The (UeG) ( en, surveillance squadron, french: escadre de surveillance, it, Squadra di vigilanza) was the overall unit of the

Swiss Air Force The Swiss Air Force (german: Schweizer Luftwaffe; french: Forces aériennes suisses; it, Forze aeree svizzere; rm, Aviatica militara svizra) is the air component of the Swiss Armed Forces, established on 31 July 1914 as a part of the army and ...

professional pilots.

History

In the 20th century, Swiss military pilots were fundamentally militia soldiers. On April 4, 1941, the Federal Council decided to create the Überwachungsgeschwader. Those pilots also served as flight instructors for new pilots. From 1966 the UeG operated the Militär-Helikopter-Rettungsdienst (military helicopter rescue service) as a supplement to the civilian SAR. The surveillance squadron had its headquarters on the Dübendorf Air Base and had disbanded by the end of 2005.

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Flieger-Flab Museum
* Daniel A. Furrer: ''60 Jahre Ueberwachungsgeschwader.'' Säntis Medien, Herisau 2001. * Das Ueberwachungsgeschwader. L'Escadre de surveillance 1992- 2005, Ruckli, Hanspeter; Urscheler, Adrian Verlag: Baden Verlag Baden, 2006 ISBN/GTIN978-3-85545-141-8 * {{Swiss Air Force Squadrons & Units Air force units and formations of Switzerland Military units and formations established in 1941 Military units and formations disestablished in 2005 Dübendorf

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