| Aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Registration / Serial: | J-5004 |
| Military Code: | 004 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet |
| Aircraft Version: | McDonnell Douglas F/A-18C Hornet |
| C/n (msn): | 1320/SFC004 |
| Operator Titles: | Switzerland - Air Force |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Bern - BelpMap |
| Country: | Switzerland |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: LSZB IATA: BRN Local: - Other: - |
| Event: | BERDEZA 2025 |
| Photo Date: | 31 March 2025 |
| Photo by: | Adrian Romang |
| Photo ID: | 876233 |
| Photo Comment |
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Taxing back during Exercise "BERDEZA 2025" at Bern, a civilian airport with a limited runway length of just 1730 meters and which has never seen F-18 operation before. The exercise took place between March 31 and April 2, 2025 and consisted of 21 landings and take-off of four Swiss AF F-18C's (J-5004, J-5007, J-5016 and J-5025). Even though no adequate hangar space was available to shelter the four jets, they were kept in Bern overnight, as the aim of the exercise was to train adhoc operation away from the jets hombase. Refer to next picture for additional information. This photo is copyright © Adrian Romang, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 8 December 2025, and has since been viewed 34 times. |