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Before Christmas, three squadrons of Hornet jet fighter pilots from the Swiss air force took up residence at RAF Leeming, Yorkshire, to hone their night flying skills.

The exercise, named 'Exercise YorkNite 2020', gave the pilots half the nightflying hours required for their entire year’s training.

Opportunities for night flying are limited in Switzerland, as it is landlocked with a dense population prone to disgruntlement when noisy jets fly over in the middle of the night.

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