AXALP HORNETS AT THE PICTURESQUE MEIRINGEN AIR BASE IN SWITZERLAND

Meiringen Air Base, also known as the Unterbach Military Airfield, is a Swiss military airbase located near the hamlet of Unterbach and the town of Meiringen, in the canton of Bern. It is one of three main airbases of the Swiss Air Force.
I’ve captured some resident F/A-18 hornets taxiing, taking off and landing in and around the base. Included are some other aircraft using the base along with one content bovine resident.

[@stephenbrown1077]

Absolutely superb video. Awesome scenery and backdrop. Top marks again Dafydd, thankyou.

[@DafyddPhillips]

Thanks Stephen 👍

[@stephenhill560]

Stunning. Love the tractor waiting at the crossing!!

[@johnc2438]

The cow looks sooo happy!

[@ariehaakman9428]

😊The cow IS happy ! So what all that noise ? The cow loves it.

[@nigelbarton7433]

We visited this in June 2023 as we stayed at Brienz down the road and had planes overhead our house every day for 11 days.....amazing !! Drove across the runway and saw them training up at Axalp. What a surprise bonus to our vacation !! ))

[@fredtedstedman]

these planes are spotless , I love the minimalist Swiss style of markings and stencilling !

[@larryjenkinson5525]

🇦🇺 Brilliant! Amazing photography makes me feel like I was there. Inclusion of the cow was unexpected......😊

[@DafyddPhillips]

Glad you enjoyed it. The local residents are so chilled 🤠👍

[@stevepritchard3970]

Fantastic coverage from all angles Dafydd, thanks for posting.

[@DafyddPhillips]

Glad you enjoyed it, thanks Steve. 👍

[@crashburn3292]

Beautiful place. - Great. I'm actually jealous of the livestock.

[@DafyddPhillips]

Great place to be a cow 🤓👍

[@martinforrester8249]

I think the F18 is a beautiful looking aircraft, so sleek and purposeful, and the landscape..well..amazing. Great video, thankyou.

[@DafyddPhillips]

Many thanks! Glad you enjoyed it.

[@nielsdorhout058]

The Hornet startup is iconic. I live around 2 miles from Leeuwarden air base. And when we have hornets over on excercise i can hear them starting up from my house 😂 its my cue to get on the bike.

[@violetg6172]

Thank you for uploading and sharing, the video provides a different perspective.

[@DafyddPhillips]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching.

[@lee13104]

Loved it here when we went back in March. Stunning place

[@andrastetriformis6241]

Sweetest bovine on earth unfazed by jet noise. Too adorable! 🐮❤️

[@DafyddPhillips]

Very adorable.

[@vaniatoldo8432]

How beautiful they are 🤩 beautiful place...Congratulation on the images Dafydd ❤ (Brazil)

[@DafyddPhillips]

Obrigada 🇧🇷. 😎

[@amcds2867]

Thrilling to see them taxi off.

[@abitofaviation]

Is this where the hornets live inside the mountain?

[@DafyddPhillips]

Yes there is a cave in the mountain for the jets.

[@ErnieShown]

Bet they have a blast during flying out of there during winter....again, fantastic video, beautiful scenery!

[@DafyddPhillips]

Thanks Ernie, would look nice with a bit of snow there 👍

[@frank-ko6de]

Not bad for a little country that's a tenth of the size of Colorado. Go go ,little one .

[@angelortunorubio6899]

Beautiful video, as always! Love the legacys hornets 😍

[@DafyddPhillips]

Thank you.

[@calummacfarlane8476]

Love it Daf! Especially the cowbell!

[@DafyddPhillips]

Thanks Calum. Can’t wait to go again !! ✈️🇨🇭👍

[@canyonrnrr7143]

Sir, been watching for a long while. All your videos are Top notch! Thank you for sharing!! Subscribed and liked!

