Inside the Hornet's nest

摘要

During November and December 2022, three squadrons from the Swiss Air Force - Fliegerstaffels 11, 17 and 18 - deployed to RAF Leeming in North Yorkshire for the now-annual Exercise Yorknight. First held in 2019 and again in 2021, a detachment of around 10 McDonnell Douglas F/A-18C/D Hornets is posted to Leeming so that the three units can amass around half of their annual night-flying experience. Now in its third year, the Swiss Air Force has chosen Leeming as a base for its month-long exercise due to the lack of aggressor aircraft available in its home nation.