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Picture Manufacturer Model Notes

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FFVS J22 The Swedes made their own fighter plane, reminiscent of a Fw 190, but smaller.

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FFVS J22 The prototype J22 without armament, markings or camouflage.

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FFVS J22B This J22 is an after-the-war color scheme.

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Hagglund & Soner SK25 This was a license-built version of the Bucker BU 181 Bestmann. The Swedes built 125. Built from scratch.

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Saab S17B Saab built 322 of these and they served for light bombing, dive bombing and reconnaissance. Built from scratch.

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Saab B18A Sweden designed a lot of its own planes, including this twin-engine bomber with American Pratt & Whitney motors. There was also a B version with German engines. Saab built 242 of them. The Saab B18 should not be confused with the Volvo B18 engine found in the 544s, the 122s and the 140s. Built from scratch.

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Saab T18B The other Saab 18 version had Daimler Benz 605B V-12 engines which offered 40% more power. The T18B carried torpedoes. Built from scratch.

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Saab J21 Another home-grown product was this twin-boom fighter, of which 298 were built. In order for the pilot to clear the propeller in case of a bailout, he was given an ejection seat. The J21 was later made into a jet fighter, the J21R.

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Saab J29 Tunnan (Barrel) Kind of tubby, but allegedly a pleasure to fly; 661 were made. Built from scratch.

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Saab 91 Safir This trainer came out just after the war and 323 were built for 21 different countries.

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Saab Safir The Safir was popular with a number of air forces, including Sweden, Norway, Ethiopia, Tunisia, Austria and in this case, Finland.

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