At Malmen Aerodrome

On a cold spring day, we met at Malmen airfield to inspect some aircraft. We joined up by our ride, a PBY-1 Catalina.

Double Down shows us his latest exploits.

Comrade Red Fox catches some rays. Notice the special goggles. A retired engineer and full-time gamer, known as Carl "Abbe" Cramér among groundhogs.

Double Down, a researcher at Ericsson, might find other ways of "searching the skies". As a civilian, he is known as Jonas Petersson

Hunter, caught in a dramatic pose. When not doing aerial derring-do, he designs aircraft for SAAB aerospace. There, he is known as Urban Blom.

There is no introductory shot of Rex Reason, a.k.a. Håkan Ackegård, our resident machinist and artist. You can see him below. We went into the hanger to inspect the planes there, each choosing his personal favorite for a quick photo shot.

This J8 Gladiator is an old veteran of the Finno-Russian Winter War of ´39. The blue, rotated, mirror-image swastika is the symbol of the Finnish air force, not the nazi party.

Rex Reason contemplates the merits of the P-51 Mustang. Oh, if I could only put one of those Merlin egnines into my Avenger!

Double Down considers a new engine for his swedish-built J-22. Formerly an Air Force mechanic and engineer at SAAB, he still has what it takes. A wartime product, built of wood to conserve aluminium for other planes, the J-22 nevertheless is a good plane.

Hunter with the ultramodern J-21, produced by SAAB, the company for which he designs planes. Below, we see him board the plane. Observe the rocket packs. No less that twelve armor-piercing rockets!

Talking of big guns, this Bofors L50, 57mm cannon, mounted on a SAAB T18B torpedo bomber, can really open up your roof to shed new light on things.