(Sweden)
Well, not nearly as nutty, but since the subject is up: I grew up in the city of Linkoping, where the Saab aircraft factory is situated. I saw all their new models tested in the air from the 50ies and on: 'Tunnan', 'Lansen', 'Draken', 'Viggen', 'JAS-Gripen'; the names are still a bit magic for me. I had my first summer job at th…
Well, not nearly as nutty, but since the subject is up: I grew up in the city of Linkoping, where the Saab aircraft factory is situated. I saw all their new models tested in the air from the 50ies and on: 'Tunnan', 'Lansen', 'Draken', 'Viggen', 'JAS-Gripen'; the names are still a bit magic for me. I had my first summer job at the Saab crafts school and got to work with aluminium and acrylic plastic. For flying I never got further than model aircraft, and not even as advanced as radio control. One day one of my free flying planes had a bit too much fuel and disappeared in the clouds. The next day a jeep turned up at our house and two men delivered my plane, that had landed at the Saab airfield, 3 kilometres away. And sorry, no photos.
(Sweden)
Well, not nearly as nutty, but since the subject is up: I grew up in the city of Linkoping, where the Saab aircraft factory is situated. I saw all their new models tested in the air from the 50ies and on: 'Tunnan', 'Lansen', 'Draken', 'Viggen', 'JAS-Gripen'; the names are still a bit magic for me. I had my first summer job at the Saab crafts school and got to work with aluminium and acrylic plastic. For flying I never got further than model aircraft, and not even as advanced as radio control. One day one of my free flying planes had a bit too much fuel and disappeared in the clouds. The next day a jeep turned up at our house and two men delivered my plane, that had landed at the Saab airfield, 3 kilometres away. And sorry, no photos.