Svedinos Part 2
11. Beagle B 125 Bulldog, c/n 105, built in 1969, Fv 61005. One of the 58 Bulldogs initially ordered to replace the Sk 50 Saab Safirs in Flygvapnet. 20 more were later bought for the Swedish Army aviation force. This model was eventually used for training commercial pilots, from 1987 to 2004.
12. Focke-Wulf FW.44J Stieglitz, Sk 12, SE-BWR, previously Fv 5787, built in 1943 under licence by CVV. Became civil-registered on 19 May 1953 with Halle-Hunnebergs Flying Club. De-registered 27 May 1966.
13. F-84G Thunderjet 52-2978, built in 1950. Served in Norway as MU-B in 338 Sqn at Bodø. Rescued from a children’s playground in Lund. Awaiting restoration (obviously!)
14. Former pilot Sigvard Berggren’s Futurecar, built in 1950. Intended for mass production, but only this one was built. (Shame!)
15. Gloster Meteor T.7, SE-DCC, c/n G5/1525, built in 1950.Previous registrations G-AMCJ, G-7-1, G-ANSO. This aircraft, as a single-seater with a Meteor Mk 8 style tail, was originally the “Reaper”, the Gloster ground attack demonstration aircraft. It then became the T.7 demonstrator G-ANSO with tip tanks, before being sold to Sweden as SE-DCC and then used as a yellow-painted target tug. The museum wants to repaint it in the dark blue G-ANSO scheme, and would very much like to have colour photographs to help with this.
16. Götaverken GV-38 c/n 15, built in 1941, SE-AHY. Made in Gothenburg under licence from USA manufacturer Rearwin, as an improved model 9000. With a Le Blond 90 hp engine, this aircraft is now sitting on a pair of floats intended for a larger aircraft. It flew in Sweden until 5 October 1964, when it ground looped on landing in a field next to the museum, after which it was repaired but not to airworthiness.
17. Hawker Hunter F Mk 50, J 34, c/n B249, Fv 34070. Arriving at F 18 as blue P on 13 December 1956, this aircraft went on to serve in F 10 and F9 before withdrawal on 12 September 1968. Rescued by the museum from the fire dump at F 14.
18. Junkers Ju 52 type built by CASA in Spain as a 352L, c/n T.2B-142 in 1947, registered N9012N. Served in the Spanish Air Force until 1977, and took part in filming. Its last flight was on 12 December 1983, when it landed in Dublin en route from Spain to the USA. Engine problems kept it there, and it was blown over by a storm, damaging another aircraft. Arrived in Sweden at the beginning of 1987 as part of a Mosquito deal. Exchanged for a Heinkel HD 35 with the Flygvapenmuseum.
19. Kamov Ka 26, SE-HDM, c/n 70013070, built in 1971 in the USSR. Imported into Sweden by the general agents, and used extensively as a demonstrator, without much success, as only two were imported. Used as an air taxi at Norrtälje in the early 1970s. Bought for a nominal sum by Svedinos against a promise not to sell it on. On arrivel in the museum in 1977, this helicopter had only flown about 150 hours. The passenger compartment could be replaced by a small freight module.
20. Klemm Kl 35D, Sk 15, c/n 1899, built 1940, Fv 5025 then SE-BGF. Test flown in Germany in October 1940, this aircraft was delivered to Flygvapnet by AB Flygplan of Norrköping, and became a Sk 15A trainer on 17 January 1941. In January 1948 it was offered for sale and bought by a private purchaser. After many changes of ownership it was taken off the register on 30 November 1964 with 2,059 recorded flying hours. Stored thereafter in a barn, the fuselage was bought by Lennart Svedfelt for the museum in 1970 for SEK 750 (less than GBP 100). The wings are from SE-BGN, Fv 5051.
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