Joop de Groot's Photo Gallery

Total 3,913 photos. 58 in this folder.  Contact Photographer

Aircraft and airport photos are sorted separately. Airport photos always shown after aircraft photos.

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Aircraft J-4023, arrival for IAT 1993., at EGVA, photo by Joop de Groot
Joop de Groot
@ EGVA
Aircraft J-4118, During 1989 we made our first trip into Switzerland. We saw lots of aircraft that were hardly seen in Europe. The Hunters were among these., at LSME, photo by Joop de Groot
Joop de Groot
@ LSME
Aircraft J-4119, Unit badges used to be quite rare in the Swiss AF. This Hunter has the Fl St 2 badge on the nose. This Hunter was scrapped a year later., at LSME, photo by Joop de Groot
Joop de Groot
@ LSME
Aircraft J-4109, In 1994 we were allowed to take pictures from the base side of the airfield. The net barrier can be seenin the background., at LSMM, photo by Joop de Groot
Joop de Groot
@ LSMM
Aircraft J-4018, Badges on Swiss aircraft are quite rare. This Hunter has Fl St 2 markings., at LSME, photo by Joop de Groot
Joop de Groot
@ LSME
Aircraft J-4204, The Swiss Hunter trainers were used as ECM aircraft. The additional chaff/flare dispenser can be seen on the outer pylon., at LSME, photo by Joop de Groot
Joop de Groot
@ LSME
Aircraft J-4150, The Hunter F58A was a secondhand series of Hunter acquired by the Swiss AF. Most F58A's were scrapped in the early nineties., at LSME, photo by Joop de Groot
Joop de Groot
@ LSME
Aircraft J-4087, In 1994 the very last exercise was held at Interlaken. In the background is the Hunter flightline where all participating aircraft were parked. J-4087 is still flying as HB-RVU., at LSMI, photo by Joop de Groot
Joop de Groot
@ LSMI
Aircraft J-4087, During the early nineties the Swiss skies were black with Hunters. It was not uncommon to see more than ten flying a day. This came to a sudden halt when the Hunter was withdrawn in 1994., at LSMP, photo by Joop de Groot
Joop de Groot
@ LSMP
Aircraft J-4070, This Hunter is now preserved at the gate of Emmen air base., at LSME, photo by Joop de Groot
Joop de Groot
@ LSME
Aircraft J-4138, This red paint lasted just one day. Hours after the disbanding ceremony of Fliegerstaffel 2 the paint was removed again. J-4138 was wfu September 1993 and scrapped., at LSMJ, photo by Joop de Groot
Joop de Groot
@ LSMJ
Aircraft J-4050, Turtmann was situated in the heart of the Alps. After take off the aircraft had to make a steep climb out of the Rhone valley. This Hunter carries two large bombs underneath the wings, making the aircraft even less manouvrable., at LSMJ, photo by Joop de Groot
Joop de Groot
@ LSMJ
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