Drove from Zurich to Interlaken four years ago (part of a three-week wonderful road trip through Switzerland and France -- made sure the car had a stick shift, which I love and is now almost completely forgotten in the U.S. -- wimps!). Loved the food, scenery, people, the entire experience. Didn't see any jets flying the day when we drove past the lovely airbase. As a Navy retired vet, I have always enjoyed seeing the FA-18 doing its thing, and you can see how the pilots love those nice runways. That Swiss cross on those vertical stabilizers is a lovely sight! Wayyy back in 1987, my wife and I were on our first Europe road trip and started off in Switzerland. I was so surprised to pull into a country gas station and have a jeep with a recoilless rifle and crew pull into the station to refuel. It was October and their army reservists were seemingly everywhere. We drove into a nearby village, and it seemed we were on a movie set: military vehicles at all the crossroads, soldiers marching through the town, and into the hills. Later, we stopped at a small town to have cakes and coffee at a local inn before taking a car train in Furka (had to do that!). While enjoying our snacks, a large military convoy came rumbling through.

I did parts of my military service at this Air Force Base. Many good memories. 👍🏼

Such a beautiful country.

Only in Switzerland can you have an Air Force Base like that

Here comes the train, OH SNAP it’s a jet aircraft no it’s 2!

Okay, when the Crossing Rails dropped I honestly thought a Train was going to pass, 🤣🤣🤣🤣

From 3:20 to 4:20 one of the most visually stunning landings I have seen.

In 1968 I was on a solo bicycle trip in Europe. Perfect weather. Headed from Lucerne to Interlaken (and then up to Grindlewald-real mountians at last!). Cycling past the lake I saw these fighters romping among the mountain peaks and thought they must be the happiest pilots in the world. Then they descended and started firing on a barge on on the far side of the lake! Water splashing all around the targets. Unforgettable. I have since learned to fly and have plenty of hours in small plane, but I don't believe I've ever had such fun as those guys were having.

I was surprised to read that little Switzerland has 30 F18 aircraft. And now they want to upgrade the fleet and buy 34 F-35

列車が通過するのかと思ったらF-18が！ 基地は高い山に囲まれていて、離陸、着陸が難しそう。スイス空軍のパイロットは操縦技術が最高ですね！

love the nice and gentle "Air Force" landings with the Hornets, rather than the typical carrier or carrier practice landings. That looks like a day well spent.

Anytime there is a control tower with a waterfall behind it, you're in the right place 🇨🇭🇨🇭

Happy people! Living in such a wonderful country!💪💪👍👍

Beautiful landscapes and great photography of planes in takeoff and landing,

I was there on holiday 50 years ago and I loved to see, at that time, the Haviland planes. It was beautiful to see them diving from the montains to the landing strip.

Awesome 😎War Fighter Jet also beautiful Air Base and Beautiful 😻 Country 👍😀

Nice clean place...all looks very well organised... Love the railway barrier crossing system...even down to the people waving at the pilots.. Supercool for me.. Great video..thanks.👍 Simon a brit 🇬🇧 in Spain 🇪🇦

Ladies and gentlemen the Swiss Air Force

Now, you wouldn't mind having to wait at rail crossing lights!!!...especially when having to sit and watch F18 fighter jets crossing the road!!👍🤣! Much more interesting than trains!!!!!Many thanks Elwyn for sharing your video! Cracking 👌 job as always mate 👍! Cheers 🍻 Paul

Wow what a beautiful area for an military airbase with spectacular mountain scenery I never knew existed absolutely stunning...

Love the gorgeous gentle landings that start around the 4:00 mark.

You're sure it's a Swiss airport when you see cows grazing next to the airstrip

Nice country ... beautiful planes ... god bless switzerland ....

That is so cool! 👍

Stunning scenery! The F-18's are cool too.

We have seen these planes flying in this valley from Ballenberg Open Air Museum. The noise fills the valley

What a place!

My kind of road crossing ✈️✈️👌

This must be a phantastic Sound between the Mountains...Great! Thank You for the Video. 👍🙂

super images merci salutations claude

Mind blowing scenery for both pilots and spectators

Wow excellent place in the Alps. Didn't Mr. Bond motor around there in the Austin martin. Thank you Elywn.

😁outstanding!!👊👍!!

Spectacular, stunning, and bad to the bone! I love seeing whiz past those buildings during takeoff.

Take a good look at the wingtip "bird" pointing downwards, illustrating the washout on the wing(s). Simply awesome!

Superb! I love the road crossing for the planes!! 😯

Never gets old

What a beautiful location

What a fabulous setting and scenery. Some very nice first class footage and plenty of 'greaser' landings!

Awesome video, thanks for sharing mate

Scary flying thru those mountains at night.

The Swiss Air Force pilots are some of the best.

That was very enjoyable to watch your right absolutely stunning scenery another great video as usual 👍

wow!@! pretty darn scary taking off at night with all those mountains so close...

