In 1956 was held a very large air show at Zurich Airport. It had a great international impact, as some of exposed aircraft have never been seen publicly before. That was the case for the Russian Tupolev 104 and French Sud Aviation Caravelle. Some of the most famous aerobatic teams where present at Zurich, like the 'Skyblazers' with their F-86, the British 'Black Arrows' with Hawker Hunter, French Mystère IVA of 'Patrouille de France' and a Swedish team with their chubby Saab J-29 'Tunnan'.
Whereas scheduled airline traffic still had to go on.