Fliegerstaffel 8

Fliegerstaffel 8
8ème Escadrille
Squadriglia d'aviazione 8
F-5E J-3070 of Fliegerstaffel 8
Active1925-today
CountrySwitzerland
BranchSwiss Air Force
RoleFighter squadron
Garrison/HQMeiringen Air Base
Fliegerstaffel 8 Badge on F-5E Tiger II J-3070

Fliegerstaffel 8 «Vandalos» is a Swiss Air Force militia squadron, equipped with Northrop F-5E and forms Fliegergeschwader 13 with Fliegerstaffel 11. The home base of the unit is Meiringen Air Base. As coat of arms, the Fliegerstaffel 8 carries as a red sawfish, floating through the lower opening of a black number 8 on a white ground. The sawfish is called Vandalo.[1]

  1. ^ Staffel 8 – Vandalen! Archived 2016-03-10 at the Wayback Machine Cockpit 12/2010