[S 35Es, flight line]

Saab S 35E Draken, Luleå air force base, 1977

[S 35E Draken, side] Always operating alone, the reconnaissance Drakens needed good protection. Here you can see the chaff/flare dispenser type KB which could be carried under the right wing, in place of an external tank. [S 35E, countermeasures] Just outboard of it is the antennas for the ECM system, which together with the equipment on the side of the rear fuselage, behind the cooling air intakes, and the controlling unit was designated "Apparat 15".


[S 35E, rear, parachute housing open] In this photo, you can see the open housing for the brake chute just behind the fin.

[S 35E, pilot] [S 35E Ladder]


[S 35E, fin] The reconnaissance squadron was the 1:st, and thus its colour was red. Its badge can be seen on the fin top of this aircraft. The text it "Akktu Stakki" which is Saami and means "lone wolf". "U" is the 21:st letter of the alphabet, and the wing's designation is F 21.


[S 35E, camera nose] The reconnaissance Draken had a total of seven cameras.
In the nose there were five. The small window just behind the extended nose cone is the camera sight.
[S 35E, wing cameras] The wings had one in each, where the guns were in the fighter versions.
Another important piece of equipment was the tape recorder where the pilot recorded his observations throughout the mission.

[Photo interpretetion van] Film is developed and interpreted in mobile vans.

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