Sion - Repetition Training, March 2016

[CH79]

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...

1.
Northrop F-5F Tiger II, J-3211, Swiss Air Force by Chris Heal - Frontline Aviation, on Flickr

2.
A New Day, A New Launch by Chris Heal - Frontline Aviation, on Flickr

3.
F/A-18C Hornet, J-5025, Swiss Air Force by Chris Heal - Frontline Aviation, on Flickr

4.
Northrop F-5F Tiger II, J-3211, Swiss Air Force by Chris Heal - Frontline Aviation, on Flickr

5.
Northrop F-5 Tiger II, J-3089, Swiss Air Force by Chris Heal - Frontline Aviation, on Flickr

6.
Launch to the Heavens, F/A-18C Hornet by Chris Heal - Frontline Aviation, on Flickr

7.
Northrop F-5F Tiger II, J-3211, Swiss Air Force by Chris Heal - Frontline Aviation, on Flickr

8.
Aerospatiale TH89 Super Puma, T-321, Swiss Air Force by Chris Heal - Frontline Aviation, on Flickr

9.
Going Vertical, F-5 Tiger II, J-3086, Swiss Air Force by Chris Heal - Frontline Aviation, on Flickr

10.
Northrop F-5F Tiger II, J-3211, Swiss Air Force by Chris Heal - Frontline Aviation, on Flickr

11.
F/A-18C Hornet, J-5018, 18 Staffel, "Panthers", Swiss Air Force by Chris Heal - Frontline Aviation, on Flickr

12.
F/A-18C Hornet, J-5018, 18 Staffel, "Panthers", Swiss Air Force by Chris Heal - Frontline Aviation, on Flickr

13.
F/A-18C Hornet, J-5018, 18 Staffel, "Panthers", Swiss Air Force by Chris Heal - Frontline Aviation, on Flickr

14.
Northrop F-5 Tiger II, J-3090, Swiss Air Force by Chris Heal - Frontline Aviation, on Flickr

15.
F/A-18C Hornet, J-5003, Swiss Air Force by Chris Heal - Frontline Aviation, on Flickr

16.
F/A-18C Hornet, J-5016, Swiss Air Force by Chris Heal - Frontline Aviation, on Flickr

17.
F/A-18C Hornet, J-5018, 18 Staffel, "Panthers", Swiss Air Force by Chris Heal - Frontline Aviation, on Flickr

18.
Northrop F-5F Tiger II, J-3211, Swiss Air Force by Chris Heal - Frontline Aviation, on Flickr

19.
Weather in the Valley by Chris Heal - Frontline Aviation, on Flickr

20.
F/A-18C Hornet, J-5018, 18 Staffel, "Panthers", Swiss Air Force by Chris Heal - Frontline Aviation, on Flickr

21.
Rolling Out, F/A-18C Hornet, Swiss Air Force by Chris Heal - Frontline Aviation, on Flickr

22.
F/A-18C Hornet, J-5025, Swiss Air Force by Chris Heal - Frontline Aviation, on Flickr

23.
F/A-18C Hornet, J-5025, Swiss Air Force by Chris Heal - Frontline Aviation, on Flickr

24.
Dusk Launch, F/A-18C Hornet, Swiss Air Force by Chris Heal - Frontline Aviation, on Flickr

25.
Back to Bed, Swiss Air Force by Chris Heal - Frontline Aviation, on Flickr

26.
Night Ops, Northrop F-5 Tiger II's, Swiss Air Force by Chris Heal - Frontline Aviation, on Flickr

27.
Northrop F-5 Tiger II, 'Under the Lights', Swiss Air Force by Chris Heal - Frontline Aviation, on Flickr

28.
Aerospatiale TH89 Super Puma, T-319, Swiss Air Force by Chris Heal - Frontline Aviation, on Flickr

29.
Northrop F-5F Tiger II, J-3211, Swiss Air Force by Chris Heal - Frontline Aviation, on Flickr

30.
F/A-18C Hornet, J-5018, 18 Staffel, "Panthers", Swiss Air Force by Chris Heal - Frontline Aviation, on Flickr

31.
F/A-18C Hornet, J-5018, 18 Staffel, "Panthers", Swiss Air Force by Chris Heal - Frontline Aviation, on Flickr

32.
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

[Draken]

Lovely lovely lovely!
Stunning pics! I really like F5s, jetwash pics are amazing!

[Chucky]

Stunning pictures Chris

[urkles]

What an amazing set, great work dude

[RichPittman]

Sion gets my vote everytime, so much diverse possibilities. ace set of photos

[strayer]

very nice

[CH79]

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

[Russ]

Cracking set all around, first shot is the winner for me.

[Wissam24]

Amazing that they painted your watermark on their hangar door!

Amazing photos, great to see