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course", or might be removed when the aircraft is withdrawn from use for maintenance.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Northrop F-5F aircrafts reported possibly withdrawn from use, in Switzerland: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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J-3201    M.1001      76-01592

                      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

Leased to Air Force Museum, Dübendorf P: 01-05-16 Dübendorf, 20-08-16 Dübendorf, -10-17 Dubendorf, 03-04-18 Dübendorf

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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/o
Last seen original nose P: -07-84 / First seen sharknose P: -06-89

Participated 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

          1 Sqn       11-08-00 Payerne
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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