Famgus Aviation Postcards: Swissair

Last updated July 24 2014

SWISSAIR

The Swissair aircrafts are identified not only by their registration numbers towards the back of the fuselage, but also by the coat-of-arms paintings in the front sides of the aircraft.
Below a guide for ease of identification.

Cantons

Swissair aircraft name
Uri

Coat of Arms of the
Canton of Uri

Used by:
HB-IBB (DC-6A)
HB-ICS (Caravelle)

Swissair aircraft name
Schwyz

Coat of Arms of the
Canton of Schwyz

Used by:
HB-ICT (Caravelle)

Swissair aircraft name
Aargau

Coat of Arms of the
Canton of Aargau

Used by:
HB-IBA (DC-6B)
HB-ICU (Caravelle)

Swissair aircraft name
Schaffhausen

Coat of Arms of the
Canton of Schaffhausen

Used by:
HB-ICV (Caravelle)

Swissair aircraft name
Solothurn

Coat of Arms of the
Canton of Solothurn

Used by:
HB-ICW (Caravelle)

Swissair aircraft name
Bern

Coat of Arms of the
Canton of Bern

Used by:
HB-IBO (DC-6B)

Swissair aircraft name
Nidwalden

Coat of Arms of the
Canton of Nidwalden

Used by:
HB-IBC (DC-6B)

Swissair aircraft name
Unterwalden

Coat of Arms of the old
Canton of Unterwalden

Used by:
HB-ILU (DC-4)

Swissair aircraft name
St. Gallen

Coat of Arms of the old
Canton of St. Gallen

Used by:
HB-IBI (DC-6B)

Swissair aircraft name
Vaud

Coat of Arms of the old
Canton of Vaud

Used by:
HB-IBU (DC-6B)

Swissair aircraft name
Genève

Coat of Arms of the
Canton of Genève

Used by:
HB-ILA (DC-4)
HB-IBE (DC-6B)

Swissair aircraft name
Zürich

Coat of Arms of the
Canton of Zürich

Used by:
HB-ILE (DC-4)
HB-IBA (DC-6B)

Swissair aircraft name
Basel

Coat of Arms of the
Canton of Basel-Stadt

Used by:
HB-ILI (DC-4)

Swissair aircraft name
Basel-Land

Coat of Arms of the
Canton of Basel-Landschaft

Used by:
HB-IBZ (DC-6B)

Swissair aircraft name
Unterwalden

Coat of Arms of the
Canton of Unterwalden

Used by:
HB-ILU (DC-4)

Swiss Cities

Swissair aircraft name
Luzern

Coat of Arms of the
City of Luzern

Used by:
HB-ILO (DC-4)
HB-IBO (DC-6B)

Swissair aircraft name
Chur

Coat of Arms of the
City of Chur

Used by:
HB-ICX (Caravelle)

Swissair aircraft name
Lausanne

Coat of Arms of the
City of Lausanne

Used by:
HB-ICY (Caravelle)

Swissair aircraft name
Bellinzona

Coat of Arms of the
City of Bellinzona

Used by:
HB-ICZ (Caravelle)