M.S.406 | France | fighter | 322 [20] | in service from 1939 to 1956 | ||
Messerschmitt Bf 109 | Germany | fighter | 129 [21] | in service from 1939 to 1949 | ||
Dewoitine D.27 | France | fighter | 66 [22] | in service from 1928 to 1944 | ||
Hanriot HD.1 | France | fighter | 16 [23] | in service from 1921 to 1930 | ||
Nieuport 28 | France | fighter | 15 [24] | in service from 1918 to 1930 | ||
Potez 25 | France | bomber | 2 [25] | in service from 1938 to 1944 | ||
de Havilland Mosquito | United Kingdom | bomber | 2 [26] | in service from 1944 to 1954 | ||
de Havilland Vampire | United Kingdom | fighter-bomber | 182 [27] | in service from 1946 to 1990 | ||
de Havilland Venom | United Kingdom | fighter-bomber | F.50/54 | 226 [28] | in service from 1954 to 1984 | |
Hawker Hunter | United Kingdom | fighter-bomber | TF.58 | 125 [18] | retired from service 1994 | |
Reconnaissance | ||||||
ADS-95 | Switzerland | Reconnaissance UAV | 28 (2crashed) | Retired November 2019 [29] | ||
Mirage III | France | reconnaissance | IIIRS | 18 [18] | retired in 1999 | |
de Havilland Venom | United Kingdom | reconnaissance | F.50/54 | 32 [28] | in service from 1956 to 1987 | |
EKW C-36 | Switzerland | reconnaissance | 160 [30] | in service from 1942 to 1987 | ||
Fokker C.V | Netherlands | reconnaissance | 64 [31] | in service from 1927 to 1954 | ||
EKW C-35 | Switzerland | reconnaissance | 160 [32] | in service from 1937 to 1954 | ||
Häfeli DH-5 | Switzerland | reconnaissance | 80 [33] | in service from 1922 to 1940 | ||
Häfeli DH-3 | Switzerland | reconnaissance | 109 [33] | in service from 1917 to 1939 | ||
Häfeli DH-1 | Switzerland | reconnaissance | 6 [33] | in service from 1916 to 1919 | ||
Piper Super Cub | United States | observation | 6 [34] | in service from 1948 to 1975 | ||
Fieseler Fi 156 | Germany | observation | 5 [35] | in service from 1940 to 1963 | ||
Potez 25 | France | observation | 17 [25] | in service from 1927 to 1940 | ||
Dornier Do 27 | Germany | communications | 3 [18] | retired in 2005 | ||
Messerschmitt Bf 108 | Germany | communications | 18 [36] | in service from 1938 to 1959 | ||
Beechcraft Twin Bonanza | United States | communications | 3 [18] | in service from 1957 to 1989 | ||
Transport | ||||||
Dassault Falcon 50 | France | VIP | 1 [37] | replaced by a Falcon 900EX in 2013 | ||
Beechcraft 1900 | United States | VIP | 1 | replaced by two CL604 in 2020 | ||
Learjet 35 | United States | VIP | 2 [18] | in service from 1987 to 2006 | ||
Junkers Ju 52 | Germany | transport | 3 [38] | in service from 1939 to 1981 | ||
Beechcraft Expeditor | United States | transport | 3 [39] | in service from 1948 to 1969 | ||
Siebel Si 204 | Germany | transport | 1 [40] | in service from 1945 to 1955 | ||
Messerschmitt M 18 | Germany | transport | 4 [41] | in service from 1929 to 1954 | ||
Pilatus PC-24 | Switzerland | VIP | PC-24 | 1 [42] | in service from 2019 to 2022 | |
Helicopters | ||||||
AS365 Dauphin | France | VIP | 1 [43] | retired in 2009 | ||
Aérospatiale Alouette II | France | utility / SAR | 30 [18] | |||
Aérospatiale Alouette III | France | utility / liaison | 76 [18] | replaced by the Eurocopter EC635 [44] | ||
Sud-Ouest Djinn | France | light utility | 4 [45] | in service from 1958 to 1964 | ||
Hiller UH-12 | United States | observation | 3 [46] | in service from 1952 -1962 | ||
