[Dunois]

Scramble! bogeys crossing the border anounced.....





Found the guy, didn't want to comply, damaged him and forced him to land.



Average daily work for swiss pilots during WWII

[Kadett]

nice pictures

real scenario?

[Dunois]

Yes this day a biplane C35 was downed by 6 Bf11O from II/ZGI, later on 2 Bf110 from ZGI were downed by pilots decided to revenge the death of their comrades.
During this period numerous fights occured with Luftwaffe planes violating swiss air space.

[Oh_Frustration]

I don't think the Swiss ever actually had to do those things... But lovely pics and skins! I love the Morane!

[Dunois]

They have to do, and we can say this is "forgotten battles"
They suffered losses, throughout this war period.
For exemple, Bf 110 pilot claimed a victory on a Bf 109 in 1940 and also USAF P51 pilot in 1944; its wy Swiss added ad this time extra white stripes on wings and fuselage for better recognition purposes.
At the beginning german bombers used Swiss airpace as a safe shortcut during operations against french, and after RAF and USAF bombers did the same.
They mainly used Bf 109 D, Bf109 E3, Bf109 G6, Morane MS406.
Some years ago there was a little campaign available for forgotten battles about this subject, at this time it was using a Russian map (it was before new Mapmods).
For me too it's a discover I made also 5 years ago.
Now with our new maps I find interesting to set missions on this forgotten subject.

[Dunois]

I have a book about this subject but I found this resume on WIKIPIDIA about it


Defense of Swiss airspace
During the first months of the war, airmen and anti-aircraft soldiers saw only sporadic combat; it was on 10 May 1940, when Germany commenced the drive into the west, that the Swiss army as a whole was mobilized a second time. At the onset of the campaign, German military aircraft first violated Swiss airspace.


C-3603-1 indigenous fighter/reconnaissance aircraft, in use from 1942 to 1952.The first serious combat involving the Swiss Air Force began in June 1940. In six days of aerial battles, eleven German aircraft were downed, with a loss of two Swiss aircraft and three airmen killed. Following these incidents, on 6 June, the chief of the Luftwaffe, Hermann G

[boogabooga]

The airfield scene in pic 1 is awsome.

[danimalhanke]

This world would be a much safer place if we were to follow the example of the Swiss!
Words are cheap, much cheaper than soldiers lives! All the Swiss serve their country in time of war, not just the working class!

Google Smedley Butler and his comments on why "War is a Rackett!"