Here’s another I shot this Summer thanks to those helpful people at Upsalla.

This is GV-38 c/n 5, SE-AHD.

These pictures were taken at Arlanda. Next to the GV is Noreseman SE-CPB (89). These aircraft are part of the Arlanda collection.

I recall a Lansen being ferried via Lossiemouth to the USA, years later I saw one in a TV action series filmed in the uSa,possibly Airwolf.

Four Lansens, all of the A 32A-version, were exported in the mid-1980s. Reson for this were different exchangedeals made by the Swedish Air Force Museum. These were the last A 32A flying in Swedish service, and all came from the same unit: Försökscentralen (FC. Trial and test unit) based at Malmen, South of Linköping.

32028 FC-28 became G-BMSG (del’d 8.9.86)
32120 FC-20 became N4767R (del’d 19.4.84)
32209 FC-29 became N5468X (del’d 20.9.85)
32284 FC-24 became N4432V (del’d 20.6.85) dual contr. equ.

The N-reg Lansens were ferried by Terry Kingsley, G-BMSG by Rolf Carlsson.

N4767R (32120) routed Malmen – Malmö/Sturup – Snornoway – Lossiemouth (problems with the oxygen was fixed there) – Reykjavik – Söndre Strömfjord – Frobisher – Montreal on its way to Chino, CA.

32209 did its last flight 28.8.85 (TTSN 1995 hrs). As N5468X it routed 20.9.85 Malmen – Sturup – Stanstead – Cranfield. Here it was hangared over the winther and contiued West 10.6.86: Snornoway – Keflavik – Söndre Strömfjord – Frobisher – Fort Chimo – Septiles – Motreal – Toronto – NASA Langley Research Center and later on to Chino.

According to a posting on the SFF forum there are about 15 hrs left on the engine in 32512 and a lot of other items were running out of time. So a quite big o/h was needed. Instead the VVF-guys at Såtenäs decided to do some work on 32606, which had better component status regarding TBO etc, and place 32512 with Aeroseum in long time storage as reserv to the flying 32606 and 32620 – and at the same time 32512 became a nice showpice.

PL – if you want to read the posting I mention, here’s a link:

http://f16.parsimony.net/forum28824/messages/22915.htm

Two squadrons of F 4 recived J 32Bs from F 1 and F 12 in the late 60s – more like 40 a/c then just four 😉

I am very impressed with your work, Papa Lima! Just some small corrections….

22. Miles M38 Messenger 2A c/n 6703, built in 1947, G-AKAO then SE-BYY. Registered as new 27 June 1947 in the UK, it was sold to a Swedish owner on 7 September and went on to the Swedish register in the same month. It was used in the 1960s for airborne advertising, with light booms under the wings. This was the only Messenger to be imported to Sweden. It is now painted in a fictional RAF scheme.

It was reg SE-BYY on 30 September 1953, CofA exp 30 June 1970 and it was cancelled 26 October 1973. SE-BYY was bought by Svedino in June 1974. It is painted as – guess what? – RG333.

28. Saab J 32E Lansen Fv 32569, built in 1959. This 2-seat all-weather/night fighter variant of the A 32A had a more powerful engine and fighter radar. Now converted into a J 32B target tug, this aircraft arrived at Svedinos in 2001 from Malslätt.

The J 32E was the ECM-version converted from J 32B Lansen Sport airframes and the J 32D was the target tug.

The Målflygdivisionen (based at Malmen, disbanded in 1997) 20+ Lansen a/c
were marked according to the following system.

Fincode in 0- and 10-range: J 32E
Fincode in 20-range: J 32B (Dual controll equ.)
Fincode in 30-range: J 32D

Robs Lamplough had a pair of ex-FAA, ex-Swedish examples that lurked at North Weald for a while in the mid-80s. I believe they found their way to the US eventually, although I’m not sure what happened to them after that.

I remember seeing these Skyraiders stored at F10 Ängelholm on 1.9.85. Later the same month both were dismanteled and shiped to the UK. This in a deal that brought a Grumman Goose to the Swedish Air Force museum.

From November 1985 to about September 1990 SE-EBK/M were stored at North Weald. The Skyraiders were then shipped to Pacific Fighters at Chino for possible restoration for Erickson Air Crane.

SE-EBK (7850), ex Bu.126867, WV181. Was reg G-BMFC and later became N4277N. This has been restored to flying condition, painted as Bu.126867 “Marines/RM-24”.

SE-EBM (7964) ex Bu.127949, WT951. Was reg G-BMFB and later N4277L. Not yet restored to flying condition. It was offered for sale a few years ago: http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3901/is_200205/ai_n9031078

And here is a another one – a pic of SE-EBL (7937) ex Bu.127922, WT987, taken earlier this year: http://www.airliners.net/open.file/1025292/M/
No signs of its current reg N5469Y…

SE-LAL was ferried East Winch to Sweden on 20.12.92. It was fully registered 17.5.93. On 4.7.94 change of ownership (according to register) was made, new owner BEACONDATA LTD, with op A Gustafsson, Stockholm. I belive it is based at Bromma.