Tiger Finale

Peter Lewis investigates the shake-up facing Switzerland’s long-serving fleet of F- 5E/F Tiger IIs. SWISS AIR FORCE F-5 Fliegerstaff el 19 militia pilot Lorenz Brügger runs through his F-5E pre-flight checks at Emmen. AT ONE TIME the Schweizer Luftwaffe (Swiss Air Force) Tiger II inventory peaked at more than 100 F-5E and F airframes, acquired in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Having had its combat aircraft status temporarily revoked, effectively removing the Tiger from the order of battle, the