Swedish Transport Aircraft

Before the WWII, the Swedish Air Force had only a few specially built aircraft at its disposal. The first six aircraft given the designation Trp - which later was changed to Tp, and finally to TP – were flying ambulances. One single de Havilland DH 90 Dragonfly, designated Trp 3, was bought in 1937 for liaison and fast transports. This was the only pure transport aircraft that was bought before the outbreak of war.

The expanding activity of the Air Force during the WWII, showed the need of a permanent air transport organisation. When the great war was a reality, war- and airbases, dispersed all over the country, had got needs of getting important materials quickly. Also key persons needed fast transports all over the country. During the neutrality guard, civilian transport aircraft had been mobilised to fulfil this, but after the peace only rebuilt B 3 bombers (Junkers Ju 86) were left for personnel transports.

In 1949, the Air Force procured the first of eight surplus C-47, the military version of the well-known Douglas DC-3. For VIP transports, a de Havilland Dove was bought. Three second-hand Catalinas were provided for Sea Rescue. This was the beginning of the organised transport aviation of the Swedish Air Force. Today, its backbone consist of a fleet of eight Lockheed Hercules (TP 84).

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	Trp 1 - Junkers F 13 Flying Ambulance (1928-1946)
	Trp 2 / Trp 2A - Junkers W 33 / W 34 Flying Ambulance (1933-1953)
	Trp 3 – De Havilland D.H. 90 Dragonfly (1937-1943)
	Tp 4 – Beechcraft 18R Flying Ambulance (1940-1953)
	Tp 5 - Junkers Ju 52/3m (1940-1945)
	Tp 6 - Fairchild 24 De Luxe (1940-1943)
	Tp 7 - Miles M 3A Falcon (1940-1944)
	Tp 8 / Tp 8A - Waco UIC-4 / Waco ZQC-6 (1940-1945)
	Tp 9 - Junkers Ju 86Z-7 (1940-1958)
	Tp 10 - Fokker F VIII (1942-1943)
	Tp 11 - RWD-13 (1940-1945)
	Tp 24 - Dornier Do 24T (1945-1951)
	Tp 45 – Beechcraft 18S (1948-1958)
	Tp 46 - De Havilland D.H. 104 Dove 4 / ”Devon” (1947-1967)
	Tp 47 - Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina / Canso (1948-1966)
	TP 52 - English Electric Canberra B.2 (1960-1974)
	TP 54B - Piper PA-31-350 Chieftain (1989-1997)
	TP 55 - De Havilland Canada DHC-4 Caribou (1962-1965)
	Tp 78 - Noorduyn UC-46A Norseman (1948-1959)
	TP 79 Douglas ”DC-3” Dakota (1949-1984)
	Tp 80 - Avro Lancaster B Mk.1 (1951-1956)
	Tp 81- Grumman G-21A Goose (1951-1962)
	TP 82 - Vickers Armstrong Varsity (1953-1973)
	TP 83 - Hunting Percival P66 Pembroke C Mk 52 (1955-1977)
	TP 84 - Lockheed C-130H Hercules (1965- )
	TP 85- Sud Aviation SE-210 Caravelle III (1972-1999)
	TP 86 - Rockwell Sabreliner 40A (1980- )
	TP 87 - Cessna Titan (1982-1989)
	TP 88 - Fairchild Metro III/Merlin IV C (1984-)
	Tp 91 - SAAB 91A Safir (1947-1960)
	TP 100A/C - SAAB 340B (1990- )
	TP 101 - Beech Super King Air 200 (1989-2004)
	TP 102 - Gulfstream IV G (1992- )
	TP 103 - Cessna 550 Citation II (1998-2001)
	C-17A - Globemaster III (2009- )

© 2001 Lars Henriksson, Ljungskile, Sweden	Updated 2013-05-03
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Trp 3 – De Havilland D.H. 90 Dragonfly (1937-1943)