Swiss
F-5s are not assigned
to Squadrons but are operated according to Squadrons training
necessity by a civilian organisation formerly called Bundesamt für
Militärflughafen
(Federal
Office for Military Airports), now called "Bundesamt für Betriebe
der
Luftwaffe".
Squadron badges are painted on the front part of the aircrafts, usually
during
"repetiton
(Training) courses" and are normally not removed at the end of the
course.
A new badge might
be painted when the aircraft is used by pilots of another Squadron
during a
"repetition
course", or might be removed when the aircraft is withdrawn from use
for
maintenance.
Aircrafts of the first batch, J-3201 to J-3206 were equipped with black nose on delivery,
modified to sharkmouth nose later. Data shown here are last noticed with black nose and first
noticed with sharkmouth nose.
Aircraft of the second batch, J-3207 to J-3212 were delivered with sharkmouth nose.
Some Swiss construction numbers are reported but an official Swiss magazine mentiones only
Northrop construction numbers.
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Hereunder a list of aircrafts reported/in year as per August 2019
Northrop F-5F aircrafts last reported as active by Swiss AF:
2023 - J-3201, J-3210, J-3211, J-3212 (total 4)
2022 - J-3210, J-3201 (total 2)
2021 - J-3203, J-3210, J-3211 (total 3)
2020 - J-3201, J-3203, J-3210, J-3211, J-3212 (total 5)
2019 - J-3210 - J-3211- J-3212 (total 3)
2018 - J-3201 - J-3208 - J-3211 (total 3)
2017 - J-3202 - (total 1)
Northrop F-5F aircrafts reported possibly withdrawn from use, in Switzerland:
J-3204 - J-3205 - J-3206 - J-3207 - J-3209
Northrop F-5F aircrafts reported transferred to US Navy:
J-3203, J-3204, J-3205, J-3206, possily J-3207, J-3208
Individual aircraft details (where known) are shown below.
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07-03-78 Palmdale f/f, 20-06-78 Palmdale
19-10-78 Emmen assembled
14-02-79 h/o
Last seen original nose P: 09-10-85 / First seen sharknose P: -89 Emmen
Participated to NORKA 93 P/94 P/95 P/97 P/98 P/99 P exercises P: 08-06-93 Waddington P,
-94 Waddington P, 05-06-95 Waddington P, -97 Waddington P 05-06-98 Waddington, -99 Waddington
Inscription ESDA (radiation measuring) on nose P: -93 Waddingtom
Used to test target pod P: date not known
Inscription "Game over!!" behind second cockpit P: 23-02-05 Emmen, 22-04-05 Emmen
Stored : 19-07-12 Emmen, 29-09-12 Emmen
Emmen in hangar P: date not known
Withdrawn from use due to cracks, date not known, in use again -16
Active P: 10-02-11 Emmen, 08-04-13 Meiringen, 17-04-13 Emmen, 13-01-15 Emmen, 08-09-20 Meiringen, -10-23 Emmen
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No Squadron badge left P: 17-03-79 Zuerich, 08-05-79 Payerne, 10-08-79 Payerne,
Badge 11 Squadron left P: 30-10-79 Meiringen, -08-84 Dübendorf, -85 Payerne, 26-08-89 Dübendorf,
08-06-93 Waddington, 05-06-98 Waddington, 21-10-99 Mollis, 06-10-09 Emmen,
No Squadron badge left P: 06-08-14 Emmen, 07-09-14 Payerne, 24-06-20 Meiringen, -10-23 Emmen
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No Squadron badge right P: 17-03-79 Zuerich, 10-05-79,
11 Squadron badge right P: 30-10-79 Meiringen,
18 Squadron badge right P: -85 Payerne
11 Squadron badge right P: 11-09-85 Payerne,13-05-91 Meiringen, 03-07-95 Waddington, 13-10-03 Dübendorf, 08-08-14 Emmen,
07-09-14 Payerne,
No Squadron badge right P: 21-08-19 Emmen, 08-09-20 Meiringen, -10-23 Emmen
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No badge reported: 24-05-19 Emmen
