This is a list of Swedish military aircraft since its start. List is not guaranteed to be up-to-date or to be accurate, or complete. Aircraft still in service noted.
[edit] Early aircraft
[edit] Early balloons of the Army and Navy
| Designation | Number Used | Year Entered Service | Info |
| Fästningsballong 1898 | 1 | 1898 | First Swedish military aircraft |
| Drakballong m/09 | 5 | 1909 | - |
| Kronan 1909 | 1 | 1909 | - |
| Drakballong typ Ä | 1 | - | - |
| Fältballong m/23 | 1 | 1923 | - |
| Kulballong m/23 | 1 | 1923 | - |
| Fältballong 1926 | 1 | 1926 | - |
[edit] Early Navy
(The aviation corps became a separate organization in 1915.)
[edit] Early Army
(The aviation corps became a separate organization in 1915.)
| Des. | Aircraft | # Used | Year |
| - | Nieuport IVG | 2 | 1912-1918 |
| - | Bleriot XI | 6 | 1914-1916 |
| - | Morane-Saulnier MS 3 | 1 | 1914-1918 |
| - | Fjällbäck Bastarden | 1 | 1914-1916 |
| - | Thulin D | 2 | 1915-1918 |
| - | Thulin K | 2 | 1917-1919 |
| - | SW 15 | 3 | 1917-1921 |
| B 1 | Breguet C.U-1 | 1 | 1912-1916 |
| B 2 | Farman HF 20 | 1 | 1913-1915 |
| - | Farman HF 22/SW 10 | 4 | 1914-1916 |
| - | Albatros B.II/SW 12/SAF 3/NAB 9 | 29 | 1914-1929 |
| - | Thulin E | 5 | 1916-1920 |
| - | Thulin L | 9 | 1916-1920 |
| - | Thulin FA | 7 | 1918-1921 |
| - | FVM/SW SW 16 | 1 | 1918-1919 |
| S 18 | FVM S 18 | 15 | 1919-1925 |
| - | Breguet 14 | 1 | 1919-1922 |
| - | Phönix C.I Dront | 27 | 1919-1932 |
| - | FVM Albatros 120 | 10 | 1920-1929 |
| - | FVM Albatros 160 | 12 | 1928-1935 |
| S 21 | FVM S 21 | 10 | 1922-1932 |
| - | Bristol F.2 Fighter | 1 | 1924-3419 |
| - | Fiat BR | 2 | 1924-1932 |
| - | Fiat BR.I | 3 | 1925-1937 |
| - | AEG G.V | 6 | 1918-1922 |
| - | Gloster Grouse | 1 | 1926-1929 |
| - | Avro 504N | 1 | 1926-1928 |
| - | Heinkel HD 35 | 1 | 1926-1929 |
| - | Fokker D.IV | 4 | 1918-1922 |
| - | FVM Triplanet | 1 | 1918-1919 |
| - | FVM Tummelisa | 16 | 1918-1935 |
| - | Phönix D.II | 30 | 1920-193? |
| - | Phönix D.III | 1 | 1920-1921 |
| - | Fokker D.VII | 1 | 1920-1922 |
| - | Macchi M.7 | 4 | 1921-1927 |
| J 23 | FVM J 23 | 5 | 1923-1926 |
| J 24 | FVM J 24 | 1 | 1925-1931 |
| - | AW Siskin | 1 | 1925-1926 |
| - | Nieuport ND 29C 1 | 10 | 1926-1930 |
[edit] Early Air Force
(Created in July of 1926)
| Designations Key |
| Abbrev. Designation | Name | Translation |
| J | Jakt | Fighter |
| A | Attack | Ground attack |
| B | Bomb | Bomber |
| T | Torped | Torpedo bomber |
| S | Spaning | Reconnaissance |
| Sk | Skol | Trainer |
| Ö | Övning | Advanced trainer |
| Tp | Transport | Transport |
| Hkp | Helikopter | Helicopter |
| P | Prov | Trials/prototypes |
| Fpl | Flygplan | Airplane |
