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Dittinger Flying Days 2024 |
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Text: |
Michael E. Fader |
Pictures: |
Michael E. Fader |
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Archeopterix (Picture courtesy
Michael E. Fader) |
Schleicher
ASH-25 HB-1940 (Picture courtesy
Michael E. Fader) |
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Pilatus PC-7
HB-HPR (Picture courtesy
Michael E. Fader) |
Super-Dimona
HB-2338 (Picture courtesy
Michael E. Fader) |
Piper PA-18-180M
Super Cub HB-ORL (Picture courtesy
Michael E. Fader) |
Piper PA-18-180M
Super Cub HB-ORL (Picture courtesy Michael E. Fader) |
The Piper Super
Cub towing a glider (Picture courtesy Michael E. Fader) |
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The
"Dittinger Flugtage"
(Dittinger Flying Days) meeting is well known in the region of
north-west Switzerland, but not so much beyond that. The air show had a
tough time in recent years. Unfortunately, a plane crashed at the last
meeting and landed in the village. Then came corona and the meeting
could not take place. So it was around six years after the last meeting
in the small village in the Basel region that the meeting was able to
take place again. The number of visitors was enormous and pushed the
infrastructure of the site to the limit. The online services in
particular were temporarily unavailable.
The programme was
appropriate for the site, which is actually only designed for gliders.
As a result, there were a lot of gliders and towplanes present, as well
as some aerobatic aircraft and warbirds. Many aircraft were not based at
the airfield and came from other airfields in the wider region. |
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The
Zögling was launched by towing from the ground. This is the usual
prelude to the Dittinger Flugtage. What was new was the use of a
paraglider, which, as the interested spectator learnt, is only permitted
in Switzerland in the version with an electric motor. Another rather old
aircraft was the DFS Habicht, which was flown by a member of the
Dittingen gliding group. |
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DFS Habicht
D-1901 (Picture courtesy
Michael E. Fader) |
DFS Habicht
D-1901 (Picture courtesy
Michael E. Fader) |
DFS Habicht
D-1901 (Picture courtesy
Michael E. Fader) |
DFS Habicht
D-1901 (Picture courtesy
Michael E. Fader) |
DFS Habicht
D-1901 (Picture courtesy
Michael E. Fader) |
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Patrouille Historique and some
Warbirds |
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Rarely
seen was the Patrouille Historique consisting of a Stinson L-5A Sentinel
(HB-TRY) and the Morane Saulnier D-3801 (HB-RCF). Unfortunately, the
crash on 23 August 2015 had a negative impact on the demonstrations. The
demonstration axis was now positioned in such a way that the village of
Dittingen was no longer flown over. This had the effect that the
aircraft flew very far away from the spectators and also very high,
although the latter is unfortunately common in Switzerland.
Hugo Mathys was present with
his classic formation, but to the great surprise the DC-3 was not there
and was replaced by the Douglas C-47L N150D Skytrain "Screaming Eagle".
His usual programme could not be flown either due to BAZL regulations,
so the team limited itself to a few overflights.
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Patrouille Historique
(Picture courtesy
Michael E. Fader) |
Morane Saulnier
D-3801 (HB-RCF) (Picture courtesy
Michael E. Fader) |
Morane Saulnier
D-3801 (HB-RCF) (Picture courtesy
Michael E. Fader) |
Stinson L-5A
Sentinel (HB-TRY) (Picture courtesy
Michael E. Fader) |
Classic
Formation (Picture courtesy
Michael E. Fader) |
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Classic
Formation (Picture courtesy
Michael E. Fader) |
Douglas C-47L
N150D Skytrain (Picture courtesy
Michael E. Fader) |
Douglas C-47L
N150D Skytrain (Picture courtesy
Michael E. Fader) |
Classic
Formation (Picture courtesy
Michael E. Fader) |
Classic
Formation (Picture courtesy
Michael E. Fader) |
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The
North American OV-10B Bronco of Alain Bes from Montélimar is a favourite.
The F-AZKM impressed again this year with its extreme manoeuvrability.
Quite in contrast to the North American P-51D Mustang (D-FPSI), which
only made fast and high overflights.
