Fliegerstaffel 13

Fliegerstaffel 13 emblem on F-5E Tiger II with the number J-3052

Staffel 13 Emblem

The Fliegerstaffel 13 (engfighter squadron 13) of the Swiss Air Force was equipped with Northrop F-5 flown by militia pilots. Their home base at the dissolution was the Payerne Air Base. The Fliegerstaffel 13 wore a shield-shaped insignia with a blue outer edge, which shows an eagle with wings spread out and spread claws ready to capture its prey, against a white background and the red number 13 in front of the upper wing. The old emblem was round with orange background and black border. It showed the stylized side view of a black wasp whose head looks in the direction of the viewer, over the head was the number 13.

History

Old Staffel 13 Emblem

The Squadron was founded in 1925 under the designation Fliegerkompanie 13 with Fokker CV on the Airbase Ambri. In 1940, the Fliegerkompanie 13 changed to the Morane D-3800 and Morane D-3801 aircraft. In 1945, during a reorganization, the flying staff of the Fliegerkompanie 13 was transferred to the newly created Fliegerstaffel 13. From 1955 to 1983, the flight deck 13 used the jet aircraft De Havilland D.H. 112 Venom, there was thus also flight operation from the aircraft cavern.

In 1984 the Fliegerstaffel 13 changed to the F-5 Tiger. At the same time, the Meiringen Air Base became the new home base, also there was the flight operation from the Aircraft cavern. In 1995, Fliegerstaffel 13 changed to the new home base, the Payerne Air Base with the F-5E. In the year 2000 the Fliegerstaffel 13 was disbanded.

Airplanes

• Fokker CV
• Morane D-3800
• Morane D-3801
• de Havilland Venom
• Northrop F-5

References

• Flieger-Flab-Museum
• Hermann Keist FlSt13
• Christophe Donnet: Hunter fascination. Schück, Adliswil 1995, ISBN 3-9520906-0-3
• Farbgebung und Kennzeichen der Schweizer Militäraviatik 1914-1950 (Georg Hoch) ISBN 9783905404531