(Note: later XX implies later redesignation)
[edit] Fighters (Jakt)
[edit] Ground attack aircraft (Attack)
| Des. | Aircraft | # Used | Year | Info |
| A 1 | FMV Phoenix C.I E2 | 11 | 1921-1935 | 2 from army |
[edit] Bombers (Bomb)
| Des. | Aircraft | # Used | Year | Info |
| B 1 | Fiat BR | 3 | 1924-1932 | - |
| B 2 | Fiat BR.I | 2 | 1925-1937 | - |
| B 3 | Junkers 86K-1 | 3 | 1936-1948 | Some turned into torpedo bombers |
| B 3A | Junkers 86K-4 | 35 | 1937-1958 | - |
| B 3B | Junkers 86K-5 | 2 | 1937-1958 | - |
| B 3C | Junkers/Saab Ju 86K-13 | 16 | 1939-1944 | - |
| B 3C-2 | Junkers 86K-4/5 | 15 | 1947-1958 | - |
| B 3D | Junkers/Saab Ju 86K-13 | 16 | 1941-1958 | - |
| B 4 | Hawker Hart | 3 | 1937-1947 | (formerly S 7) |
| B 4A | ASJA/CVM/Götaverken Hart | 42 | 1936-1947 | 7 formerly S 7A, 5 used in Finland |
| B 5A | Northrop 8-A 1 | 1 | 1938-1942 | - |
| B 5B | Saab Northrop 8-A 1 | 64 | 1940-1950 | - |
| B 5C | Saab Northrop 8-A 1 | 38 | 1941-1950 | - |
| B 6 | Republic Guardsman | 2 | 1940-1953 | (more ordered, unreceived) |
| B 7 | Fokker G.Ib | - | (did not enter service) |
| B 8 | Saab L 10 | - | (designation changed to B 17) |
[edit] Torpedo bombers (Torped)
[edit] Reconnaissance (Spaning)
| Des. | Aircraft | # Used | Year | Info |
| S 1 | CVM S 21/S 25 | 16 | 1925-1932 | formerly army air. |
| S 2 | Caspar/Sv.Aero/TDS Heinkel S.I Hansa Brandenburg 31 | 1 | 1923-1929 | formerly navy air. |
| S 2 | Caspar/Sv.Aero/TDS Heinkel S.I Hansa Brandenburg 32 | 7 | 1923-1929 | formerly navy air. |
| S 3 | Svenska Aero/CFS Heinkel S.II Hansa Brandenburg 42 | 6 | 1924-1934 | formerly navy air |
| S 4 | Heinkel HE 4 Hansa 47 | 1 | 1925-1931 | formerly navy air. |
| S 5 | Svenska Aero HE 5 Hansa | 4 | 1927-1936 | - |
| S 5A | Svenska Aero/CFV HE 5/t | 22 | 1928-1941 | - |
| S 5B | CVV HE 5/t | 1 | 1934-1943 | - |
| S 5C | CVV HE 5/t TB | 9 | 1935-1945 | - |
| S 5D | CVV HE 5/t TB | 4 | 1937-1945 | - |
| S 6 | Fokker/CVM C.VE | 30 | 1927-1945 | formerly J 3B's |
| S 6A | Fokker/CVM C.VD | 8 | 1927-1945 | formerly J 3 / J 3A's |
| S 6B | CVM C.VE | 10 | 1934-1945 | - |
| S 7 | Hawker Hart | 3 | 1934-1937 | redesignated B 4 in 1937 |
| S 7A | ASJA/CVM Hart | 7 | 1936-1937 | - |
| S 8 | Svenska Aero/ASJA SA 15 | did not enter service |
| S 9 | Hawker Osprey | 6 | 1934-1945 | - |
| S 10 | Breguet 694 | did not enter service |
| S 11 | Dornier Do 215 | (did not enter service) |
| S 12 | Heinkel He 114B-1 | 12 | 1941-1947 | - |
| S 13 | Fokker G.I | did not enter service |
| S 14 | Fiesler Fi 156K-1 Storch | 2 | 1938-1960 | |
| S 14A | Fiesler Fi 156C Storch | 6 | 1940-1960 | |
| S 14B | Fiesler Fi 156Ca-3 | 18 | 1943-1960 | 6 added in 1948 |
