el ▁ 1 2 . ▁▁ ▁The ▁cre ws ▁of ▁the ▁Ziel flug st aff el ▁ 1 2 ▁ ▁are ▁former ▁milit ia ▁pil ots ▁of ▁the ▁Fl ie ger st aff el ▁ 6 ▁, ▁Fl ie ger st aff el ▁ 8 ▁and ▁Fl ie ger st aff el ▁▁ 1 9 , ▁which ▁have ▁reached ▁the ▁age ▁limits ▁on ▁the ▁combat ▁aircraft ▁squad rons . ▁The ▁main ▁task ▁is ▁to ▁present ▁flying ▁targets ▁as ▁air ▁thre ats ▁to ▁various ▁units ▁of ▁the ▁army . ▁The ▁main ▁customer ▁is ▁the ▁Gr ound ▁to ▁Air ▁Def ense , ▁G BA . ▁ ▁The ▁PC - 9 ▁in ▁its ▁t ug ▁role ▁is ▁equ ipped ▁with ▁a ▁win ch ▁for ▁a ▁to wing ▁target ▁under ▁the ▁wing . ▁The ▁Fl ie ger st aff el ▁ 2 4 ▁uses ▁the ▁same ▁PC - 9 ▁with ▁the ▁‘ ‘ V ista ' 5 Er ic sson ▁pod ▁for ▁electronic ▁war fare . ▁The ▁Fl ie ger st aff el ▁ 2 4 ▁was ▁integrated ▁into ▁the ▁Ziel flug st aff el ▁ 1 2 ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁but ▁it ▁diff ers ▁so ▁much ▁in ▁oper ational ▁terms ▁that ▁it ▁may ▁be ▁regarded ▁as ▁an ▁independent ▁squad ron . ▁Ziel flug st aff el ▁ 1 2 ▁uses ▁also ▁the ▁ 1 1 ▁red ▁/ white ▁F - 5 E ’ s ▁that ▁are ▁used ▁by ▁the ▁Pat rou ille ▁Suisse ▁with ▁a ▁win ch ▁on ▁the ▁center line py