The coat of arms of the Lufttransport Staffel 1 is a side view of a green grasshopper in front of a white circular ground, which shows the white number 5 on one of its wings.
The camouflage version of the coat of arms shows the same image, but in dark green shades.
The Lufttransport Staffel 5 used Piper Super Cub, Hiller UH-12 B, Alouette II and Dornier Do 27 on the military airfield Reichenbach and on the Military airfield Frutigen.
In 1964, the Pilatus P-2 was introduced by the Lufttransport Staffel 5 and from 1965 on the military airfield Kägiswil became the wartime home base of the unit.
The task of the Lufttransport Staffel 5 is the air transport with helicopters throughout Switzerland.