100 Years Jubilee Air Show of the Swedish Air Force
A century of the Swedish Air Force was displayed at Malmen Air Base. I decided to go on a whim and booked train tickets the evening before. The only train not sold out left 0620, which was a blessing in disguise - since I arrived early I only had to wait about one hour to get to the air base.
It turned out about 145,000 others had the same idea to go there that Saturday. For Linköping, a town with a population of about 120,000 that meant the town more than doubled in size that day. (Sunday would be calmer with "only" 85,000 visitors.)
But the wait was for sure worth it, and soon I was standing there with my 150-600mm telephoto and on my way to the 2500 photos I took that day. Here are some of them:
SK11 (De Havilland D.H. 82A Tiger Moth) formation display.
Rafale solo display.
Swedish jet formation - from left to right:
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Saab 105 / SK60 Trainer, manufactured 1963 - 1972, in service 1967 - 2024
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Saab 29 Tunnan (Barrel), in service 1950 - 1976
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Saab 37 Viggen (Thunderbolt), in service 1972 - 2007
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Saab 35 Draken (Kite / Dragon), in service 1960 - 2005.
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Saab 39 Gripen (Griffon), in service 1996 onwards.
A Saab 37 Viggen returning to its spot on the ground.
A Saab 35 Draken taxiing after landing.
Midnight Hawks - official aerobatic team of the Finnish Air Force.
1. Saab Gripen E-series
Saab Gripen E-series solo display - loud and proud.
2. Team 50
Team 50 is a Swedish civil aviation display group. Founded in 2012 by members of F6 Flying Club, Ärna Flying Club and Västerås Flygmuseum, they fly displays with the Saab 91 Safir.
3. Red Arrows
Red Arrows - the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team.
The start of the "heart" maneuver.
Completed "heart" maneuver.
4. Ground Lineup
Eurofighter Typhoon of the German Air Force
Saab 39 Gripen
From front to back: Saab 39 Gripen, Eurofighter Typhoon, General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon