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September 22, 2004 at 6:33 pm in reply to: Tu-16 Badger during the Cold War #1434215

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In “International Air Power Review”, vol. 9, ISBN 1-880588-56-0, there is an excellent feature on the Tu-16 by Lt Col Anatoliy Artemyev. F.ex. explaining the complicated wingtip refueling method.

The massive ASM’s were clearly a threat to large NATO warships – especially aircraft carriers.

Also check out “Feet wet”, Paul Gilcrist, ISBN 1 85310 191 5, a most spellbinding and hilarious account of jet and carrier flying.

Gillcrist in 1971 in the Med. intercepts a “Badger” bound for Egypt – with three (3) A-7’s! Watching this factoryfresh, or extremely wellkept, Badger C, who really could run away anytime, he flipped the pilot “the bird” (early “Topgun“-fashion?). The Russian didn’t react. And Gillcrist must admit his A-7, with numerous bright green spots of primer from corrosion control, didn’t really look the part of “fleet defender”! 😀

September 22, 2004 at 4:00 pm in reply to: Svenska Flygvapnet #2642927

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Helpful if you upload the picture as well 😮

September 22, 2004 at 3:50 pm in reply to: Svenska Flygvapnet #2642942

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Ooooh – thread carefully now – “Burger” (with the Swedish – Finnish “thing”). Now Denmark knew how to handle such a relationship – Christian the 2’nd and Stockholm and …. hmmm. 😉 I’m digressing.

As someone (Bill Gunston, I’m sure!) pointed out. The Swedes could simply not afford failures on the British scale.
Draken: Did the Lightning “job” with half the no. of engines.
They had vast experience in steam turbines and almost had an axial jet ready,“STAL”, flown under a Lancaster?, but it was cancelled. Sweden instead procedeed with the Avon.

In a fascinating feature in Air Enthusiast recently details of Swedish ELINT flights were revealed. Despite stated neutrality Sweden was clearly “blocking” the USSR and secretly cooperated with the “West”.

Going to the lenght of: “Should we develop nuclear weapons. And aircraft to carry them – eastbound?”

With the possible news of finding the Catalina that searched for the recovered ELINT C-47, here is a picture from a treasured book of mine: “Högt över Sverige” (ISBN 91-7486-462-9) full of breathtaking pictures. It is just a b&w snapshot from the German freighter, that rescued the shotdown crew. But have you otherwise noticed the quality of photography from SAAB (and the Swedish Air force) for many, many years. (Hasselblad and all that “jazz” – deeply envious me!)

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September 22, 2004 at 2:46 am in reply to: Svenska Flygvapnet #2643311

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Challenging project! I’ve played a little with the Danish public library “search engine”. It also looks into research and special libraries. As here the Danish Air Force Library, which has the best collection of aviation books in Denmark. (And also catalouges magazine articles). I was a little surprised that so little was published on the subject – anyway – here goes:

Swedish armed forces face up to the changing threat
Joris Janssen Lok

I: Jane’s International Defense Review. – P. 43 – 49. – 1350-6226
Emne: Flyvevåben ; Forsvar ; Sverige
An article on the Swedish armed forces, which soon wil have to take a step forward in technology as the emphasis swiches from classical defence to counter-rerroism.

Flygvapnet 1926-2001
Raymond Andersson, Kurt Karlsson, Anders Linnér
2001. 144 p., illustreret
Forlag: s.n.
Sprog: Svensk
Emne: Flytyper ; Organisation ; Materiel ; Opgaver ; Personel ; Historie ; Flyvevåben ; Sverige
Beskriver Det svenske Flyvevåben i a.a. 75- års jubilæet
(Swedish, 75 year anniversary)

Jaktpilot 1942 : upplevelser och tankar
Ulf J. Dahlquist, Air Historic Research AB
2001. 118 s., illustreret
Sprog: Svensk
Emne: Jagerpilot ; Flyvevåben ; Jageroperationer ; Udviklingshistorie ; Flytyper ; Biografier ; Sverige
Selvbiografisk beretning om tiden som jagerpilot i Det svenske Flyvevåben
(Fighter pilot’s autobio. about his service in 1942)

Swedish model
John G. Roos

I: Armed Forces Journal International. – November 2000. – P. 26-31
Emne: Forsvarspolitik ; Forsvar ; Flyvevåben ; Forsvarspolitik ; Sverige
An article on the Swedish major military reform. Streamlined structure. Neutrality, not NATO. Industry.

Sweden at a defence crossroads
Björn von Sydow
2000
I: Military Technology. – Vol.XXIV, No.2, 2000. – P. 9 – 14
Emne: Flyvevåben, Sverige ; Forsvar, Sverige ; Forsvarspolitik
A new security order, a new threat environment, a new defence concept on the Swedish armed forces.

