Global InformationLufttransport Staffel 8 information
| Lufttransport Staffel 8 Escadrille Transport Aérien 8 | |
|---|---|
 squadron emblem Lufttransport Staffel 8 | |
| Active | 1960s - today |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Branch | Swiss Air Force |
| Role | transport squadron |
| Garrison/HQ | Alpnach Air Base |
The Lufttransport Staffel 8 (LT St8 or LT 8) is a transport squadron of the Swiss Air Force. The pilots are part of the Berufsfliegerkorps. A third of the pilots are militia pilots employed by civilian employers. The Lufttransport Staffel 8 is, together with the Lufttransport Staffel 6, part of the Lufttransport Geschwader 2, which belongs to the Flugplatzkommando 2 (airfield command 2) at Alpnach Air Base. The home base of the Lufttransport Staffel 8 is the Alpnach Air Base. The Lufttransport Staffel 8 carries as coat of arms an oval badge with two light blue symbols in helicopter shape that strongly remind the side view of the Alouette III flying offset so that the two white rotor circles form an oblique 8 in front of an oval dark blue background. The camouflage of the coat of arms shows the same picture, but in dark green / light brown colors.