Dornier Do 24T-3 in Swedish service

On 31 October 1944 this Do 24 landed at Hällevik with two refugees on board. The aircraft belonged to the German air sea rescue unit based at Nest (East Swinemünde). The pilot was a German flight engineer and he was accompanied by an Estonian woman.
The aircraft was in excellent condition and after instruction by the German pilot it was flown to Karlskrona for examination. After further instruction by the German, it was flown on to F 2 Hägernäs by a Swedish crew. It had apparently only flown 12 hours from new when it landed in Sweden. Sale of the aircraft to Sweden was negotiated with the German authorities, and SEK 250 000 was paid for it in January 1945. After a complete overhaul and repainting at Central Flygverkstaden in Västerås (CCV) it was approved on 11 May 1945 as Type Tp 24 and assigned registration number 3343 (the same as its construction number).
The German entered the Swedish Air Force as an instructor and assisted with training and maintenance.
The Tp 24 served at F 2 up to 1951. When scrapped in August 1951 it had flown almost 560 hours for Sweden. It was mainly used for reconnaissance over the Baltic and once the Tp47 Catalina entered service its air sea rescue role came to an end.
(Precis of text in “Svenska Vingar 1”)

I have just bought a copy of Bo Widfeldt’s “Svenska Vingar 1” (ISBN 91-971605-3-9)which details every type of aircraft (including helicopters) that has served in the Swedish Air Force. As far as I know, it is only available in Swedish, but as a professional translator I would like to be able to help produce an English version one day! I must get in contact with the publishers and see if they are interested in publishing and English version, as this is an invaluable reference book.

Thought I might have been there, but not so.
Found it on the map, though, halfway between Tours and Angers, and 100 miles due south of Le Mans.
The RAF made such a mess of the tunnel, it’s probably a cutting now, if the railway line still exists!

Can we leave this subject until something actually happens?
The PPrune link is old and says nothing new.

SR.53

My all-time favourite, the SR.53.

I would guess that a documentary built around the Concorde move mentioned here by Ren Frew would attract a great deal of interest, and not just in the UK. I’m ready to place my order for a DVD copy of the programme now!