Trainer Aircraft | ||||||
BAE Hawk | United Kingdom | primary trainer | Hawk 66 | 19 [47] | 18 surviving aircraft sold to Finland in 2008 [48] | |
Mirage III | France | conversion trainer | IIIBS/DS | 2/2 [18] | retired in 2003 | |
Pilatus P-3 | Switzerland | trainer | 60 [18] | retired in 1995 | ||
Hawker Hunter | United Kingdom | conversion trainer | T.68 | 7 [18] | retired in 1994 | |
de Havilland Vampire | United Kingdom | jet trainer | T.55 | 35 [18] | retired in 1990 | |
Pilatus P-2 | Switzerland | trainer | 55 [49] | in service from 1945 to 1981 | ||
Beechcraft MQM-61 Cardinal | United States | Target UAV | 10 | retired in 1965 | ||
Bücker Bü 131 | Germany | trainer | 94 [50] | in service from 1936 to 1971 | ||
North American Harvard | Canada | trainer | IIB | 40 [51] | in service from 1948 to 1968 | |
Bücker Bü 133 | Germany | trainer | 52 [52] | in service from 1937 to 1968 | ||
Focke-Wulf | Germany | trainer | 1 [53] | in service from 1945 to 1953 | ||
Nardi FN.315 | Italy | trainer | 2 [54] | in service from 1944 to 1948 | ||
Dewoitine D.26 | France | trainer | 11 [22] | in service from 1931 to 1948 | ||
Morane-Saulnier MS.229 | France | trainer | 2 [55] | in service from 1931 to 1941 | ||
Nieuport 28 | France | trainer | 5 [56] | in service from 1917 to 1921 | ||
UAV | ||||||
RUAG Ranger ADS 90 | Switzerland | surveillance | ? | in service from 1988 to 1999 | ||
RUAG Ranger ADS 95 | Switzerland | surveillance | 28 | in service from 1999 to 2019 |
Since its formation, the Swiss Air Force has used a number of different aircraft.
Aircraft | Origin | Type | Variant | In service | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Combat Aircraft | ||||||
Mirage III | France | fighter | IIIS | 30 [18] | retired in 1999 | |
P-51 Mustang | United States | fighter | 131 [19] | in service from 1949 to 1957 | ||
Morane-Saulnier M.S.406 | France | fighter | 322 [20] | in service from 1939 to 1956 | ||
Messerschmitt Bf 109 | Germany | fighter | 129 [21] | in service from 1939 to 1949 | ||
Dewoitine D.27 | France | fighter | 66 [22] | in service from 1928 to 1944 | ||
Hanriot HD.1 | France | fighter | 16 [23] | in service from 1921 to 1930 | ||
Nieuport 28 | France | fighter | 15 [24] | in service from 1918 to 1930 | ||
Potez 25 | France | bomber | 2 [25] | in service from 1938 to 1944 | ||
de Havilland Mosquito | United Kingdom | bomber | 2 [26] | in service from 1944 to 1954 | ||
de Havilland Vampire | United Kingdom | fighter-bomber | 182 [27] | in service from 1946 to 1990 | ||
de Havilland Venom | United Kingdom | fighter-bomber | F.50/54 | 226 [28] | in service from 1954 to 1984 | |
Hawker Hunter | United Kingdom | fighter-bomber | TF.58 | 125 [18] | retired from service 1994 | |
Reconnaissance | ||||||
ADS-95 | Switzerland | Reconnaissance UAV | 28 (2crashed) | Retired November 2019 [29] | ||
Mirage III | France | reconnaissance | IIIRS | 18 [18] | retired in 1999 | |
de Havilland Venom | United Kingdom | reconnaissance | F.50/54 | 32 [28] | in service from 1956 to 1987 | |
EKW C-36 | Switzerland | reconnaissance | 160 [30] | in service from 1942 to 1987 | ||
Fokker C.V | Netherlands | reconnaissance | 64 [31] | in service from 1927 to 1954 | ||
EKW C-35 | Switzerland | reconnaissance | 160 [32] | in service from 1937 to 1954 | ||
Häfeli DH-5 | Switzerland | reconnaissance | 80 [33] | in service from 1922 to 1940 | ||