Scandinavia
Jan Jørgensen, René van Woezik, Baldur Sveinssen
1998
I: World air power journal. – Vol.34, Autumn/Fall 1998. – P. 124 – 157
Emne: Flyvevåben, Danmark ; Flyvevåben, Finland ; Flyvevåben, Island ; Flyvevåben, Norge ; Flyvevåben, Sverige ; Flyvevåbnet ; Flyvevåben
An air power analyses of the Scandinavian air forces.

Powering fourth
Andrzej Jeziorski
1996
I: Flight International. – Vol.150, No.4538, 28 August – 3 September 1996. – P. 46 – 47
Emne: Flyvevåben ; Sverige
Sweden plans a ‘fourth-generation’ air force.

Flygvapnet – en historisk översikt
Anders Annerfalk
1995. 224 s., illustreret
Forlag: Aviatic Förlag
Sprog: Svensk
Emne: Balloner, militære ; Flyindustri (svensk) ; Flyvevåben, Sverige ; Militære fly (svenske) ; Saab ; Flyvevåben
Beskrivelse af Det svenske Flyvevåben fra begyndelsen og til vore dage.
(History from balloons to 1995)

Dörfer, Ingemar
System 37 Viggen : Arms, technology and the domestication of glory
1973. 257 p
Forlag: Universitetsforlaget
Sprog: Engelsk
(Very oddsounding?)

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September 19, 2004 at 4:17 pm in reply to: A message from Arnhem #1436996

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Were there only one paradropping Dakota/C-47 yesterday? (which?) It actually made the news here as well, which is not the norm!

The “After the Battle” magazine was indeed very good value, when visiting the Arnhem area. As you say, it has been very moving – every time.

September 18, 2004 at 1:07 pm in reply to: What's the "western" equivelent to the An-24 #637785

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No rear ramp on An-24’s – that was the An-26. 😉

September 18, 2004 at 12:36 pm in reply to: C141B Starlifter now a historic. #1437640

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One of the memories of the C-141 was how it seemed to “levitate” into the air on take off. No “rotation” as is very apparent on the C-5.

Anyway here is one that caught a bird:

September 14, 2004 at 8:19 pm in reply to: Rally & Precision World Championships #435754

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Another “plug” for this event:

http://www.flyvdmu.dk/wfc2004/results/Rallye/day2.htm

If you “push” the score, you will get a map of the given route, and where the flights actually went!

Also in “general” there is a gallery.

Best regards

(One day, I’ll try to fly these routes!)

September 13, 2004 at 8:01 pm in reply to: Duxford Blues #1554627

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Maybe “they” don’t have the guts to fly the “Stars & Stripes” 😉

September 12, 2004 at 12:32 pm in reply to: Rally & Precision World Championships #435795

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Here are some more “exotics”:

(and a cockpit shot. The pilot looks a little “whiteknuckled”)

September 9, 2004 at 8:12 pm in reply to: Rally & Precision World Championships #435837

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Glastar with one of the prettiest paint schemes I’ve ever seen.

Wilga with a “western” engine.

French team member aiming for the “zero” line.

KZIII crossin the 2 meter string.

September 9, 2004 at 7:46 pm in reply to: Light Aircraft "eaten" by cows? #435838

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One “hangglider” trick is to park right up to the electrical fence (if available) and connect the hangglider via sailpin (or similar). Should keep nosey tongues away! :dev2:

September 9, 2004 at 2:13 pm in reply to: A Salute to the T-6!! #1558229

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This was taken at a 725 Sqn, RDAF, reunion a year ago. Flown as experimental, no aerobatics. On the other hand Arne is one of the best “exponents” of the supersonic proptip “rasping”. And followed by the deep rumble of the radial exhaust. Oh yes! This is seriously good.
My father was a mechanic helping to assemble and get in the backseat to test fly a handful of Mk IIa / III originally for the SAAF. (Wonderful incentive to do a good job!). In the end most were crated again and not used. Did they have a wooden aft fuselage?
Any pictures of the German used T-6/Harvards during the war. Can’t find any at the moment.
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September 9, 2004 at 2:00 pm in reply to: A Salute to the T-6!! #1558262

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The only airworthy Harvard (sorry, they came from the RAF) in Denmark. Pilot Arne Moesgaard trained on them in Canada in the late 50’ties.

September 7, 2004 at 9:41 pm in reply to: Some Classic SAABs #1560232

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Of course I wholeheartedly support the “Draken Team Karup”:

http://www.draken.dk/

There is an interesting link on their site to Norway’s Starfighter supporters, working to get one in the air!

Good luck!
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