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Alpine target masters
The Swiss Armed Forces rely heavily on the small but dedicated Zielflugstaffel 12 for ground-to-air target practice. Patrick Dirksen and Frank Mink were invited to take a look behind the scenes and learn more about the daily operations of this unique Swiss Air Force squadron. Zielflugstaffel 12 PC-9 C-405 (c/n 213) of Zfl St 12 taxies in to its home base of Emmen. The squadron currently has six aircraft and 12 pilots on its books, compared with 35 pilots and

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