SierraEchoFred
February 8, 2007 at 8:07 am

Viggen – 40 years old today

At 10.57 (local time) on the 8th of February 1967 at Linköping/Saab (ESSL), testpilot Erik Dahlström became airborne for the first time with the Viggen-prototype 37-1. So the maighty canard is 40 years old today…

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By: adrian_gray - 8th February 2007 at 17:00

Happy birthday to you!
Happy birthday to you!
Happy birthday deeeeeaaaaaarrrrr Viggen!
Happy birthday to you!

Adrian
(somebody had to… I’ll get me coat!)

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By: SierraEchoFred - 8th February 2007 at 16:45

A clip with AJS 37, AJSH 37 and AJSF 37 Viggens:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bqkgY7RlMQ

The Red AJS 37 T/O and land at Ängelholm AB. The other Viggens at Vidsel AB. All aircraft belong to 1. Sqn of F 10 Ängelholm, so does the musicians :rolleyes:

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By: TwinOtter23 - 8th February 2007 at 08:59

The Viggen for Newark arrived at RAF Cranwell a year ago as yesterday [February 7th 2006] scroll down the Air-Scene UK link.

http://www.airsceneuk.org.uk/scene/scenefeb06.htm

The aircraft is also shown on one of the pages of their new website

http://www.newarkairmuseum.org/news.htm