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The
Fokker F VIII ”Jämtland” (SE-AEB) made a short career in the Air
Force during the state of alert of the Swedish defence forces in
1939-1945. The
aeroplane was bought used from KLM of the Netherlands (ex PH-AEG) by the
major Swedish Airline AB Aerotransport (ABA) in 1934. It had a capacity
of 14 passengers and was used for the traffic between Stockholm and
Gothenburg. In 1942, it was acquired by the Air Force. It was removed
from the civil register and got the military designation Tp
10. The Air Force registration number became 916. The
Tp 10 was based at the Reconnaissance Wing F 11 at Nyköping. But as it
was in bad condition from the beginning, it just made service for about
one year. In October 1943, it was flown to the Air Force’s workshop at
Västerås (CVV) for major repairs. However, because of its bad
condition and lack of spares, the aircraft was instead scrapped.
The
Tp 10 was powered by two
Pratt & Whitney Wasp T 1 D1 engines, each delivering 750 hp. Photo of model from “The
Air Force 75 Years” – an exhibition at Landvetter Airport by
Kent Runfors,
Nils Carlsson
and Håkan Eriksson
- members
of the Swedish Aviation Historical Society and
International Plastic Modellers Society of Göteborg Length: 16,75 m. Span: 23,00 m. MTOW: 5.700 kg. Max. speed: 200 km/h.
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© Lars Henriksson |
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Updated 2010-07-15 |