Überwachungsgeschwader
The Überwachungsgeschwader (UeG) (English: surveillance squadron, French: escadre de surveillance, Italian: Squadra di vigilanza) was the overall unit of the Swiss Air Force professional pilots.[1][2]
History
In the 20th century, Swiss military pilots were fundamentally militia soldiers. On April 4, 1941, the Federal Council decided to create the Überwachungsgeschwader.[1] Those pilots also served as flight instructors for new pilots.[citation needed]
From 1966 the UeG operated the Militär-Helikopter-Rettungsdienst (military helicopter rescue service) as a supplement to the civilian SAR.[citation needed]
The surveillance squadron had its headquarters on the Dübendorf Air Base and had disbanded by the end of 2005.[citation needed]
See also
- Flieger-Flab-Museum
References
- ^ a b "Runder Geburtstag für das Schweizer Überwachungs-Geschwader". Swissinfo (in German). 3 April 2001. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
- ^ "Pro-Aero-Preis an das Überwachungsgeschwader". Neue Zürcher Zeitung (in German). 3 October 2001. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
External links
- Flieger-Flab Museum
- Daniel A. Furrer: 60 Jahre Ueberwachungsgeschwader. Säntis Medien, Herisau 2001.
- Das Ueberwachungsgeschwader. L'Escadre de surveillance 1992- 2005, Ruckli, Hanspeter; Urscheler, Adrian Verlag: Baden Verlag Baden, 2006 ISBN/GTIN978-3-85545-141-8
- Official website
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