The second weekend in September 2017 saw the the first annual RAF Scampton Airshow which it is hoped will be the first of many.
Entrants were many and varied and this will be the first in a small number of ‘blogs’ that will cover some of the more interesting attendees.
From Sweden came a quartet that covered most of the last 60 years.
SE-DXB / 29670 ‘Swedish Air Force Historic Flight’ SAAB J-29F Tunnan
on ‘Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
The only time I saw a J29 in ‘the flesh’ so to speak was in Malmo (Sweden) in 1957.
Tunnan translates as ‘Flying Barrel’. An apt choice.
SE-RMD / 32542 Swedish Air Force Historic Flight’ SAAB J-32B Lansen
on ‘Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
Lansen translates as ‘Lance’.
SE-DXP / 35810 Swedish Air Force Historic Flight’ SAAB SK-35C Draken
on ‘Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
The 2 seat trainer version of the J-35.
Draken translates as ‘Dragon’.
SE-DXN / 37098 ‘Swedish Air Force Historic Flight’ SAAB AJS-37 Viggen
on ‘Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
Viggen translates as ‘Thunderbolt’.
LN-DHY / PX-K ‘Royal Norwegian Air Force Historic Squadron ’ De Havilland Vampire FB52
on ‘Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
The Vampire FB52 was the export version of the FB6.
This aircraft was licence built in Switzerland in 1952 for use by the ‘Swiss Air Force’ with whom it flew as J-1196 until 1990.
Withdrawn and sold on, it eventually arrived in Sweden as SE-DXS being sold on again to Norway in 2011.
Painted to represent PX-K one of a number of Vampire FB52’s that flew with the ‘Royal Norwegian Air Force’ in the early 1950’s.
LN-DHZ / PX-M ‘Royal Norwegian Air Force Historic Squadron’ De Havilland Vampire T55
on ‘Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
The Vampire T55 was the export version of the T11.
This aircraft was licence built in Switzerland in 1959 for use by the ‘Swiss Air Force’ with whom it flew as U-1120 until 1990.
Withdrawn and sold on, it eventually arrived in Norway in 2005.
Painted to represent PX-M one of a number of Vampire T55’s that flew with the ‘Royal Norwegian Air Force’ in the early 1950’s.
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