| S 15 | Saab L 10 (Saab 17) | redesignated S 17 |
[edit] Transport (Transport)
[edit] Training (Skol)
| Des. | Aircraft | # Used | Year | Info |
| Sk 1 | Albatros 120 (ex navy)/ B.IIa (ex army) | 13 | 1920-1929 | - |
| Sk 2 | Friedrichshafen + TDS FF 33J | 4 | 1918-1929 | ex navy |
| Sk 3 | Avro 504 K | 5 | 1924-1928 | ex navy |
| Sk 4 | Heinkel + Svenska Aero HD 24 | 6 | 1926-1939 | - |
| Sk 4A | Svenska Aero HD 24 | 2 | 1928-1937 | one ex-Sk 4 |
| Sk 4B | Svenska Aero HD 24 | 3 | 1926-1939 | ex-Sk 4 |
| Sk 5 | Heinkel HD 35 | 1 | 1925-1929 | ex army |
| Sk 6 | Heinkel HD 36 | 1 | 1927-1939 | - |
| Sk 6A | CFM HD 36 | 20 | 1927-1940(1943) | - |
| Sk 7 | DH 60X/M Cirrus/Gipsy Moth | 2 | 1928-1936 | - |
| Sk 8 | Svenska Aero SA-12 Skolfalken | 1 | 1929-1938 | - |
| Sk 9 | DH 60T Moth Trainer | 10 | 1931-1936 | - |
| Sk 10 | ASJA RK 26 Tiger-Schwalbe | 25 | 1932-1942, 1945 | - |
| Sk 11 | de Havilland/ASJA DH 82 Tiger Moth | 16 | 1932-1952 | - |
| Sk 11A | ASJA DH 82A Tiger Moth | 20 | 1935-1952 | - |
| Sk 12 | Focke-Wulf/ASJA/CVV Fw 44J Stieglitz | 85 | 1936-1946 | - |
| Sk 14 | North American + Saab NA 16-4M | 54 | 1937-1949 | - |
| Sk 14A | Saab NA 16-4M | 83 | 1942-1949 | - |
| Sk 14N | Rebuilt Sk 14A with tri-cycle gear | 3 | 1944-1949 | Not an official designation |
| Sk 15 | Klemm KL 35B | 14 | 1939-1940 | leased |
| Sk 15 | Klemm KL 35D | 13 | 1942-1944 | leased |
| Sk 15A | Klemm Kl 35D | 64 | 1940-1947 | - |
| Sk 15B | Klemm Kl 35D | 5 | 1940-1947 | - |
| Sk 15C | Klemm Kl 35DW | 5 | 1941-1947 | - |
[edit] Tactical training (Övning)
| Des. | Aircraft | # Used | Year | Info |
| Ö 1 | FVM/CFM Tummeliten | 24 | 1919-1935 | Ex arm (Tummelisa) |
| Ö 2 | FVM Albatros 160 | 10 | 1928-1935 | Ex army |
| Ö 3 | Gloster Grouse Mk II | 1 | 1926-1929 | Ex army |
| Ö 4 | FVM Phönix C.I E 1 Dront | 16 | 19??-1932 | Ex army |
| Ö 5 | FVM Phönix C.I E 3 Dront | 2 | 1928-1930 | - |
| Ö 6 | Bristol F2B | 1 | 1924-1934 | Ex army |
| Ö 7 | SvA SA-10 Piraten | 1 | 1928-1937 | - |
| Ö 8 | SvA SA-13 Övningsfalken | 1 | 1930-1937 | - |
| Ö 9 | ASJA Typ 2 | 2 | 1932-1940 | - |
| Ö 10 | TB | - | - | - |
[edit] Test/prototype (Prov)
| Des. | Aircraft | # Used | Year | Info |
| P 1 | Sparrmann S 1-A | 10 | 1934-1945 | - |
| P 2 | Fw 44 | 2 | 1936-?? | redesignated Sk 12 in 1937 |
| P 3 | Sparrmann E4 | - | did not enter service |
| P 4 | Fi 156K-1 | 2 | 1938-19?? | redesignated S 14 in 1940 |
| P 5 | Handley Page Hampden Mk I | 1 | 1938-1945 | - |
| P 6 | Focke-Wulf Fw 58KJ-1/Fw 58KO-1/Fw 58KO-2 Weihe | 4 | 1938-1949, 1957 | mapping agency aircraft, AF use until 1944 |
| P 7A | Saab L 10-2 | 1 | 1943-1944 | B 17A prototype |
| P 7B | Saab L 10-1 | 1 | 1943-1944 | B 17B prototype |