Häfeli DH-3 | Switzerland | reconnaissance | 109 [33] | in service from 1917 to 1939 | ||
Häfeli DH-1 | Switzerland | reconnaissance | 6 [33] | in service from 1916 to 1919 | ||
Piper Super Cub | United States | observation | 6 [34] | in service from 1948 to 1975 | ||
Fieseler Fi 156 | Germany | observation | 5 [35] | in service from 1940 to 1963 | ||
Potez 25 | France | observation | 17 [25] | in service from 1927 to 1940 | ||
Dornier Do 27 | Germany | communications | 3 [18] | retired in 2005 | ||
Messerschmitt Bf 108 | Germany | communications | 18 [36] | in service from 1938 to 1959 | ||
Beechcraft Twin Bonanza | United States | communications | 3 [18] | in service from 1957 to 1989 | ||
Transport | ||||||
Dassault Falcon 50 | France | VIP | 1 [37] | replaced by a Falcon 900EX in 2013 | ||
Beechcraft 1900 | United States | VIP | 1 | replaced by two CL604 in 2020 | ||
Learjet 35 | United States | VIP | 2 [18] | in service from 1987 to 2006 | ||
Junkers Ju 52 | Germany | transport | 3 [38] | in service from 1939 to 1981 | ||
Beechcraft Expeditor | United States | transport | 3 [39] | in service from 1948 to 1969 | ||
Siebel Si 204 | Germany | transport | 1 [40] | in service from 1945 to 1955 | ||
Messerschmitt M 18 | Germany | transport | 4 [41] | in service from 1929 to 1954 | ||
Pilatus PC-24 | Switzerland | VIP | PC-24 | 1 [42] | in service from 2019 to 2022 | |
Helicopters | ||||||
AS365 Dauphin | France | VIP | 1 [43] | retired in 2009 | ||
Aérospatiale Alouette II | France | utility / SAR | 30 [18] | |||
Aérospatiale Alouette III | France | utility / liaison | 76 [18] | replaced by the Eurocopter EC635 [44] | ||
Sud-Ouest Djinn | France | light utility | 4 [45] | in service from 1958 to 1964 | ||
Hiller UH-12 | United States | observation | 3 [46] | in service from 1952 -1962 | ||
Trainer Aircraft | ||||||
BAE Hawk | United Kingdom | primary trainer | Hawk 66 | 19 [47] | 18 surviving aircraft sold to Finland in 2008 [48] | |
Mirage III | France | conversion trainer | IIIBS/DS | 2/2 [18] | retired in 2003 | |
Pilatus P-3 | Switzerland | trainer | 60 [18] | retired in 1995 | ||
Hawker Hunter | United Kingdom | conversion trainer | T.68 | 7 [18] | retired in 1994 | |
de Havilland Vampire | United Kingdom | jet trainer | T.55 | 35 [18] | retired in 1990 | |
Pilatus P-2 | Switzerland | trainer | 55 [49] | in service from 1945 to 1981 | ||
Beechcraft MQM-61 Cardinal | United States | Target UAV | 10 | retired in 1965 | ||
Bücker Bü 131 | Germany | trainer | 94 [50] | in service from 1936 to 1971 | ||
North American Harvard | Canada | trainer | IIB | 40 [51] | in service from 1948 to 1968 | |
Bücker Bü 133 | Germany | trainer | 52 [52] | in service from 1937 to 1968 | ||
Focke-Wulf | Germany | trainer | 1 [53] | in service from 1945 to 1953 | ||
Nardi FN.315 | Italy | trainer | 2 [54] | in service from 1944 to 1948 | ||
Dewoitine D.26 | France | trainer | 11 [22] | in service from 1931 to 1948 | ||
Morane-Saulnier MS.229 | France | trainer | 2 [55] | in service from 1931 to 1941 | ||
Nieuport 28 | France | trainer | 5 [56] | in service from 1917 to 1921 | ||
UAV | ||||||
RUAG Ranger ADS 90 | Switzerland | surveillance | ? | in service from 1988 to 1999 | ||
RUAG Ranger ADS 95 | Switzerland | surveillance | 28 | in service from 1999 to 2019 |