History of the Swiss Air Force
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History of the Swiss Air Force

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Image	Aircraft	Origin	Type	Version(s)	Number	Entered service	WFU	Notes

-	Aérospatiale Alouette II	France	observation, rescue & liaison	II	30	1958	1992	10 bought in 1958, and 20 in 1964.

Alouette ag1.JPG	Aérospatiale Alouette III	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	US	transport	C18S, C-45F	3	1948	1969

-	Beechcraft Twin Bonanza	US	transport	E50	3	1957	1989

BFW M.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	Switzerland	fighter	AC-1	1	1928	1939

Comte AC-4	Switzerland	liaison	AC-4	1	1931	1938

Comte AC-11-V	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	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

Do-27.JPG	Dornier Do 27	Germany	aerial spraying	Do 27H2	7	1958	2005

N-20 Front.JPG	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 under QRA.JPG	N-20.10 Aiguillon	Switzerland	fighter	N-20.10	1	1949	1952	First Swiss designed jet fighter, not in serie produced.

-	EKW C-35	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 AS365 Dauphin 2	France	VIP transport	SA.365N	1	2005	2009	Used by the state government

Fairey Fox	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

Swiss Fokker C.V-E cutaway.JPG	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	US	battlefield observation	B	3	1952	1962

Ju52 dub.JPG	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	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	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

Swiss AF North American T-6 Texan.JPG	North American Harvard	Canada	trainer	Mk.IIB	40	1948	1968	Surplus ex-RCAF (Canadian built).

-	Pilatus P-2	Switzerland	trainer	P-2 05 & 06	55	1945	1981

-	Pilatus P-3	Switzerland	trainers	P-3	73	1956	1995	Number includes prototype.

Piper Super Cub	US	observation	PA-18-150	6	1948	1975

Potez 25	France	reconnaissance	L-25 A.2	17	1927	1940

Potez 63	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	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

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In 1917, five Nieuport 23 C.1 planes were acquired from France.

final_sentence: In 1917, five Nieuport 23 C.1 planes were acquired from France.