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J-3202
M.1002 76-01593
19-11-78 Emmen assembled
13-12-78 h/o
Last seen original nose P: -09-86 Decimomannu / First seen sharknose P: 08-06-93 Waddington
Participated to NORKA 93/94 exercises : 08-06-93 Waddington P, 08-06-94 Waddington P
Inscription ESDA ELM (radiation measuring)on nose P: date not known
Reserve aircraft, no armament: -01-14
Active P: 10-02-11 Emmen, 11-10-12 Sion, 30-08-13 Emmen, -14, 03-02-15 Meiringen, 07-03-16 a-a
Last flight Emmen-Dübendorf P: 01-04-16 wfu,
Withdrawn frOm use / stored / preserved
Museum Dübendorf, no Squadron badge left P: 01-05-16, 20-08-16, -10-17, 03-04-18
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No Squadron badge left P: 17-03-79 Zuerich,
10-08-79
Payerne
Badge Squadron 11 left P: -07-80 Dübendorf, -09-86 Decimomannu, -87 Emmen, -07-88
Dübendorf
No Squadron badge left P: -89 Payerne, -90, 08-06-93 Waddington, 01-09-04 Emmen, 21-02-08 Emmen, 03-04-18 Dübendorf
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Badge Squadron 18 right P: 30-10-79 Meiringen, 21-08-81 Dübendorf, -85
No Squadron badge right P: 08-06-93 Waddington, -11-95, -04-96, 01-09-04 Emmen, -03 Payerne, 30-08-13 Emmen, 03-02-15 Meiringen
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No Squadron badge reported: -02-92
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J-3203
M.1003 76-01594 to US Navy
22-08-78 Emmen del ex USA
26-10-78 h/o
Last seen original nose P: -04-85 / First seen sharknose P: 04-08-94
Participated to NORKA 91/94/2000 exercises P: 08-06-94 Waddington P, -00 Waddington P
Badge left front "Norka" P:
-09-99
Dübendorf, 21-09-09 Emmen, 11-02-11 Meiringen, 25-10-17 Emmen
Inscription
left ESDA, ELM (radiation measuring)on nose P:
17-07-07
Payerne
Reserve aircraft, no armament: -01-14
Active P: 17-02-11 Emmen, 19-09-12 Payerne, 29-04-15 Sion, 25-10-17 Emmen, 25-06-19 Meiringen, 14-07-21 Emmen
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Both 11 and 18 Sauadron badges left P: 30-10-79 Meiringen, -81, -11-82 Dübendorf, -09-83, -04-85 Dübendorf, -01-99 Mollis,
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No Squadron badge left P: -02-79 Interlaken, -90 Dübendorf,-10-95,
-02-97, 25-04-97
Payerne, -90 Dübendorf, 28-07-94 Payerne
20-06-95 Waddington, 19-04-99 Payerne, 11-02-11 Meiringen, 19-09-12, 25-10-17 Emmen, 14-07-21 Emmen
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No Squadron badge right P: 25-04-79 Payerne, 10-08-79, 19-09-79, 21-08-80 Payerne,
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Squadron 18 badge right P: -07-82 Dübendorf, 18-06-86 Payerne
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No Squadron badge right P 01-05-19 Meiringen, 09-03-20 Payerne, 14-07-21 Emmen 04-08-94, -10-95, -02-97, 25-04-97 Payerne,
-90, -94 Meiringen, 28-07-94 Payerne, 31-07-96, -10-97, 09-04-99 Payerne, 21-10-99 Meiringen,
03-04-07 Graz, 29-04-15 Sion, 23-08-17 Emmen
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J-3204
M.1004 76-01595 to US Navy
P 21-09-78 Emmen del ex USA
27-12-78 h/oParticipated to NORKA 91 P/94 P/95 P/96 P/00 P/ exercises: 03-06-94 Waddington, 09-06-95 Waddington P
03-06-96 Waddington P
Inscrition ESDA ELM (radiation measuring) on nose: date not known
Active P: 27-08-08 Meiringen, 25-05-10 Payerne, 18-07-12 Emmen
Withdrawn from use / stored / preserved: 05-12-12 wfu, 26-01-13 Meiringen
