Swedish Historic Flight - SAAB 35 Draken - Midlands Air Festival 2024

The Saab 35 Draken; The Kite, (ambiguous with The Dragon) is a Swedish fighter-interceptor developed and manufactured by Svenska Aeroplan Aktiebolaget (SAAB) between 1955 and 1974. Development of the Saab 35 Draken started in 1948 as the Swedish air force future replacement for the then also in development Saab 29 Tunnan dayfighter and Saab 32B Lansen night fighter. It featured an innovative but unproven double delta wing, which led to the creation of a sub-scale test aircraft, the Saab 210, which was produced and flown to test this previously-unexplored aerodynamic feature. The full-scale production version entered service with frontline squadrons of the Swedish Air Force on 8 March 1960. It was produced in several variants and types, most commonly as a fighter-interceptor. (Wikipedia)
J 35J has been restored to flying condition, and it’s operated by the Swedish Air Force Historic Flight (SwAFHF) at F 7 Såtenäs. In order to be able to show the Draken outside Sweden, it has been allocated civil registration SE-DXR. No modifications were needed to get the Draken flying as a civil aircraft, only a GPS a modern radio has been mounted in the cockpit to ease navigation and communication. (Swedish Historic Flight)
This is the Video and Photography presentation by the display of the SwAFHF piloted by Lars Martinsson.
All media used in this presentation is captured by Mau and Aly. If you have any concerns with the video and photos you've seen, please don't hesitate to contact us.
Video captured with hand-held Sony AX53
Photos captured with Sony RX10m4
Music by: Dream It - TrackTribe (YT Studio Music Library)

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