Switzerland 8-9 March 2017

[Erik-Jan Engelen]

Dear all,
Please see below a log for the above mentioned dates. Main goal was to catch the newly built PC-21 aircraft for Jordan and Australia at Buochs (see under Stans Buochs 2017 topic on this messageboard). The remainder of the trip is shown here:

Wed 08mar17 - Alpnach
SA316B V-262 preserved in Blue farewell c/s
EC635P2+ T-361 inside H1 (RAUG) together with at least one unknown AS332/AS532.
EC635P2+ T-366 inside H2
AS332M1 T-312 inside H2 together with two more unknown AS332/AS532.
EC635P2+ T-357 inside H3
EC635P2+ T-352, T-360, T-362, T-367, T-370 outside/flying
AS332M1 T-315 (LtSt5 mks) outside/flying
AS532UL T-342 outside/flying
Crossing over the airfield was PC-7(NC) A-919.


Wed 08mar17 - Emmen
Hunter F58 J-4070 preserved at public viewing area
F-5E J-3005, J-3065 stored inside H2 ("accross the road from the airfield")
F-5F J-3201 stored inside H2 ("accross the road from the airfield")
ADS-95 D-128 on launch pad
F-5F J-3203 no mks flying from box 1
F-5E J-3088 PdS flying from box 2
F-5E J-3084 PdS flying from box 3
PC-6B-H2M V-631, V-634 no mks, outside/flying from platform at Hangar 1
PC-6B-H2M-1 V-612, V-619 LtSt7 mks, outside/flying from platform at Hangar 1
PC-7 (NC) A-924, A-936 no mks, outside/flying from platform at Hangar 1
PC-9 C-407 ZFlSt12 mks, outside/flying from platform at Hangar 1
PC-9 C-409, C-411 ZFlSt12 & EFlSt24 mks, outside/flying from platform at Hangar 1
PC-21 A-102 flying from box 2
PC-21 A-104 flying from box 7
PC-21 A-105 inside box 6
PC-21 A-106 flying from box 5
AS332M-1 T-317 outside platform at Hangar 1
DA-42 (R-711) towed in RUAG area of the airfield
PC-6/B1-H2 HB-FCF white/red Armasuise c/s, flying from RUAG area
F-5E J-3089 PdS arrived from probably a local test flight, parked inside RUAG hangar
F-5F J-3209 inside RUAG hangar
PC-24 prototype HB-VSA low approach
Dhc-6-300 (T-741) crossed the airfield at medium level
AS332M-1 T-324 arrived and parked on platform at Hangar 1


Wed 08mar17 - Caserne Base Aérienne Payerne
Hunter F58 J-4045 preserved, no unit mks


Wed 08mar17 - Payerne
Mir.3S J-2324 preserved near ground school hangar
Mir.3S J-2334 preserved near main gate
F-5E J-3069 FlSt13 mks, used for ground training and parked inside shelter near ground school hangar
Also present here was mock-up F/A-18 "X-5099" used for fire brigade training.
F-5F J-3201 inside maintenance hangar
F/A-18C J-5001, J-5004, J-5014, J-5016, J-5020 and one unknown Hornet inside maintenance hangar
F/A-18C J-5003, J-5007, J-5008, J-5021 no mks, departed and did not return (to Meiringen)
F/A-18C J-5017 (FlSt17 commander mks), J-5024 (no mks) flew local mission from hangar boxes
PC-7 (NC) A-924, A-933 local missions
PC-9 C-407 on platform and towed inside hangar
EC635P2+ T-353, T-355, T-356 local missions
EC635P2+ T-357 departed
AS332M-1 T-313 towed inside hangar
AS332M-1 T-324 departed
AS-532UL T-336 (LtSt6 mks), T-340 local missions


Wed 08mar17 - Musée de l'Aviation Militare, Payerne
Vampire FB6 J-1156 preserved only a/c outside
F-5E J-3057 preserved
Hunter F58 J-4078 preserved, FlSt5 mks
Hunter T68 J-4203/HB-RVW preserved, FtSt5 / EFlSt24 mks
Mir.3DS J-2012/HB-RDF airworthy
Mir.3RS J-2117 preserved, FlSt10 mks
Mir.3S J-2301 preserved
PC-7 A-908 preserved
SA313B V-43 preserved
SA316B V-282 preserved
Vampire FB6 J-1157 preserved
Vampire T55 U-1211 preserved
Venom FB50 J-1584 preserved


Thu 09mar17 - Meiringen
F-5E "J-3008" preserved, FlSt8/FlSt11 mks (static test frame)
F-5E J-3052 preserved, FlPlzKo13 mks
SA316B V-236 preserved
F-5E J-3030, J-3072 taxying from cave hangars, FlPlzKo13 mks and J-3072 with special paint vertical fin
F-5E J-3067, J-3095 inside maintenance hangar
F/A-18C J-5003, J-5006 taxying from cave hangars, no mks
Despire a WC taking place there was no flying in the morning, only some taxying on behalf of ground crew training took place by two F-5s and two Hornets.


Thu 09mar17 - Alpnach
SA316B V-262 preserved in Blue farewell c/s
EC635P2+ T-361 outside H1 (RAUG)
AS532UL T-331, T-340 inside H1 (RUAG) with one unknown AS332/AS532.
EC635P2+ T-366 inside H2 together with two unknown AS332/AS532.
EC635P2+ T-357, T-360 inside H3
EC635P2+ T-352, T-370 outside/flying
AS532UL T-342 outside/flying


Thu 09mar17 - Emmen
Hunter F58 J-4070 preserved at public viewing area
ADS-95 D-134 on launch pad
F-5E J-3084 inside box 3
PC-6B2-H2M-1 V-612, V-619, V-620 LtSt7 mks, outside on platform at Hangar 1
PC-21 A-102 inside box 7
PC-21 A-105 inside box 6
PC-21 A-106 inside box 5
EC635P2+ T-365 ouside at RUAG, departed
F-5F J-3209 inside hangar at RUAG
PC-6B-H2M V-633 outside at RUAG
PC-12EG HB-FOG grey c/s, Armasuisse, departed
AS332M1 T-324 outside at RUAG
Two unknown F-5 Tigers were inside boxes 1 and 2) and an unknown PC-21 was inside box 8.
Two EC635P2+ flew by just south of the airfield, due to the rain the registrations could not be confirmed but believed to be T-351 and T-363. Probably a long shot but if anyone can confirm?


Regards René, Joris, Corné and Erik-Jan