Hello,
A couple of weeks ago I and Mr Haylock were fortunate to visit a little picturesque base called Sion, in Switzerland. Current plans suggest that the Swiss Air Force will abandon use of this base after January 2017, so if it's on your 'places to go' list it's a good idea to visit as soon as possible. A schedule of activity can be downloaded directly from the Swiss Air Force website and shows when the F5s and/or F18s will be there.
Here is a selection from a couple of days at the base...
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Northrop F-5F Tiger II, J-3211, Swiss Air Force by Chris Heal - Frontline Aviation, on Flickr
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A New Day, A New Launch by Chris Heal - Frontline Aviation, on Flickr
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F/A-18C Hornet, J-5025, Swiss Air Force by Chris Heal - Frontline Aviation, on Flickr
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Northrop F-5F Tiger II, J-3211, Swiss Air Force by Chris Heal - Frontline Aviation, on Flickr
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Northrop F-5 Tiger II, J-3089, Swiss Air Force by Chris Heal - Frontline Aviation, on Flickr
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Launch to the Heavens, F/A-18C Hornet by Chris Heal - Frontline Aviation, on Flickr
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Northrop F-5F Tiger II, J-3211, Swiss Air Force by Chris Heal - Frontline Aviation, on Flickr
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Aerospatiale TH89 Super Puma, T-321, Swiss Air Force by Chris Heal - Frontline Aviation, on Flickr
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Going Vertical, F-5 Tiger II, J-3086, Swiss Air Force by Chris Heal - Frontline Aviation, on Flickr
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Northrop F-5F Tiger II, J-3211, Swiss Air Force by Chris Heal - Frontline Aviation, on Flickr
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F/A-18C Hornet, J-5018, 18 Staffel, "Panthers", Swiss Air Force by Chris Heal - Frontline Aviation, on Flickr
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F/A-18C Hornet, J-5018, 18 Staffel, "Panthers", Swiss Air Force by Chris Heal - Frontline Aviation, on Flickr
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F/A-18C Hornet, J-5018, 18 Staffel, "Panthers", Swiss Air Force by Chris Heal - Frontline Aviation, on Flickr
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Northrop F-5 Tiger II, J-3090, Swiss Air Force by Chris Heal - Frontline Aviation, on Flickr
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F/A-18C Hornet, J-5003, Swiss Air Force by Chris Heal - Frontline Aviation, on Flickr
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F/A-18C Hornet, J-5016, Swiss Air Force by Chris Heal - Frontline Aviation, on Flickr
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F/A-18C Hornet, J-5018, 18 Staffel, "Panthers", Swiss Air Force by Chris Heal - Frontline Aviation, on Flickr
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Northrop F-5F Tiger II, J-3211, Swiss Air Force by Chris Heal - Frontline Aviation, on Flickr
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Weather in the Valley by Chris Heal - Frontline Aviation, on Flickr
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F/A-18C Hornet, J-5018, 18 Staffel, "Panthers", Swiss Air Force by Chris Heal - Frontline Aviation, on Flickr
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Rolling Out, F/A-18C Hornet, Swiss Air Force by Chris Heal - Frontline Aviation, on Flickr
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F/A-18C Hornet, J-5025, Swiss Air Force by Chris Heal - Frontline Aviation, on Flickr
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F/A-18C Hornet, J-5025, Swiss Air Force by Chris Heal - Frontline Aviation, on Flickr
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Dusk Launch, F/A-18C Hornet, Swiss Air Force by Chris Heal - Frontline Aviation, on Flickr
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Back to Bed, Swiss Air Force by Chris Heal - Frontline Aviation, on Flickr
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Night Ops, Northrop F-5 Tiger II's, Swiss Air Force by Chris Heal - Frontline Aviation, on Flickr
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Northrop F-5 Tiger II, 'Under the Lights', Swiss Air Force by Chris Heal - Frontline Aviation, on Flickr
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Aerospatiale TH89 Super Puma, T-319, Swiss Air Force by Chris Heal - Frontline Aviation, on Flickr
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Northrop F-5F Tiger II, J-3211, Swiss Air Force by Chris Heal - Frontline Aviation, on Flickr
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F/A-18C Hornet, J-5018, 18 Staffel, "Panthers", Swiss Air Force by Chris Heal - Frontline Aviation, on Flickr
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F/A-18C Hornet, J-5018, 18 Staffel, "Panthers", Swiss Air Force by Chris Heal - Frontline Aviation, on Flickr
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Welcome to Switzerland, F-5F Tiger II, J-3211 by Chris Heal - Frontline Aviation, on Flickr
If you got to the end - many thanks for looking. If you get the chance to visit Sion - enjoy, its an amazing base with fantastic vantage points.
Cheers,
Chris
Sion - Repetition Training, March 2016
Re: Sion - Repetition Training, March 2016
Lovely lovely lovely!
Stunning pics! I really like F5s, jetwash pics are amazing!
Stunning pics! I really like F5s, jetwash pics are amazing!
Re: Sion - Repetition Training, March 2016
Stunning pictures Chris
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Re: Sion - Repetition Training, March 2016
What an amazing set, great work dude
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Re: Sion - Repetition Training, March 2016
Sion gets my vote everytime, so much diverse possibilities. ace set of photos
Always remember "If you cannot turn tight...you cannot fight!"
Re: Sion - Repetition Training, March 2016
Many thanks for the comments guy's, appreciated.
If you can spare the time to make a visit before end of Jan 2017 I highly recommend it!
Cheers,
Chris
If you can spare the time to make a visit before end of Jan 2017 I highly recommend it!
Cheers,
Chris
Re: Sion - Repetition Training, March 2016
Cracking set all around, first shot is the winner for me.
Re: Sion - Repetition Training, March 2016
Amazing that they painted your watermark on their hangar door!
Amazing photos, great to see
Amazing photos, great to see
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