I was surprised to see this small air base on my way to Interlaken, it's a beautiful drive. Great video as always, Elwyn!

The hills are aliiiiive, with the sound of freeeeedoooooommmm…………… Julie Andrews pirouettes down the runway in flight gear……..

Nice stuff. Love those F-18s.

Used to happen at Turnhouse, now Edinburgh Airport, the through road would close with traffic lights to allow a plane to land. This happened until the late 1960s.

Did anyone else see the cow walking along the runway at 5:30...? Only in Switzerland 🇨🇭!

Oh, wow!! LOL! How amazing was that?!? Never expected to see F-18s to cross your path when the rails dropped! Love this video.

Wow, the scenery around there is beautiful. Might have to take a trip there.

Fantastic Video. I was just 2x times in Meiringen AFB Amazing.!! Wow this Sun-Halo at the Top of the Mountain looks Unbelievable.!!

Superb footage and stills again Elwyn, what an absolutely stunning place and I too love the level crossing for the plane's, couldn't see that working here in the UK 🤣😂 👍👌✈️😁 ATB Andy

Thank you

As always buddy, stunning work. I love the landing on motorways (Sweden?) and road crossing (Switzerland) type stuff in Europe, makes for interesting research and viewing. Thanks for posting👍😊😊

💛💙 love the legacy Hornets - those intakes are super neat !

Lovely film work elwyn.beautiful scenery aswell

That is sharp. Very very nice.

Awesome 👍✌️

Well, I know where I want my summer vacation house to be.

Absolutely love Meiringen. Great footage as always 😎

Stunning scenery indeed. Oh, by the way - they do it at night time as well.

My family live in Switzerland so I get to see them and have visited their air museum. I had a similar experience to this in Ludlow when the traffic is stopped for a horse race to pass over the road. The matting they use is very slippery for cars.

Thanku for always making my day so special with your phenomenal vidoes this was absolutely amazing love everything about this ..Incredible filming you are amazing much love and God bless always x

Another great video. Thanks R

amazing!! Every spotters dream

Perfect like all your videos!

My wife is from Switzerland. I am used to seeing cows going across this is certainly different. LOL

Fantastic video, Elwin!

Great work, loved the video.

Marvellous and beautiful takeoff and landing 😁😎👍

Tks Elwyn as usual another great footage❤

Well Done!

I was honestly waiting for a train to cross 🤣🤣🤣 Imagine seeing this in the states.

Hell yeam man i would love to get there one day to film

Switzerland 💪

EVEN for a moment I had the idea that the train was passing, but what did the blocking of the road with beams have to do with F-18 😁😁😁😁

beautiful place

Nice video. Thank you for posting.

So cool, in Meiringen von der F18 geweckt zu werden werden 😉

I like how they put the Guard Frequency in big letters on the fuel tank

I't just like: Hey guys look my Train!

Fantastic!

Just imagine living in a country where people are bought up with enough respect and social responsibility to not disrupt the crossing at this airfield. I can't see that working in many western countries where the the responsibility of the individual has been franchised to the state.

Very friendly air base staff. Go use their canteen and then up 3 flights of stairs onto the roof for the best views and photography. Its open to the public so enjoy!

That’s honestly the best thing ever. Like a train crossing, but for jets. 🤣🤣🤣 Once again, great footage Elwyn. 🤙🤙 I also want to pre congratulate you on 400k. Glad to see you reach such a crazy milestone. I’ve been subbed for years now, so I’ve got to see it grow quite a bit. Keep up the great work. You’ve earned it. 🤙🤙🤙🤙🤙

On a trip to Switzerland in 2017, we went to Brienz, on an overcast spring day. Very low cloud over the lake. Heard (loudly) the F-18s doing go-rounds, the crackle was amazing. Never once saw an aircraft though! Used to see FA-18 and Super Hornets here in Australia quite a lot when I lived in Darwin, and the noise now I think is actually overtaken by the new F-35s!

Thanks Erwin amazing😚

공군비행장이 완전히 휴양지가 따로 없네... ^ ^ 경치가 끝내준다.. ^ ^

Splendide j'adore le bruit 🙏🏽❤️🇨🇭💋😘

Great shots and Videos. I just spottet myself guarding the Barriers at the start of the Video ^^

OK now I've seen it all. Damn I'm late because I got caught at an F18 road crossing this morning. Never fails I'm in a rush and I get caught in one.

Here in the USA, they would never have any type of crossing like that where you are so close to the aircraft.

Those babies Rock

Wow fabulous my favorite jet fighter

Usually, the person in the turbo Porter is the coolest cat at the strip, but Hornets kinda stole his thunder with their own. Heck of a place for your car to break down during a scamble.

que belleza

The waterfall is absolutely spectacular ! I wish you would have stayed focused on it for a minute or two more. The video is really excellent regardless of my comment.

I was on holiday around that area in mid 70s it was Hunter's in those days

WOW, amazing video as always. THANK YOU!!!!!