| P 8 | Saab L 11 (Saab 18) | 2 | 1943-1945 | B 18 prototype |
| P 8A | AFF/ASJA G 1 | - | - | - |
| P 8B | Götaverken GP 8 | - | - | - |
| P 9A | Saab L 12 (Saab 19) | - | - | (aka. P 19 / J 19) |
| P 9B | Götaverken GP 9 | - | - | - |
[edit] Undesignated/Miscellaneous
(Not used by air force)
| Aircraft | # Used | Year | Info |
| FVM J 24B | 1 | 1925-1931 | Ex army |
| Heinkel HE 3 | 1 | 1925-1927 | Ex navy |
| Macchi M.7 | 1 | 1921-1927 | Ex army |
| Siskin IIA | 1 | 1925-1926 | Ex army |
| Avro 504N | 1 | 19??-1927 | Ex army |
[edit] Gliders
- G = Glidflygplan "glider"
- Se = Segelflygplan, "soarer",
- Lg = Lastglidare, "transport glider"
| Des. | Aircraft | # Used | Year | Info |
| G 101 | AB Flygindustri Zögling SG-38 | 40 | 1942-1953 | - |
| Se 102 | AB Flygplan Schneider Grunau Baby IIB-2 | 31 | 1942-1961 | - |
| Se 103 | AB Flygplan DFS Kranich B-1 | 30 | 1943-1952 | - |
| Se 104 | AB Flygindustri DFS Weihe | 19 | 1943-1954 | - |
| Lg 105 | AB Flygindustri Fi 3 | 6 | 1944-1944 | - |
[edit] Post-1940 designation system
(Aircraft still in service have a light green background.)
[edit] Main list
| Des. | Aircraft | # Used | Year | Info |
| S 16A | Caproni Ca.313 | 66 | 1940-1945 | - |
| Tp 16A | Caproni Ca.313 | 2 | 1941-1946 | - |
| B 16A | Caproni Ca.313 | 30 | 1940-1943 | - |
| T 16A | Caproni Ca.313 | 14 | 1941-1942 | - |
| S 16B | Caproni Ca.313 | 14 | 1942-1945 | - |
| B 17A | Saab 17 | 132 | 1943-1948 | - |
| B 17B | Saab 17 | 54 | 1942-1945 | - |
| S 17BL | Saab 17 | 64 | 1942-1949 | - |
| S 17BS | Saab 17 | 56 | 1942-1949 | - |
| B 17C | Saab 17 | 77 | 1943-1947 | - |
| B 18A | Saab 18 | 62 | 1944-1947 | - |
| S 18A | Saab 18 | 55 | 1946-1959 | - |
| B 18B | Saab 18 | 120 | 1945-1958 | - |
| T 18B | Saab 18 | 62 | 1947-1957 | - |
| J 19 | Saab L 12 | - | - | - |
| J 20 | Reggiane Re.2000 | 60 | 1941-1945 | - |
| J 21A-1 | Saab 21 | 54 | 1946-1949 | - |
| J 21A-2 | Saab 21 | 124 | 1946-1953 | - |
| J 21B | Saab 21 | - | - | RR Griffon variant |
| A 21A-3 | Saab 21 | 119 | 1947-1954 | - |
| A 21RA | Saab 21R | 29 | 1949-1953 | J 21R first year |
| A 21RB | Saab 21R | 30 | 1950-1956 | - |
| P 22 | FFVS 22 | 2 | 1942-1943 | Prototypes |
| J 22-1 | FFVS 22 | 120 | 1943-1952 | - |
| J 22-2 | FFVS 22 | 78 | 1945-1952 | - |
| S 22-3 | FFVS 22 | 9 | 1946-1947 | - |
| J 23 | Saab L 23 | - | - | alt proj. for J 21 |
| J 24 | Saab L 24 (Also B 24) | - | - | - |
| Tp 24 | Dornier 24T-1 | 1 | 1945-1951 | - |
| Sk 25 | Bü 181B Bestman | 121 | 1945-1952 | - |
| Sk 26 | Saab 26 | - | - | upgraded Sk 14 |
| S/B 26 | See B 7 and S 13 | - | - | Type 26 left for Mustang |
| J 26 | P-51D Mustang | 161 | 1945-1954 | 2 P-51B's |