The Messerschmidt Bf.108
Taifun (HB-HEB) was a first for the editor. For many years, this
aircraft hung on the ceiling of the terminal building at Zurich-Kloten
airport as an exhibit. Built in 1938 (s/n1988), the aircraft was
completely restored and made its second maiden flight on 30. April 2011
with a new Argus AS10C engine. |
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North American
OV-10B Bronco (F-AZKM) (Picture courtesy
Michael E. Fader) |
North American
OV-10B Bronco (F-AZKM) (Picture courtesy
Michael E. Fader) |
North American
OV-10B Bronco (F-AZKM) (Picture courtesy
Michael E. Fader) |
North American
OV-10B Bronco (F-AZKM) (Picture courtesy
Michael E. Fader) |
North American
OV-10B Bronco (F-AZKM) (Picture courtesy
Michael E. Fader) |
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North American
OV-10B Bronco (F-AZKM) (Picture courtesy
Michael E. Fader) |
North American
P-51D Mustang (D-FPSI) (Picture courtesy
Michael E. Fader) |
North American
P-51D Mustang (D-FPSI) (Picture courtesy
Michael E. Fader) |
Messerschmidt
Bf.108 Taifun (HB-HEB) (Picture courtesy
Michael E. Fader) |
Messerschmidt
Bf.108 Taifun (HB-HEB) (Picture courtesy
Michael E. Fader) |
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Messerschmidt
Bf.108 Taifun (HB-HEB) (Picture courtesy
Michael E. Fader) |
Messerschmidt
Bf.108 Taifun (HB-HEB) (Picture courtesy
Michael E. Fader) |
Bücker 133
Jungmeister (HB-MIZ) (Picture courtesy
Michael E. Fader) |
Bücker 133
Jungmeister (HB-MIZ) (Picture courtesy
Michael E. Fader) |
Bücker 133
Jungmeister (HB-MIZ) (Picture courtesy
Michael E. Fader) |
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Dave
Oldani was one of the aerobatic pilots who performed in Dittingen. He
performed an impressive programme with his Murdy CAP-10 (HB-SBE), which
is no longer brand new. Team Blanix and team leader Kurt Tippl were
presented from Austria. The LET Blanik L13 is an aerobatic glider that
was designed in 1956. Unusually, the aircraft is made of aluminium. The
alternative duo from France also flew with two Fournier RF4s. Dominic
Andres also took the opportunity to demonstrate the performance of his
XtremeAir XA-42. |
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Murdy CAP-10 (HB-SBE)
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Michael E. Fader) |
Murdy CAP-10 (HB-SBE)
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Michael E. Fader) |
Murdy CAP-10 (HB-SBE)
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Michael E. Fader) |
Murdy CAP-10 (HB-SBE)
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Michael E. Fader) |
LET Blanik L13 (Picture courtesy
Michael E. Fader) |
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LET Blanik L13 (Picture courtesy
Michael E. Fader) |
LET Blanik L13 (Picture courtesy
Michael E. Fader) |
LET Blanik L13 (Picture courtesy
Michael E. Fader) |
LET Blanik L13 (Picture courtesy
Michael E. Fader) |
Alternative Duo
Fournier RF4 (Picture courtesy
Michael E. Fader) |
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Alternative Duo
Fournier RF4 (Picture courtesy
Michael E. Fader) |
Alternative Duo
Fournier RF4 (Picture courtesy
Michael E. Fader) |
XtremeAir XA-42
HB-MAD (Picture courtesy
Michael E. Fader) |
XtremeAir XA-42
HB-MAD (Picture courtesy
Michael E. Fader) |
XtremeAir XA-42
HB-MAD (Picture courtesy
Michael E. Fader) |
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Wing Walking |
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Of
course, Danielle Del Buono is a must at a Swiss air show. As always, the
Boeing Stearman, built in 1943, is flown by her husband Emiliano Del
Buono. The Stearman has been modified for wingwalking, so the aircraft
has four ailerons instead of the usual two, and the engine is a 450 hp
Pratt & Whitney radial engine with more than twice the power. There is a
special wing rack on the upper wing for the demonstration. Danielle is
secured to the aircraft at all times by a waist harness safety line.
What is unusual about Danielle's demonstration is the fact that she
really does literally walk over the wings, as the pictures show. |
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Patrouille Suisse |
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The
Patrouille Suisse was one of the highlights of the programme. Usually a
jet aerobatics team always arrives at the end of an event, so it was
surprising that the team led by Captain Niels Hämmerlin was already
flying at 4.00 pm. This is the team's 60th season since it was founded
in 1964, but its future is more than uncertain. The Northrop F-5E Tiger
is to be decommissioned in 2027, which would mean the end of the team. A
petition to preserve the Patrouille Suisse was therefore also launched.
It was therefore certainly the last time that the Patrouille Suisse flew
over Dittingen. The programme was routinely presented and supported with
lots of flares. |
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All in all, it was a
well-done air show that was somewhat affected by bad weather on Sunday.
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