List of aircraft of the Swiss Air Force
Introduction Since its formation, the Swiss Air Force has used a number of different aircraft.
Aircraft === Current inventory ===A F-5E tiger II flies by at the 2012 Axalp live fire eventAn F/A-18C taking off from Payerne air baseAn AS532 Cougar helicopterAircraftOriginTypeVariantIn serviceNotes Combat Aircraft F-5 Tiger II United States light fighter F-5E 186 assigned to the Patrouille Suisse F/A-18 Hornet United Statesmultirole F/A-18C 25 F-35 Lightning II United Statesstealth multirole F-35A 0 36 on order - F/A-18 replacement TransportPilatus PC-6Switzerland utility / transport 14STOL capable aircraftBombardier Challenger 600Canada VIP / MEDEVACCL6042Dassault Falcon 900 France VIP 900EX1Cessna Citation Excel United StatesVIP560XL1 Super King Air United States Transport/photomapping  300C 1 can be operated for the Swiss Office of Topography DHC-6 Twin Otter Canadaphotomapping 1 operated for the  Swiss Office of Topography Pilatus PC-12 Switzerland FLORAKO test flights / transport1 Armasuisse Diamond DA42 Twin Star Austria/United States Test aircraftMPP Centaur OPA1 Armasuisse Helicopters Aérospatiale AS 332M1 Super Puma France utility / SAR TH06 15 Eurocopter AS532 Cougar France utility / SAR AS532UL 10Eurocopter EC635 France utility /  VIPEC635 P2+20 2 configured for VIP Trainer AircraftPilatus PC-7 Switzerland trainer27Pilatus PC-21Switzerlandprimary trainer8 F-5 Tiger II United States conversion trainer F-5F 5 F/A-18 Hornet United Statesconversion trainer F/A-18D 5Pilatus PC-9 Switzerland target tug/trainerPC-9/F4 UAVKZD-85SwitzerlandTarget drone41in service from 1985Elbit Hermes 900Israelsurveillance24 on order=== Retired ===Messerschmitt 109 on display at the flight museum in Dübendorf, SwitzerlandA vintage Dewoitine D.27 restored to flying conditionA de Havilland Venom in a diorama setting at the Flieger-Flab-MuseumAS365 Dauphin in  VIP configurationBAE Hawk landing at Buochs, SwitzerlandA Swiss Hawker HunterA EKW C-35 multipurpose biplane AircraftOriginTypeVariantIn serviceNotes Combat AircraftMirage IIIFrancefighterIIIS30retired in 1999P-51 Mustang United Statesfighter131in service from 1949 to 1957Morane-Saulnier M.S.406 Francefighter322 in service from 1939 to 1956 Messerschmitt Bf 109 Germanyfighter 129 in service from 1939 to 1949 Dewoitine D.27 Francefighter 66in service from 1928 to 1944 Hanriot HD.1 Francefighter 16 in service from 1921 to 1930Nieuport 28 Francefighter15in service from 1918 to 1930Potez 25Francebomber2 in service from 1938 to 1944de Havilland Mosquito United Kingdombomber2 in service from 1944 to 1954de Havilland Vampire United Kingdom fighter-bomber182in service from 1946 to 1990de Havilland Venom United Kingdom fighter-bomberF.50/54226in service from 1954 to 1984Hawker Hunter United Kingdom fighter-bomber TF.58125 retired from service 1994  ReconnaissanceADS-95Switzerland Reconnaissance UAV28 (2crashed)Retired November 2019Mirage IIIFrance reconnaissanceIIIRS18retired in 1999de Havilland Venom United Kingdom reconnaissanceF.50/5432in service from 1956 to 1987EKW C-36 Switzerland reconnaissance160in service from 1942 to 1987Fokker C.V Netherlands  reconnaissance64in service from 1927 to 1954EKW C-35 Switzerland reconnaissance160in service from 1937 to 1954Häfeli DH-5 Switzerland reconnaissance80 in service from 1922 to 1940Häfeli DH-3 Switzerland reconnaissance109in service from 1917 to 1939Häfeli DH-1 Switzerland reconnaissance6in service from 1916 to 1919Piper Super Cub United Statesobservation6in service from 1948 to 1975Fieseler Fi 156Germanyobservation5in service from 1940 to 1963Potez 25 Franceobservation17in service from 1927 to 1940Dornier Do 27 Germany communications3retired in 2005Messerschmitt Bf 108 Germanycommunications18in service from 1938 to 1959Beechcraft Twin Bonanza United Statescommunications3 in service from 1957 to 1989 TransportDassault Falcon 50 FranceVIP1replaced by a  Falcon 900EX in 2013Beechcraft 1900 United StatesVIP1replaced by two CL604 in 2020 Learjet 35 United States VIP 2in service from 1987 to 2006Junkers Ju 52 Germanytransport3in service from  1939 to 1981Beechcraft Expeditor United Statestransport3in service from 1948 to 1969Siebel Si 204 Germanytransport1in service from 1945 to 1955Messerschmitt M 18 Germanytransport4in service from 1929 to 1954Pilatus PC-24SwitzerlandVIPPC-241in service from 2019 to 2022 HelicoptersAS365 Dauphin FranceVIP1retired in 2009Aérospatiale Alouette II   Franceutility / SAR30Aérospatiale Alouette III   Franceutility / liaison76replaced by the Eurocopter EC635Sud-Ouest Djinn Francelight utility4in service from 1958 to 1964Hiller UH-12 United Statesobservation3in service from 1952 -1962 Trainer AircraftBAE Hawk United Kingdomprimary trainerHawk 661918 surviving aircraft sold to Finland in 2008Mirage III Franceconversion trainer IIIBS/DS2/2retired in 2003Pilatus P-3 Switzerland trainer60 retired in 1995Hawker Hunter United Kingdom conversion trainer T.687retired in 1994de Havilland Vampire United Kingdom jet trainerT.5535 retired in 1990Pilatus P-2 Switzerland  trainer55 in service from 1945 to 1981Beechcraft MQM-61 CardinalUnited States Target UAV10retired in 1965 Bücker Bü 131 Germany trainer94 in service from 1936 to 1971North American HarvardCanadatrainer IIB40 in service from 1948 to 1968 Bücker Bü 133 Germany trainer52 in service from 1937 to 1968Focke-Wulf Germany trainer1in service from 1945 to 1953Nardi FN.315Italytrainer2 in service from 1944 to 1948Dewoitine D.26Francetrainer11 in service from 1931 to 1948Morane-Saulnier MS.229 Francetrainer2 in service from 1931 to 1941Nieuport 28 Francetrainer5in service from 1917 to 1921 UAVRUAG Ranger ADS 90Switzerlandsurveillance? in service from 1988 to 1999RUAG Ranger ADS 95Switzerlandsurveillance28 in service from 1999 to 2019
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