Patrouille Suisse F-5E Tiger II Swiss Air Force | RAF Cosford Airshow 2023
Video from the channel The Aviators about Northrop F-5, linked on its Above Ten Thousand entry. Duration: 11:26. Language: English. Video type: Air show.
Competition and team
Patrouille Suisse, the Swiss Air Force's aerobatic team, performs at the 2023 RAF Cosford Air Show with six Northrop F-5E Tiger IIs. The announcer introduces it as an ambassador of the air force and notes that the team cannot be joined by application: being part of it is a privilege and an honour for its members.
What you see
A full display of tight formations in which the aircraft fly slightly staggered in altitude to avoid entering their wingmen's vortices, plus crosses and smoke passes. Some of the audio comes from the cockpit communications, which the commentator describes as a mix of German, Italian, English and French, with brief smoke and formation-change calls. According to the announcer, the programme occasionally includes new formations. The video ends with a message from the team leader to the audience.
The aircraft on display
In Switzerland the F-5 is used mainly as an aggressor aircraft in combat training and, according to the commentary, it has been in service in the country for about 45 years. The narration puts its top speed at around 914 knots.