The SHV’s golden jubilee
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The SHV’s golden jubilee

21 October, 2024, by Cross Country. Photography: Tobias Dimmler

“It was such a nice moment with Simon,” says photographer and pilot Tobias Dimmler about flying alongside his friend Simon Heimgartner at a weekend festival to mark 50 years of the SHV, the Swiss free-flight association. “Simon got his licence the same year the wing he was flying was made!”

The SHV celebrated its 50th anniversary with a three-day festival in Interlaken at the end of August. The golden jubilee party was a celebration of all things free flight and...

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