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No Squadron badge left P: -06-89, -93 Emmen, 22-06-96 Waddington
Badge Squadron 11 left P: 05-08-83 Payerne
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No Squadron badge right P: 21-08-80 Payerne, -84, -99 Payerne, 13-06-00 Waddington, 17-07-12 Emmen21-08-80 Payerne, -84,
13-06-00 Waddington, 17-07-12 Emmen
Badge Squadron 11 left P: 03-09-98 Emmen
No Squadron badge left P: 13-06-00 Waddington, 12-02-02
Dübendorf, 25-05-10 Payerne,
05-12-12 wfu, 26-01-13 Meiringen
No Squadron badge reported: - -06-95 Waddington
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J-3205
M.1005 76-01596, to US Navy
14-12-78 h/o
P
nbr
17-03-79 Zurich, 07-08-79, -84
P 13Sqn r -08-84 Dübendorf
nbl 25-04-79 Payerne
11/18 Sq l -04-85
P
11 Sqn l 20-06-81 Payerne, 10-06-83, -88 Dübendorf
P nbl 16-06-93 Emmen, 11-05-94 Dübendorf 17-06-95 Waddington, -06-96 Payerne
P nbr 13-05-91 Meiringen, -06-93, -03-95 Payerne
19 Sqn x 28-06-96 Payerne
P nbr 19-07-12 Emmen, -03-95 Payerne, -05 Sion, 02-04-07 Graz, 29-02-12 Emmen
P nbl -06-96 Payerne, 15-12-04 Dübendorf, 02-04-07,
15-05-12 wfu,
P 19-07-12 Emmen, 26-01-13 Meiringen, 16-04-14 Emmen, 27-08-14 Emmen
26-10-15 Emmen, 18-06-16 Meiringen
Last seen original nose P: -08-84, -88 Dübendorf / First seen sharknose nose P: 13-05-91 Meiringen
Left Dübendorf AB on 15-12-04 upon closure of base by end of December 2004.
Inscrition ESDA (radiation) on nose: date not known
Active P: 27-10-10 Meiringen, 15-05-12 Emmen
In closed hangar : 18-10-13 Emmen, 16-04-14 Emmen
Emmen wfu, outside Halle 2 P: 27-08-14 Emmen
Cockpit covered possibly wfu P: -08-14 Emmen, 15-04-15,
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J-3206
M.1006 76-01597, to US Navy
P
04-10-78 h/o in USA, 10-10-78 McClellan, 02-03-79 h/o Swiss AF
P 11/18 Sqn l
30-10-79
Meiringen, 10-07-83, 09-07-84 Dübendorf
11 Sqn l -12-85
Dübendorf
P 18 Sqn r 30-10-79 Meiringen, 24-03-82 Münsingen, 08-06-83 Basel, -10-85,-86
P nbr - -86 Payerne, -08-89, -08-90, -04-96 Emmen, 20-09-07 Payerne
P nbl -08-89 Dübendorf, -90 Sion, 17-03-99 Payerne, -08-01, -02 Payerne, 20-09-07 Payerne
23-06-09 wfu
24-07-10 Emmen, 09-08-11 Emmen,19-07-12 Emmen, 18-10-13 Emmen, 16-04-14 Emmen
Last seen original nose P: 09-07-84 Dübendorf / First seen sharknose P: -08-89
Participated to Tauto exercise P: 24-03-82 Münsingen
Participated to NORKA exercises 1996 P:
Left Dübendorf AB on 15-12-04 upon closure of base by end of December 2004.
In Austria for exercise P: 03-04-07 Graz
Active P: 16-04-07 Payerne
Inscrition ESDA (radiation measurement) on nose: date not known
Cockpit covered, wfu P: 30-08-08 Emmen, 27-03-12 Emmen, 19-07-12 Emmen, 15-04-15 Emmen
Emmen in hangar P: date not known
In closed hangar : 18-10-13 Emmen, 16-04-14 Emmen-
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J-3207
M.1007 81-00858 F+W c/n 1163 to US Navy
03-01-84 h/o Swiss AF
P
nbr 25-08-84 Dübendorf, -85 Payerne, -09-86 Decimomannu, 12-06-87 Decimomannu, -04-96 Emmen
P 1 Sqn l 03-01-84 Dübendorf, 03-05-93 Emmen, 09-06-95 Waddington
P
nbl -03-96, -10-99, 30-04-02
Dübendorf, 20-01-03
Dübendorf, 21-04-12 Emmen
P nbr 28-02-94, 09-06-95 Waddington, -10-99, -01 Meiringen, 03-01-03 Dübendorf
31-03-09 wfu
P 19-07-12 Emmen, 16-04-14 Emmen, 27-04-15 Emmen
be-08-20 Emmen sto, sold to US Navy
Last seen original nose P: -09-86 Decimannu / First seen sharknose P: -09-89
Participated to SAKA 86 P/87 P/88 P exercises: -06-86 Decimomannu, 12-06-87 Decimomannu,
-06-88 Decimomannu
