Aerial incidents in Switzerland in World War II
During World War II the neutral country of Switzerland underwent initially sporadic bombing and aerial combat events that became more frequent during the later stages of the war.
Swiss Army officers standing over debris after an Allied bombing in Oberstrass, Zurich, on 4 March 1945
A Swiss Messerschmitt Bf 109, which served as the backbone of the Swiss Air Force during World War II. Swiss Bf 109s were regularly used by the Swiss Air Force to intercept Allied bombers flying over Switzerland
Letter from OSS director William J. Donovan regarding bombings of Swiss towns.
The Swiss Air Force is the air component of the Swiss Armed Forces, established on 31 July 1914, three days after the outbreak of World War I, as a part of the army and in October 1936 as an independent service.
Swiss Bf 109-E3
Swiss P-51D
DH112 Venom Mk1R
DH100 Vampire Mk6