| S 26 | P-51D Mustang | 17 | 1949-1954 | All of them modified J 26 |
| J 27 | Saab L 27 | - | - | - |
| Sk 16A | Harvard IIb | 145 | 1947-1972 | - |
| Sk 16B | T-6 Texan / SNJ | 106 | 1952-1958 | - |
| Sk 16C | SNJ-2 / BC-1A | 6 | 1952-1958 | - |
| Tp 45 | Beech 18S, C-45A | 1 | 1948-1956 | - |
| Tp 45A | Beech 18S, C-45B | 1 | 1948-1958 | - |
| Tp 46 | DH.104 Dove | 1 | 1948-1966 | - |
| Tp 47 | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | 3 | 1947-1966 | - |
| J 28A | DH.100 Vampire Mk 1 | 70 | 1946-1955 | |
| J 28B | DH.100 Vampire FB 50 | 310 | 1949-1967 | |
| J 28C, C-2, C-3 | DH.115 Vampire T 55 Trainer | 57 | 1953-1968 | - |
| Tp 78 | Noorduyn Norseman | 3 | 1949-1959 | - |
| Tp 79 | Douglas DC-3 | 8 | 1949-1983 | - |
| Tp 80 | Avro Lancaster | 1 | 1950-1956 | Jet engine test platform |
| Tp 81 | Grumman Goose | 1 | 1951-1962 | - |
| Tp 82 | Vickers Varsity | 1 | 1953-1973 | Developed from the Vickers Viking |
| Tp 83 | Percival Pembroke | 18 | 1954-1976 | - |
| Tp 91 | Saab 91A Safir | 10 | 1947-1960 | - |
| Sk 50B | Saab 91B Safir | 76 | 1952-1990 | Only 75 into active service |
| Sk 50C | Saab 91C Safir | 14 | 1960-1992 | - |
| Tp 52 | English Electric Canberra | 2 | 1959-1974 | Elint/Radar development |
| Tp 55 | DHC-4 Caribou | 1 | 1964-1965 | evaluation only, leased. |
| J 29A | Saab Tunnan | 224 | 1951-1963, 1965 | - |
| J 29B | Saab Tunnan | 361 | 1953-1957 | Also known as A 29B |
| S 29C | Saab Tunnan- | 76 | 1954-1970 | rebuilt to -E's wing 1955-1956 |
| J 29E | 29B's rebuilt, then made into -29Fs |
| J 29F | Saab Tunnan | 10 | 1955-1968, 1976 | (ex J 29B), Target towing 68-74 |
| J 30 | DH.98 Mosquito NF.Mk 19 | 60 | 1948-1953 | Night fighter |
| S 31 | Spitfire PR Mk.19 | 50 | 1948-1955 | - |
| A 32A | Saab Lansen | 287 | 1955-1978 | - |
| J 32B | Saab Lansen | 118 | 1958-1973 | 1997 reused, see below |
| J 32B | Saab Lansen | 8 | 1997-1999 | - |
| S 32C | Saab Lansen | 44 | 1958-1978 | - |
| J 32D | Saab Lansen | 6 | 1972-1997 | Target towing, ex J 32B |
| J 32E | Saab Lansen | 15 | 1972-1997 | ECM |
| J 33 | DH.112 Venom | 60 | 1953-1960 | Night fighter |
| J 34 | Hawker Hunter Mk 4 | 120 | 1955-1969 | - |
| J 35A | Saab 35 Draken | 90 | 1960-1976 | - |
| J 35B | Saab 35 Draken | 73 | 1962-1973 | - |
| Sk 35C | Saab 35 Draken | 25 | 1962-1998 | Rebuilt J 35A fighters |
| J 35D | Saab 35 Draken | 120 | 1964-1984 | - |
| S 35E | Saab 35 Draken | 59 | 1965-1979 | (28 were rebuilt J 35D:s) |
| J 35F | Saab 35 Draken | 230 | 1969-1989 | F1 w/o IRST, F2 with IRST |
| J 35J | Saab 35 Draken | 66 | 1987-1998 | Rebuilt F:s |
| FPL 801 | MFI-9B Mili-trainer | 10 | 1966-68 | evaluation only, leased. |
