FVM Tummelisa (Advanced Trainer, 1920-1935)
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Swedish Army Aviation Display Group Four Aces (Fyra Ess), Tummelisa # 083 Ace of Clubs (Klöver Ess).
 

Tummelisa # 083, "klöver äss (Ace of Clubs)". The man in the middle is Nils Söderberg (1897 - 1988), once test pilot of the Army Aviation Company who also tested the Tummelisa. He was the first aviator in Sweden who saved his life with a parachute jump. He ended his career as a major-general.

 
 
 
 
Swedish Army Aviation Display Group Four Aces (Fyra Ess), Tummelisa Ace of Diamonds - ruter ess - and Ace of Hearts - hjärter ess
 

Hjärter äss (Ace of Hearts) and ruter äss (Ace of Diamonds) in front of tent hangars.

 
 
 
 
Swedish Army Aviation Display Group Four Aces (Fyra Ess), Tummelisa # 081 Ace of Spades (Spader Ess). Replica built and flown by Mikael Carlson
 

Mikael Carlson, who works as a captain on Boeing 737, has built a replica of Tummelisa # 081, "spader äss (Ace of Spades)", equipped with an original Thulin A engine. The aircraft has participated in a great number of air shows in Sweden and abroad. Here seen on an airshow at Malmen in 2001.

 
 
 
 
Swedish Army Aviation Display Group Four Aces (Fyra Ess), Tummelisa # 081 Ace of Spades (Spader Ess). Replica built and flown by Mikael Carlson
 

Another photo of Mikael Carlson's Tummelisa at an air show at Malmen in 2001.

 
 
 

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