Photos from an airshow at Malmslätt 1976

This was the Swedish Air Force's 50 years jubilee celebration.

One of the attractions was the last flight of a Saab 29 Tunnan. We all thought.

Here are some 45 photos with brief commentaries. To learn more about the aircraft themselves, you'll have to look elsewhere.

You can either jump directly to the section that interests you most, or start here and follow the links through all sections.

[Hawker Hart, front fuselage]Historical aircraft

Early propeller combat aircraft


[Saab B 17]Later propeller combat aircraft


[Fw 44, side view]Trainers


[Pembroke, engine and fuselage detail]Transports


[Vampire, aluminium and dayglo]Jet fighters


[Augusta Bell 204, cockpit]Aircraft in service

Augusta Bell 204


[Camouflaged DC-3, front fuselage]Douglas DC-3


[Reconnaissance Draken]Jet aircraft


You can learn more about the aircraft types and the Swedish air force here: Swedish military aviation
The photos here are all by me
Document last modified 1996 Dec 08 by Urban Fredriksson
griffon@canit.se