| A 36 | Saab 36 | - | 1950's | planned nuclear bomber |
| SK 60A | Saab 105 | 150 | 1967- | - |
| SK 60B | Saab 105 | 46 | 1970- | Rebuilt SK 60A |
| SK 60C | Saab 105 | 30 | 1970- | Rebuilt SK 60B |
| SK 60D/E | " | - | - | Rebuilt, civilian radio/nav, sold |
| SK 61 | Scottish Aviation Bulldog | 78 | 1972-2001 | A/B/C/D/E different nav avionics |
| TP 84 | C-130H Hercules | 8 | 1965- | 2 C-130E's upgraded to -H |
| TP 85 | Sud Aviation Caravelle | 2 | 1971-1998 | Elint |
| AJ 37 | Saab 37 Viggen | 108 | 1971-1998 | - |
| SK 37 | Saab 37 Viggen | 17 | 1973-2005 | - |
| SK 37E | Saab 37 Viggen | 10 | 1999-2005 | 10 SK 37 converted to ECM/training |
| SH 37 | Saab 37 Viggen | 27 | 1975-1998 | maritime surveillance |
| SF 37 | Saab 37 Viggen | 28 | 1977-2003 | photo reconnaissance |
| JA 37 | Saab 37 Viggen | 149 | 1979-2005 | - |
| AJS 37 | AJ 37 Viggen | 115 | 1992-2000 | Modified AJ/SH/SF's |
| AJSH 37 | SH 37 Viggen | - | 1992-2005 | - |
| AJSF 37 | SF 37 Viggen | - | 1992-2005 | - |
| A 38/SK 38 | Saab 38 | - | - | Cancelled |
| TP 86 | Sabreliner | 2 | 1981- | system trials |
| TP 87 | Cessna 404 | 3 | 1982-1989 | VIP |
| TP 88 | Metro III | 1 | 1984-1986 | VIP |
| TP 88B | Metro/Merlin IV C | 1 | 1986-1993 | VIP |
| TP 88C | Metro III | 1 | 1987- | Erieye/FS-890 AEW trials |
| TP 101 | Beech 200 Super King Air | 4 | 1988- | - |
| TP 100 | Saab 340B | 1 | 1990-2001 | VIP |
| S 100B | Saab 340 AEW Argus | 6 | 1994- | AEW |
| TP 102A | Gulfstream IV | 1 | 1992- | VIP |
| S 102B | Gulfstream IV Korpen | 2 | 1995- | Hugin, Munin |
| TP 102C | Gulfstream IV | 1 | 2000- | VIP |
| TP 54 | Piper PA-31-350 Navajo | 1 | 1993- | - |
| JAS 39A | JAS 39 Gripen | 106 | 1997- | - |
| JAS 39B | JAS 39 Gripen | 14 | 1998- | Two-seater |
| JAS 39C | JAS 39 Gripen | 70 | 2002- | - |
| JAS 39D | JAS 39 Gripen | 14 | 2003- | Two-seater |
| TP 103 | Cessna Citation II | 2 | 1998- | VIP |
| ? | SAGEM Sperwer | 3 | ?- | UAV |
[edit] Helicopters (Helikopter)
| Des. | Aircraft | # Used | Year | Info |
| Hkp 1 | Vertol 44 | 2 | 1962-1964 | - |
| Hkp 2 | Alouette II | 8 | 1956-1986 | - |
| Hkp 3B | Agusta Bell 204B | 6 | 1962-1998 | - |
| Hkp 4A | Vertol 107-II | 9 | 1964-1992 | - |
| Four Hkp 4A rebuilt to Hkp 4D SAR/ASW standard |
| HKP 6C | AB-206A JetRanger | 1 | - | - |
| HKP 9B | MBB Bo 105CBS | 4 | 1985-1993 | - |
| HKP 10 | Eurocopter Super Puma | 12 | 1988- | SAR |
[edit] Common helicopter wing
Helicopters that entered after a 1998 re-organisation/merger.
All the above active helicopters that were active were merged into be part of this service.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
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