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1936
1936 - 1532.PDF
machines admirably maintained and, as can be seen from our photographs, the flying of a very high standard. At Vasteras the draft from the flying school arrives in the middle of May and is formed into a fighting school and a bombing school, instruction being continued until September. It is then divided into squadrons for service in the independent air force, as opposed to army or navy co-operation work. Bombing and firing is carried out on targets in Lake Vattern. At the top of a small hill at the rear of the sheds is situated the wireless station, where very modern equipment is installed, including a short-wave (60-150 metres) D/F set with Adcock aerial. The wave length is changed periodically to prevent other interested parties listening in. Night Flying For night flying, a good deal of which is done by the bombing squadron, floodlights are used to illuminate the landing area. These are under the control of the officer in charge of flying, who directs operations from a position on top of the hangars. Roughly twenty kilometres north-east of Stockholm, the staplane station at Hagernas is in beautiful surroundings, and here the naval co-operation wing fly their Bristol-en gined Heinkels. As at Vasteras, the pilots arrive from 'he school at Ljungbyhed with their wings up, but have Do seaplane experience. rhe greatest problem which has to be faced is that of landings—forced and otherwise. For deep, soft snow, ordinary floats are apparently ideal—in fact, it was asserted that this was the most pleasant of all forms of landing. Ice with some snow presents another problem, and while they do land direct on the floats in such circumstances, a small ski fitted to the base of each pontoon is more service able. For forced landings in the forests with which Sweden abounds the big floats and multiplicity of under carriage struts on the Heinkels ensure that the machine shall sit on a sufficient number of trees at once to prevent damage to the crew. Between-season flying is the greatest In command at Vasteras (left to right) : Sqn. Ldr. Ekman (Fighter Squadron), Wing Cdr. E. Tornberg, commanding 1st Air Corps, Sqn. Ldr. R. Carlgren (Bomber Squadron).
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