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Swedish Air Force Historic Flight Saab J-29F Tunnan.
The Saab 29, nicknamed Flygande Tunnan ("flying barrel"), was a Swedish fighter jet from the 1950s. The aircraft was designed and manufactured by Saab. The Saab 29 was the successor to the first Swedish jet fighter, the Saab 21R. Despite its bulbous appearance, the aircraft was fast, agile and effective as a fighter and as a fighter-bomber. The Saab 29 was one of the first jet fighters with an arrow wing. A total of 661 Saab 29s were built.
This photo was taken on Aug. 26, 2016 during the Swedish Air Force's open house at Malmen Air Base.
I am Jaap van den Berg and photography has become a great passion of mine since 2010. Since then I travel all over the world to take pictures of military aircrafts. But besides aircraft I also love to photograph other subjects like landscapes, architecture, flowers, animals, .. Read more…