Participated to NORKA 95/96/97/98 exercises: 09-06-95 Waddington P, -05-97 Waddington P
Inscrition ESDA ELM (radiation measurement) on nose: date not known
Active P: 03-10-07 Axalp, 18-02-08 Emmen
Cockpit covered, withdrawn from use P: 30-08-08 Emmen, 21-04-12 Emmen, 19-07-12 Emmen
In closed hangar : 18-10-13 Emmen, 16-04-14 Emmen
Cockpit covered wfu, cracks in the wings P: 15-04-15 Emmen, 27-04-15 Emmen
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J-3208
M.1008 81-00859, to US Navy
10-02-84 h/o
P
nbr
24-08-84
Dübendorf, -08-86 Decimomannu, -06-99 Waddington, -03-00
P
nbl
24-08-84
Dübendorf, -01-85 Le Bourget, -09-86 Decimomannu, 16-11-90 Waddington,
19 Sqn 28-06-96 Payerne
P
nbl -06-99 Waddington, 15-12-04 Dübendorf 27-10-05 Meiringen, 03-10-08 Payerne
P nbr 13-03-03 Dübendorf, 04-04-07 Graz, 16-09-08 Payerne
19-08-13 wfu
P 21-04-12 Emmen, 19-07-12 Emmen, -08-14 Emmen, 10-11-18 Payerne
Participated to SAKA 85P/ 86 P/ 87 P: -09-86 Decimomannu
Participated to NORKA exercises 90/91/92/97 P/98 P/99: 02-06-97
Waddington P, -06-99 Waddington P
Active P: 11-07-07 Payerne, 28-09-08 Sion
Inscrition ESDA (radiation measurement) on nose: date not known
In closed hangar : 18-10-13 Emmen, 16-04-14 Emmen
Emmen wfu, outside Halle 2 P: 27-08-14 Emmen
Cockpit covered possibly wfu P: , -08-14 Emmen, 15-04-15
Active, with ECM tank P: 10-11-18 Payerne
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J-3209
M.1009 81-00860, to US Navy
10-05-84 h/o
P
nbl 24-08-84 Dübendorf
P
nbr -05-84
Emmen, -85 Payerne, -07-94, -06-85 Le
Bourget, -09-95
11 Sqn l -06-85 Le Bourget
P nbl -89, 06-10-95 Payerne,-09-99, 21-05-10 Payerne
unknown -06-95 Waddington
P nbr 04-08-94, 23-04-97, 14-08-01
Buochs
P
11 Sqn x 11-08-00 Meiringen, 09-08-01
Payerne
P nbr 20-02-02 Sion, 01-09-10 Payerne, 13-04-13 Emmen
P nbl 29-04-10 Payerne, 01-09-10 Payerne, 16-04-14 Emmen
-08-14 Emmen wfu
be-08-20 Emmen sto, sold to US Navy
Modified
provisionally to house radar
Emerson APG-69 for Le Bourget show, code 378 P: -06-85
Participated to SAKA 87 P:
Participated to NORKA exercises Waddington 94 P/95 P: 09-06-95
Nuclear radiation measurement pod under wings P: 14-12-07 Payerne
Active P: 18-05-10 Payerne, 01-09-10 Payerne, 11-04-13 Emmen, 16-05-13 Emmen
In hangar : 16-04-14 Emmen
Emmen wfu, outside Halle 2 P: 27-08-14 Emmen
Cockpit covered possibly wfu P: 15-04-15, -08-14 Emmen
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J-3210
M.1010 81-00861, modified for ECM tasks
23-03-84 h/o
P nbl -08-88 Deecimomannu
P
nbr -04-86,
-08-88 Decimomannu, 29-04-94, 04-08-94 Payerne
P
1 Sqn l 25-04-85, -09-89 Dübendorf, 25-06-86, 25-08-89 Dübendorf, -93 Emmen, 04-08-94 Payerne
nbl -08-95,
25-04-97
Payerne, 20-04-98 Emmen
P 13/24 Sqn
l 23-07-98 Dübendorf, 18-02-02 Dübendorf
P
nbr -04-95, -08-95, -04-96 Emmen, 11-07-02 Payerne, 13-04-16 Payerne, 25-04-18 Meiringen, 20-07-20 Emmen
P
nbl 18-04-02 Dübendorf, 15-12-04 Dübendorf
P 13/24
Sqn l 13-03-03, 28-04-04
Dübendorf, 02-04-06 Emmen, 25-10-06, 17-07-07 Payerne
30-06-08 Emmen special cs
P 13/24 Sqn l 18-03-09 Payerne, 01-10-10 Payerne, 20-10-14 Payerne, 06-05-15 Emmen
P 12-07-11 Payerne, 30-07-14 Meiringen, 21-08-19 Emmen
P
nbr -10-21 Neiringen, 25-10-22 Meiringen, 19-07-23 Emmen
P
nbl 03-03-22 Emmen, 08-07-22 Emmen
Participated to SAKA 88 P: -06-88 Decimomannu
Participated to NORKA exercises 91/92 : 15-06-92 Waddington P
Participated to bombs trials P: -05-98 Emmen
Left Dübendorf AB on 15-12-04 upon closure of base by end of December 2004.
