Locarno's 75th Anniversary airshow

[Dysko 93]

This week-end the 75th anniversary of Locarno Swiss mixed-general aviation and military airport was celebrated with an airshow which involved many warbirds and some Swiss Air Force assets.

 

Classic Formation, with a DC-3 and 2 Beech 18s

 

 

 

 

 

Swiss Bucker Team

 

 

 

EC-635 SAR demo

 

 

Super Puma fast-rope insertion and quick extraction

 

 

 

Yves "JetMan" Rossy

 

 

Fliegermuseum Altenrhein's de Havilland Vampire and Hawker Hunter

 

PC-6 Turbo Porter parachuting a recon team

 

 

Breitling Jet Team

 

 

 

Junkers Ju-52 with 17 parachutists on board. 3 of them carried the Swiss flag, the Canton Ticino flag (Canton Ticino is the Swiss canton which houses Locarno) and the Swiss Air Force flag.

 

 

 

This Messerschmitt Bf.108 Taifun was personally used by the top Swiss general during WW2. It has been preserved in Dubendorf museum for some decade, and now it has been restored to airworthiness.

 

Firefighting demo

 

F+W C-3605 Schlepp target towing aircraft. Like the PC-6, it was born with a piston engine, and then converted to turboprop. Since the turboprop engine is much more light than the piston counterpart, the nose has been lengthened in order to maintain the position of the center of gravity.

 

PC-9 performing a target towing demo

 

Woodcutting demo

 

Pilatus' military aircraft production

 

Super Puma

 

 

Swiss Air Force Morane-Saulnier MS-412

 

North American P-51 Mustang

 

Hispano Buchon

 

2-seater Spitfire

 

REGA (Swiss Air Rescue) A109

 

Patrouille Suisse

 

 

There was a small static display too, but the aircraft were too close together. Fortunately, just before leaving, I was able to take a photo of this Grandjean replica while it was being moved back in the hangar.

[+logan4 847]

Very nice pics, thanks for sharing them!

[Wrench 9,801]

awesome pics! That Skytrain is just a BEAUT!!

[Nesher 628]

absolutely amazing photos!! thanks.

[mdatelmi 124]

Stunning pics, mate! Thanks!

[+Hans Topp 115]

The Tante Ju its amaizing!!!!