The Swedish Air Force During World War II
Channel: A Short History
Date: 2020-08-24

When World War II broke out, the Swedish Air Force had only about 180 obsolete aircraft. By the end of the war, the air force had grown considerably.

SOURCES:
Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swedish_Air_Force#World_War_II, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/) - the text has been remixed and shortened
Wikipedia, https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Svenska_flygvapnet#1936–1945, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/) - the text has been remixed and shortened
Wikipedia, https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/FFVS_J_22, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/) - the text has been remixed and shortened
Wikipedia, https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Svenska_frivilligflottiljen_i_Finland, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/) - the text has been remixed and shortened
Flygvapnet 1926-1996 by Anders Annerfalk

MEDIA:
Various images in the Public Domain by Flygvapenmuseum, Pressens bild, Johan Karlsson/Bohusläns museum, Östlund Å (fotograf F3), Georg Eriksson, Karl Johan Åke Sundström and others.

"Fokker G.1A replica Soesterberg vr.jpg" by Stahlkocher, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fokker_G.1A_replica_Soesterberg_vr.jpg, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/)
"Sweden's location in Europe, 1942" by OwenBlacker, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweden_during_World_War_II#/media/File:Sweden_locator_map_1942.svg, License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en)
"The geopolitical disposition of Europe in 1941, immediately before the start of Operation Barbarossa. The grey area represents Nazi Germany, its allies, and countries under its firm control." by MaGioZal and DIREKTOR, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Europe_before_Operation_Barbarossa,_1941_(in_German).png, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/)