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Aviation History
1938
1938 - 2379.PDF
AUGUST 25, 1938. FLIGHT. 163 in SWEDEN a Visit to Rinkaby at Barkarby in October, when improvements to the aero drome and buildings are finished. We must take it as a great compliment that British aeroplanes and engines are being used exclusively in this new Wing, which boasts the proud name Svea, the ancient Nordic name which is the Swedish equivalent of our Britannia. The Gloster Gladiator is not, of course, the first British service type to be adopted by the Swedish Royal Air Force. Some years ago the Bristol Bulldog was their fighter type, and more recently a number of Jupiter-engined Harts, the latter being used by the Naval Co operation squadrons. They formed the equipment of the Swedish aircraft cruiser Gotland, which visited the Thames a couple of years ago. J- Y. The Gladiator squadron is com pletely equipped, even to a mobile wireless station (right). With the picture below, our p h o t o g rapher wins the low- altitude aerial competition. The wheels of his ma chine touched the ground as the photograph was taken, hence the slightly blurred image. A twin-engined Focke- Wulf (left) is used ex clusively for a new aerial survey of the whole of Sweden. The machine is completely equipped for aerial ' photography. The inset shows wireless being installed and tested. The three crowns distinguish all Swedish aeroplanes. Some Swedish Flight Cadets of the " Svea " Fighter Wing, with their officers, Sqn. Ldr. Some bwecusn IM^ ^ ^ ^^ Fn u Lambert and FU. Lt. Norm.
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