Created by

Jonas Carlson Almqvist

Completed on

8/6/2010 12:00:00 AM

About this Project

Between 1955 and 1969 the Hawker Hunter were included in the Swedish Air Force and was named Hawker Hunter J 34th In the early 1950s, the Air Force saw a need for a fighter aircraft that could reach enemy bombers at an altitude higher than 29 J barrel. 1954 signed a contract of 120 pieces Hawker Hunter and the first was delivered in August 1955th The aircraft was renamed the J 34 and joined the faculty of F 8 and F

18 Barkarby Tullinge, as part of the defense of Stockholm. J 34 was then equipped with four 30mm cannon and two missile-type AIM-9 Sidewinder. Air Force air show team Acro Hunters flew five J 34s in the late 1950s. J 34: s came from 1959 to progressively replaced by the J 35 Draken. The remaining planes redeployed during the 1960s to the squadrons, Säve F 9 and F 10 Ängelholm. 1969 was the last planes out of service

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