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Post by Airbus A346 on Sept 8, 2019 20:15:36 GMT 1
A trip up to sunny Blackpool for the Swedish SAAB Tunnan and Viggen. The Danish Cessna 550 was the support ship for the double act ..........
 OY-JEV by MARTIN CHELL, on Flickr |
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Post by avro748 on Sept 9, 2019 12:42:12 GMT 1
Hello Folks. I was at Blackpool yesterday hoping to catch some of the participants based there for the Southport Air Show. But the main attraction was the stunning SAAB Sk37E Viggen SE-DXO of the Swedish Air Force Historic Flight.   Some of the other Southport Air Show participants. BBMF Dakota ZA947  BBMF Spitfire PRXIX PM631. Apparently the red and white spinner is borrowed from PS915.  Swedish Air Force Historic Flight SAAB J29F Tunnan SE-DXB.  RAF Tucano T1 ZF448. Today was the Tucano final public display before the type retires from the RAF. The badges on the fuselage are those of: 72 Sqdn, 207 Sqdn, 76 Sqdn, 1 FTS, 3 FTS, 7 FTS and CFS and are only on the port side of the aircraft.  Finally a few other additional items of interest. Citation II OY-JEV was the support aircraft for the Swedish Air Force Historic Flight.  Gofstream G280 M-ISTY.  Diamond DA-62 2-SALE  Cheers Shaun |
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Post by vfr800 on Sept 9, 2019 13:33:04 GMT 1
Great photo's Shaun. What a wonderful old beast is the Viggen. Last saw one at one of the last Finningley shows, more than 30yrs ago!!
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Post by avro748 on Sept 9, 2019 15:12:34 GMT 1
Hello 'VFR800'. Funninly enough the 1986 Finningley show was the last time i saw a Viggen in the splinter camo flying.   Seen some silver and some grey ones flying since and a few in museums in various schemes. This weekends Viggen has to be Blackpool airports best visitor this year?. Cheers Shaun |
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