I went back to Svedinos today to discuss the English catalogue I am preparing for the owner of the museum, Björn Svedfelt.
I also wanted to try a new technique with my camera, and he was very helpful, allowing me to move things around to get better angles, etc. I never realized how heavy a Thunderjet bare fuselage (without engine) is – we worked up a right old sweat moving lumps of airframe around!
I had a tripod this time, and with aperture priority and a setting of f/16, the results amazed me. I hope you like the samples in this thread too, which includes some aircraft I couldn’t get pictures of before.
1. Hughes 269 helicopter, Hkp 5A, c/n 22-05215, Swedish Army 95, 05215, bought for evaluation in 1965 and withdrawn in 1971. Followed in the 1980s by purchase of the more modern Hughes/Schweizer 300C.
2. A view inside the front cockpit of Meteor SE-DCC (see my earlier Svedinos thread)
3. Nose art on Viggen 37386 of F 4 Östersund, “The Great Sea Monster”. Withdrawn and scrapped at the end of 2004, only the nose is in the museum.
4. A better view of the Saab 105XT second prototype SE-XBZ, the one that landed wheels-up at the SBAC display, Farnborough.
5. Sweden’s first ejection seat, made in 1947 for the J 21 pusher propeller fighter. This one is from 21302 which crashed on 11 August 1948 after a mid-air collision with another J 21, 21341. Both pilots ejected and landed safely.
6. A clearer view of the Skyraider.
7. A better picture of the Stieglitz.
8. The Thulin seen “complete”.
By: Papa Lima - 30th October 2006 at 21:47
Daniel, I really don’t know, but no other parts seemed to be visible in that corner of the museum, so I doubt it.
Tipsy B SE-AGP was taken off the register on 29 October 1967 and was placed in the museum in 1965.
Tipsy S.2 SE-AFT was taken off the register on 31 December 1951.
By: Mr.Tipsy - 30th October 2006 at 19:47
What’s the status of the two Tipsy’s?
By: daniel-k - 30th October 2006 at 19:31
Peter, are there wings, fins, undercarriages ect for the Sabres?
By: SierraEchoFred - 29th October 2006 at 15:18
Glad to be at help, Peter! 🙂
By: Papa Lima - 29th October 2006 at 14:52
Thanks, Fredrik, that almost completes the story, then.
By: SierraEchoFred - 29th October 2006 at 14:40
One is F-86D-36NA RDAF serial F-984, ex 51-5984, (del’d 27.7.58) used by ESK 726/723/728 and wfu on 31.3.66.
Three Danish F-86Ds were after been retiered sent to Kjevik in Norway and used for battle damage repair. These were F-500/51-8500, F-977/51-5977 and…F-984/51-5984!
The other one would probably be either F-500 or F-977…
Two links:
http://f16.parsimony.net/forum28824/messages/23425.htm
By: Papa Lima - 29th October 2006 at 12:34
But Sweden is in between Denmark and Norway! Quicker and easier to come direct from Denmark, by ferry and road it’s only a hundred or two kilometres! There must be more to this than meets the eye, have you any idea why they went to Norway first?
The photo shows the Norwegian version.
By: SierraEchoFred - 29th October 2006 at 11:34
Thanks, Papa Lima.
These two RDAF F-86Ds arrived to the museum 22.9.06 from Norway.
By: Papa Lima - 29th October 2006 at 10:34
Sabre F-86D fuselage
There is another one, seen here . . .
By: Papa Lima - 29th October 2006 at 10:26
F-86D at Svedinos
Yes, it’s a Sabre Dog, but we didn’t discuss its provenance as it is not yet an “official” display item, and until it gets restored and displayed it won’t be in the catalogue. Nor will the other bits and pieces that are scattered around under cover awaiting restoration.
So your guess is as good as mine (better in fact, as I’m not guessing!). I can only tell you that it’s “jävla tung” (= blinking heavy) as we moved that fuselage and several others around yesterday.
By: SierraEchoFred - 29th October 2006 at 08:34
Must ask about the fuselage behind the Hughes 269 helicopter – a Danish F-86D?
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