Swiss Trip (mainly Meiringen) Feb 2022 - pic heavy (updated)

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Swiss Trip (mainly Meiringen) Feb 2022 - pic heavy (updated)

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Having seen stunning some shots from a Dutch friend I really fancied the idea of a trip to Meiringen airbase in Switzerland. I took a gamble on the dates hoping I would get a)snow and b)F-5 Tigers, the Tigers only train a few weeks per year, being essentially a militia squadron. I checked out the 2021 schedule and booked my trip based on that, I tried to go as late as possible with regards to the snow, as I wanted as much daylight as possible - in mid winter the sun barely clears the mountains all day! Before my trip the Swiss Air Force released their 2022 schedule - result - the F-5s would be training while I was there.

On the Monday it rained all day, with absolutely no flying, the forecast for the rest of the week didn't look much better - I was feeling a bit depressed by the end of the first day! Anyway, things picked up the next day and although no snow at ground level there was some fresh snow at higher elevations.

On to the pics......

ImageMcDonnell Douglas FA-18C Hornet - 007 by Nick Jennings, on Flickr

ImageMcDonnell Douglas FA-18C Hornet - 009 by Nick Jennings, on Flickr

ImageMcDonnell Douglas FA-18C Hornet - 016 by Nick Jennings, on Flickr

ImageMcDonnell Douglas FA-18C Hornet - 019 by Nick Jennings, on Flickr

ImageNorthrop F-5E Tiger II - 16 by Nick Jennings, on Flickr

ImageMcDonnell Douglas FA-18D Hornet - 008 by Nick Jennings, on Flickr

ImageNorthrop F-5E Tiger II - 03 by Nick Jennings, on Flickr

ImageNorthrop F-5E Tiger II - 08 by Nick Jennings, on Flickr

ImageMcDonnell Douglas FA-18C Hornet - 030 by Nick Jennings, on Flickr

ImageMcDonnell Douglas FA-18D Hornet - 010 by Nick Jennings, on Flickr

ImageMcDonnell Douglas FA-18D Hornet - 011 Instagram by Nick Jennings, on Flickr

ImageNorthrop F-5E Tiger II - 21 by Nick Jennings, on Flickr

ImagePilatus PC-21 - 07 by Nick Jennings, on Flickr

ImageMcDonnell Douglas FA-18C Hornet - 047 Instagram by Nick Jennings, on Flickr

ImageNorthrop F-5E Tiger II - 19 by Nick Jennings, on Flickr

ImageMcDonnell Douglas FA-18C Hornet - 070 by Nick Jennings, on Flickr

ImageNorthrop F-5E Tiger II - 34 by Nick Jennings, on Flickr

ImageMcDonnell Douglas FA-18C Hornet - 077 by Nick Jennings, on Flickr

ImageNorthrop F-5E Tiger II - 27 by Nick Jennings, on Flickr

ImageMcDonnell Douglas FA-18C Hornet - 064 by Nick Jennings, on Flickr

ImagePilatus PC-7 - 03 by Nick Jennings, on Flickr

I'll post more as I work my way through them!

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Re: Swiss Trip (mainly Meiringen) Feb 2022 - pic heavy

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A lovely atmospheric set there.

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Absolutely stunning...

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Swiss hardware and the mountain scenery. What’s not to like!? Stunning set! Thanks for sharing them.

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Re: Swiss Trip (mainly Meiringen) Feb 2022 - pic heavy (updated)

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Thanks for the comments guys!

On to the Wednesday. After having a good day on the Tuesday I decided I'd head to Payerne for the day. Although the photo opprtunities aren't as good, there's a nice roof terrace you can get access to for a small fee, this provides a nice elevated view over the runway. In the afternoon I headed over to the official viewing area, as the lighting conditions aren't great from either side by that point.

ImageMcDonnell Douglas FA-18C Hornet - 33 instagram by Nick Jennings, on Flickr

ImageMcDonnell Douglas FA-18C Hornet - 40 by Nick Jennings, on Flickr

ImageMcDonnell Douglas FA-18C Hornet - 23 by Nick Jennings, on Flickr

ImageEurocopter EC135 VIP - 02 by Nick Jennings, on Flickr

ImagePilatus PC-21 - 05 by Nick Jennings, on Flickr

ImageMcDonnell Douglas FA-18D Hornet - 03 by Nick Jennings, on Flickr

ImageMcDonnell Douglas FA-18D Hornet - 06 by Nick Jennings, on Flickr

ImageEurocopter EC135 P2 - 02 by Nick Jennings, on Flickr

ImageMcDonnell Douglas FA-18C Hornet - 44 by Nick Jennings, on Flickr

ImageMcDonnell Douglas FA-18C Hornet - 38 by Nick Jennings, on Flickr

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Re: Swiss Trip (mainly Meiringen) Feb 2022 - pic heavy (updated)

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Fantastic set, hope to get there and see these guys in similar conditions one day.

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