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F/A-18 airplane of the Swiss Air Force disappeared: the pilot trained to combat battle

Berne, Switzerland - The Swiss Confederation unveiled it in a note

A F/A-18 airplane (single seat) of the Swiss Air Force disappeared yesterday at 4:30pm resulted still so today in the area of Susten. The searches of the airplane have been started immediatly. No news about the pilot's destiny, At 7:30pm at the media center of the Federal Palace the Captain of the Air Forces, Commander Aldo C. Schellenberg informed about the current situation. The contacts with...

fra/pec - 1177210
Rome, Italy, 08/30/2016 13:18
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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