The Forgotten Swedish Fighter That Could Have Matched The Spitfire !
When the United States cut off fighter exports to Sweden in 1940, the Swedish Air Force was left defending a neutral nation with a fleet of outdated biplanes and almost no way to buy a modern replacement. This video traces the story of the FFVS J 22, the plywood and steel fighter designed by engineer Bo Lundberg and built with the help of Sweden's furniture and woodworking industry after conventional aircraft materials became impossible to source. Discover how a country with no fighter industry of its own produced an aircraft capable of matching the Supermarine Spitfire and Mitsubishi Zero in performance, why it never fired a shot in anger, and how its legacy shaped the Saab fighters that followed. Sources: FFVS J 22 – Wikipedia Flygvapenmuseum (Swedish Air Force Museum), J 22 Collection F.F.V.S. J22 Fighter Aircraft: From a Technical Perspective, Håkan Langebro (2003) Andersson, Hans G., SAAB Aircraft since 1937, Smithsonian Institution Press Vintage Aviation News, Scandinavia's Finest: Restoring Sweden's FFVS J 22 Fighter Forsgren, Jan, Database: FFVS J 22, Aeroplane Monthly (2023) Disclaimer: Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. I do not own some or all of the video materials used in this video. In the case of copyright issues, please contact me at [email protected] for credit or removal. #WW2History #FighterPlanes #AviationHistory #SwedishAirForce #MilitaryHistory #EngineeringHistory #WWIIAviation #WarHistory #Spitfire #WarplaneHistory
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