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May 24, 2004 at 7:17 pm in reply to: Swedish Air Force Museum #1830545

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This is thought to be the only surviving Phönix fighter in the world, a DII built in Austria, serial 947 and delivered by train in August 1933. Known by the Swedes as the J1, there were 31 in service from 1919 to 1933.

May 24, 2004 at 6:56 pm in reply to: Swedish Air Force Museum #1830549

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Thanks Robbo, I’ trying to avoid stealing Mike J’s thunder (he took over 300 photos). He will also have a couple of tales to tell about lighting and planes on sticks, I guess (If he doesn’t, then I will!).
Here is a delightful gem, the Sk 9, otherwise known as the DH60T Moth Trainer, this one on floats.

May 24, 2004 at 6:16 pm in reply to: Swedish Air Force Museum #1830577

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Some more general views of the collection, and the diminutive SAAB 210 which tested the wing for the Draken, being a 7/10 scale model. Only 3 test pilots were small enough to get in and fly it! Max. speed was 600 km/h, powerplant an Adder.

May 24, 2004 at 5:34 pm in reply to: Swedish Air Force Museum #1830585

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Another interesting and rare aircraft here is the SAAB J21A-3, c/n 21364, serial 21364, with as the guide told us a “dynamite” explosive ejection seat.

May 24, 2004 at 5:27 pm in reply to: Swedish Air Force Museum #1830589

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Here is one of the Harts, Swedish designation B 4, most of which were powered by the licence-built Nohab Mercury My VIIA. Although this particular aircraft, c/n 52, serial 714, did not serve in Finland, several did and wore the Finnish blue swastika.

May 24, 2004 at 4:52 pm in reply to: Specially for Stieglitz #1830596

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ASJA in Linköping and CVV in Västerås built 57 of them. The ones at the flying school at Ljungbyhed were equipped with a negative-G carburettor and an extra fuel tank permitting 30 minutes of inverted flight – said to have been much appreciated by many instructors and students!

May 24, 2004 at 4:47 pm in reply to: Specially for Stieglitz #1830600

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I mean my general view, Mike, you jumped in there while I was typing!

May 24, 2004 at 4:46 pm in reply to: Specially for Stieglitz #1830608

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Perhaps I should have made that a quiz picture!?

May 24, 2004 at 4:42 pm in reply to: Specially for Stieglitz #1830612

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General view

A further appetiser is this corner of the Museum, which has over 60 aircraft in all.
Briefly, Stieglitz, in case you don’t know already, the Focke-Wulf Fw 44J was known as the Sk 12 by the RSwAF, which had a total of 85, many licence-built in Sweden. This particular one, serialled 670, was manufactured in Västerås in 1941, being registered SE-EGB after being sold to a private owner. It was flown at the 50th anniversary of the RSwAF in 1976. The last one was retired from the RSwAF in 1967.

May 19, 2004 at 9:42 am in reply to: Shuttleworth Sunset Display – This Saturday #1553216

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Oops! my pic didn’t come up! Try again.

May 19, 2004 at 9:41 am in reply to: Shuttleworth Sunset Display – This Saturday #1553224

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First may I thank the Forum members for welcoming me to my first ever Shuttleworth display. While you were getting your first beers in, the Sea Hurricane took a little stroll to test the runway and perhaps wisely didn’t get off the ground. Here is my humble contribution. Pity about the light later on when the really ancient masterpieces of aviation technology flew, but thank goodness some of you managed to get excellent pics, my digital camera gave up. I set the “film speed” to 800 and have now learned the resulting effect of “grain”!

May 13, 2004 at 3:46 pm in reply to: Shuttleworth Sunset Display – This Saturday #1556814

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I’ll be there, also a Forum sprog. Not sure about the pub, though, much as I would like to attend the after-show merriment, I am dependent on my son for transport and his wife is going to be there with my grandchildren, so I’ll have to play it by ear.

May 10, 2004 at 10:17 am in reply to: Duxford. Confused anyone? #1559130

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Thank you very much, Ashley and Flood – I wish I had been there! You just wouldn’t believe the price of beer in Sweden, that’s why there are so few of us Brits here! The moral is; bring your own! At least we seem to be having better weather than you, glorious sunshine very day so far this month, still, you can’t have everything, and at least you have the aircraft!

May 10, 2004 at 1:37 am in reply to: Duxford. Confused anyone? #1559214

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Merlin70, since I hope to meet some of you at OW next week (despite not owning a Flypast sticker) perhaps you would be kind enough to identify those in the last group photo, outside the Red Lion.
Of course, the additions may be non-Forum locals who didn’t want to miss a photo opportunity!
I assume you took the photo and shall therefore remain invisible.
Thank you, from Peter Langsdale
BTW, it looks a bit damp over there in the UK, should I bring my mac this coming weekend?

May 7, 2004 at 9:54 am in reply to: Llanbedr Meteor #1560548

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. . . and they didn’t have warheads, so at least one that I saw on the high-speed analysis film was a direct hit!
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