Inscrition ESDA ELM (radiation measurement) on nose: 17-07-07
Vista ECM underwing container P: -04-98 Emmen, 16-05-11 Payerne, 12-07-11 Payerne, -17
Toned down badge P: 06-05-15 Emmen
Toned down badge and Vista ECM underwing container P: ca-17
Active P: 20-05-10 Payerne, 16-05-11 Payerne, 20-10-14 Payerne, 25-04-18 Meiringen, -10-21 Meiringen, 19-07-23 Emmen
Maintenance P: 30-07-14 Meiringen
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J-3211
M.1011 81-00862, modified for ECM tasks
18-06-84 h/o
P nbr 04-10-84 Payerne, 09-10-85, -91 Emmen, 24-04-97 Sion, 30-10-17 Emmen, 13-07-20 Emmen
P nbl 04-10-84 Payerne, -08-99, 24-06-09 Payerne, 03-11-17 Meiringen, 14-07-21 Emmen, 19-07-23 Emmen
P 16 Sqn nba -10-06 Payerne
Participated Vidsel TIKAS 1991 campaign P: -03-91
Participated to NORKA exercises 93/97 P : -97 Waddington P
Written below cockpit (radiation measurement)ESDA, ELM P: date not known
Vista ECM underwing container P: 04-04-04 Payerne, -06-06 Payerne, 13-10-06 Payerne, -08 Emmen 16-05-11 Payerne
Toned down badge, right P: -08-16 Emmen
ECM pod, left hand P: 13-10-06 Payerne, -08-16 Emmen
Active P: 16-05-11 Payerne, 26-04-13 Payerne, 10-10-14 Emmen, 14-03-16 Sion, -18 Payerne, 13-07-20 Emmen, 19-07-23 Emmen
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J-3212
M.1012 81-00863, modified for ECM tasks F+W c/n 1179
-06-84 Emmen
28-08-84
h/o
P
nbr 11-09-85 Payerne, 18-04-86
Payerne, -94 Payerne, 19-03-03, 23-08-10 Payerne, -14 Payerne, 22-06-20 Meiringen
P
nbl -02-85 Dübendorf, -93 Payerne, 22-06-94
Payerne, 20-06-07 Manching, 16-10-17 Payerne, 24-06-20 Meiringen,
-12-22 Payerne, -10-23 Emmen
Special
badge "Swiss F-5F" left
side P: -02-85 Dübendorf, -08-98, 19-03-03, 21-07-11 Payerne, -16 Sion, 08-09-20 Emmen
Participated to NORKA 92/P 93/96 P: 03-06-93 Waddington P, 08-06-96 Waddington P
Left Dübendorf AB on 15-12-04 upon closure of base by end of December 2004.
Vista ECM underwing container P: -93 Payerne, -11-01, 19-03-03, 27-10-09 Payerne, 21-07-11 Payerne, 10-08-12 Payerne
Participated to exercise Elite 07 P: 19-06-07 Manching
Inscriptiom ESDA/ELA (radiation measurement) under forward cockpit P: 03-05-16 Payerne
Active P: 16-07-10 Emmen, 25-09-12 Emmen, 10-03-16 Sion, 16-10-17 Payerne, 29-05-19 Meiringen, 08-09-20 Emmen,
-12-22 Payerne, -10-23 Emmen
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