The DH5 was designed by August Haefeli and built by EKW at Thun. No.459 entered service with the Swiss military in October 1924 and was in a later stage rebuilt as a DH5 MV-1. The aircraft remained in service until June 1940.
Former Royal Air Force Hunter F.6 XE536 became the first F.58 for the Swiss Flugwaffe. J-4001 came to the museum on 12th December 1994 after 2541 hrs in the air. On display with the Hunter is a Rolls Royce Avon 203/207, which powered the F.58 series.
Venom J-1753 first flew on 12th March 1957 and delivered to the Flugwaffe on the 17th June that year. After some years in store at Emmen, the Venom came to the Flieger Flab Museum at Dübendorf in June 1988.
Once, a long time ago Dübendorf was an active Base with Jetfighter activity ... Tiger 52 is burning down the runway with J-3054 (L1054), the latter sold to the USN
Used only by Gruppe Rüstung GRD for development and tests. Built in France, wfu 1978. Photo taken in Flieger- und Flabmuseum Dübendorf together with Hunter J-4204 and Mirage IIIS J-2335, but the aircraft is now exposed at Fahrzeugmuseum Bäretswil.
Quite a lot of revolutionary details can be found in this design - who knows what for Fighters Switzerland whould produce now if some Leaders decided otherwise in 1958. Flieger- und Flabmuseum Dübendorf