[@DafyddPhillips]

Many Thanks and welcome 👍

[@johnboy5441]

Spot on dafydd the cow and the Hornet great 😅

[@EKingProductions]

What a nice topview from the mountain!❤ I like it!👍🏻

[@chuckwagon1892]

And the band strikes up: Off we go, into the wild blue yonder" ....

[@stuartrollings602]

Very cool observation spot! Thanks

[@ElwynR]

Stunning 😍

[@DafyddPhillips]

Cheers elwyn. Only two years to wait for the next visit 🫣✈️🇨🇭👍

[@Slycockney]

Fantastic angles, excellent.

[@DafyddPhillips]

Many thanks!

[@1986.Mattia]

The roar is pure energy ✈🔝

[@lindaj5492]

Where were you filming from in the overhead shots?

[@DafyddPhillips]

I’m in the trees above the base at a vista point

[@lindaj5492]

@@DafyddPhillips In the trees? Now got an image of you hanging by your toes whilst filming 😅

[@f18tom56]

awesome..got the compressor start up sound bang on

[@DafyddPhillips]

Many thanks 👍

[@LIONAV]

What an amazing video, beautiful spot too! I must visit this place, thanks for sharing!

[@DafyddPhillips]

Thanks for watching. It’s worth a visit for sure ✈️🇨🇭👍

[@jaycfc6955]

Hello Dafydd I'm from London, and in the early 1980s ,around 81/82 , i went to school in Switzerland in a beautiful village called Glion above Montreux right next to Lake Geneva . We used to see fighter jets go past us above the lake all the time . The lake and mountain backdrop made the view extra special. Do you know what type of jets they would have been ? Thank you Jason

[@DafyddPhillips]

Hi Jason, I believe the Swiss used mirage and Hunter as front line fighters back in that era. Stunning country!, thanks for watching

[@lindaj5492]

8:20+ Level crossing for multi-million fighter jets 🤪 Love it.

[@Tom_Hadler]

Such a cool video

[@DafyddPhillips]

cheers Tom

[@chosekyjov162]

😃 no slyšel jsem jak to asi funguje, ale až ted vidím jak to maj na tom pětníku zmáknutý THX

[@MiguelDiaZ-np3wu]

Suiza...que hermoso lugar...!!!

[@christinechung834]

Wow that is just awesome

[@DafyddPhillips]

Thank you.

[@rufimac]

Comme quoi un FA-18 peut rendre une vache heureuse !... Il n'y a qu'en Suisse qu'on puisse voir telle scène.

[@DafyddPhillips]

🤠👍

[@terryboyer1342]

Got to be the coolest base in the world.

[@DafyddPhillips]

Agreed 👍

[@LeonardYoung]

OMG I AM SUPER JEALOUS

[@phoenixsui]

Nice video, were you up on the axalp during shooting training?

[@DafyddPhillips]

Thank you. Yes I spent two days up on the range. kzbin.info/www/bejne/fIK8in-Vjp2Lb5Ysi=0vmoUvaA58x-Xz7k Thanks for watching 👍

[@SevenBears1]

Relaxed or totally unsafe area around that airfield.. thanks DP

[@DafyddPhillips]

Totally relaxed ✈️🇨🇭😎👍

[@RCDronatic]

Great❤

[@DafyddPhillips]

Thank you.

[@johnosbourn4312]

Only in Switzerland will you see an aircraft crossing in a town.

[@Chasred-ml4hm]

Way Cool

[@danielcargill8019]

Do the Swiss keep their hangars or mountain caverns?

[@DafyddPhillips]

They have caves at this base

[@Begonhehe]

Nice! What cam did you use?

[@DafyddPhillips]

Thank you. I’m using a Sony fdr-ax53 camcorder.

[@Begonhehe]

@@DafyddPhillips nice. Thank you for the answer.

[@grabir01]

F18 needs 1200 feet to take off 141knotts. The F35 does this in 510 feet.

[@RLVIDEOS2024]

😍

[@zeus-bx9xw]

sweet

[@Chipona75]

Muy buena la toma de la 🐄

[@DafyddPhillips]

Thank you.

[@japa9991]

Cows don't give a crap.