Flieger Flab Museum



The Flieger Flab Museum (English: Swiss Air Force Museum) is located in the Canton of Zurich in Dübendorf on the grounds of Dübendorf Air Base. In the museum, 40 airplanes and helicopters are displayed, with the collection divided into distinct eras: pioneers and World War I, the 1930s, World War II and the postwar period, the beginning of the jet age, the development of jet fighters, the Cold War, and arms reduction.

History
The collection was founded in 1972 by the Office for Military Airfields and dedicated to the history of Swiss military aviation and air defense. In 1972–1978, the collection was turned over to the state by the Swiss Federal Office for military airfields. In 1978, for the first time, the public were able to contribute to the collection, which grew steadily over the next few years. Finally, in 1979, the Friends of the Museum of the Swiss air force (VFMF) was formed, initiated by Hans Giger, the Director of the Federal Office for military airfields.

During the presidency of former Federal Councillor Rudolf Heinrich Friedrich between 1985 and 1988, the club built a new exhibition hall with the help of donations. This extension, a concrete-shell structure designed by engineer Heinz Isler, was inaugurated in 1988 by former Federal Councillor Arnold Koller. A year earlier, the federal government took over the financial responsibility for the operation of the museum. Ten years later, in 1997, the VFMF and the Association of Friends of flab (VF-flab) merged with the Friends of the Swiss Air Force AFL. In 2002, a new hall was opened.

Aircraft

 * ADS-95 Ranger
 * Alouette II
 * Alouette III
 * BAe Hawk
 * Bücker Bü 131
 * Bücker Bü 181
 * Blériot XI
 * Dassault Mirage IIIS
 * Dassault Mirage IIIRS
 * De Havilland Vampire DH.100
 * De Havilland Vampire DH.115 Trainer
 * de Havilland Venom DH-112
 * de Havilland Venom DH-112 reconnaissance version
 * N-20.2 Arbalète
 * N-20.10 Aiguillon
 * EKW C-36 C-3603
 * FFA P-16
 * Fieseler Fi 156 Storch
 * Hanriot HD.1
 * Hawker Hunter F.Mk.58 and T.Mk.68
 * Hiller UH-12B
 * Messerschmitt Bf 109
 * Messerschmitt Bf 108-B Taifun
 * Morane-Saulnier D-3800
 * North American P-51D Mustang
 * Nieuport 28
 * Northrop F-5E erected in front of museum in Patrouille Suisse paint
 * Northrop F-5E in standard gray paint on loan from the Air Force
 * Northrop F-5F in standard gray paint on loan from the Air Force
 * Pilatus P-2
 * Pilatus P-3
 * Pilatus PC-7 Turbo trainer
 * Pilatus PC-9
 * Rockwell Grand Commander 680FL

Simulators

 * Boeing 737-222 cockpit section
 * Dassault Mirage IIIDS
 * Dassault Mirage IIIS
 * Pilatus P-3
 * F/A-18C
 * Boeing 747-338 cockpit section (May 2017)

Other exhibits

 * Bristol BL-64 Bloodhound
 * Fire control radar Mark VII
 * FLORIDA Airspace monitoring and management system
 * Flt Gt63 /69' Super Fledermaus
 * LGR-1 Radar
 * Oerlikon 35 mm twin cannon
 * Oerlikon 20 mm cannon
 * RSA Missile
 * RSE Kriens (Missile)
 * Saurer M6 radio truck
 * SRF Airspace monitoring and management system
 * Target allocation radar TPS-1E