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Swedish AF Gripen 75 years of F17 Blekinge Flygflottilj
Posted: 30 Aug 2019, 14:40
by Tranquil
Special design applied to a Saab JAS39C "Gripen" of F17 Blekinge Flygflottilj of the Swedish Air Force (Svenska Flygvapnet) based at Ronneby AB with a special decoration for 75 years of F17 Blekinge Flygflottilj (1944/2019).
Much thanks
Mark
Re: Swedish AF Gripen 75 years of F17 Blekinge Flygflottilj
Posted: 31 Aug 2019, 10:54
by volador
Many thanks Mark!
Re: Swedish AF Gripen 75 years of F17 Blekinge Flygflottilj
Posted: 31 Aug 2019, 11:33
by gsnde
Beautiful!!
Re: Swedish AF Gripen 75 years of F17 Blekinge Flygflottilj
Posted: 15 Sep 2019, 07:24
by gsnde
Just noticed that there is no silhouette of the Tunan...why might the SAF has skipped it?
Re: Swedish AF Gripen 75 years of F17 Blekinge Flygflottilj
Posted: 15 Sep 2019, 11:43
by Firebird
My guess would be that F17 didn't fly the Tunnan.
Re: Swedish AF Gripen 75 years of F17 Blekinge Flygflottilj
Posted: 15 Sep 2019, 11:57
by gsnde
In fact that is - according to Wikipedia - the truth case, Steve.
I was just being silly, because the Tunnan is one of the very few aircraft where I could not find the slightest attractive angle. Made me giggle.... [emoji5]
From mobile hence short
Re: Swedish AF Gripen 75 years of F17 Blekinge Flygflottilj
Posted: 15 Sep 2019, 12:54
by petebramley
I had never heard of the Tunnan so looked it up. You are quite right Martin, not a pretty aircraft.
Re: Swedish AF Gripen 75 years of F17 Blekinge Flygflottilj
Posted: 15 Sep 2019, 13:49
by Firebird
I actually got to crawl over a J-29 at the now defunct Southend Aircraft Museum. It was an ex-Austrian AF example, if I remember correctly - although I could be wrong. Weird looking thing.
*UPDATE*
Just looked it up. It was a Swedish J-29 and after the demise of the Southend Museum it went to the Midlands Air Museum, where it still resides. Apparently its the only J-29 in the UK.
Re: Swedish AF Gripen 75 years of F17 Blekinge Flygflottilj
Posted: 15 Sep 2019, 14:01
by gsnde
In comparison I find the Lansen, Draken, Viggen and Gripen very beautiful aircraft. Especially the Draken and Viggen are on my most favorite list.