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Strange bird´s at nellis

Posted: 09 Oct 2003, 15:16
by Hades

Posted: 09 Oct 2003, 15:20
by Grifter
They look like Saab Gripens...I believe the Germans fly them.

Posted: 09 Oct 2003, 16:05
by Hades
Their JAS-39C Gripen from the Swedish airforce the c Version is 2 seater

if i understood it right their there to prepare for future red flag exersicises

Posted: 09 Oct 2003, 16:09
by Grifter
Like I said, their Saab Gripens. LOL. Though I did'nt the Swedes used them too. You crazy swedes...flying around in your Gripens. :D

Well, that would be one hellava a red flag exercise. Get to use some Gripens and all.

Posted: 09 Oct 2003, 16:15
by Hades
:)

yeah would be cool to see, im glad sweden is doing more and more exercises with usa and stuff like that, i remeber in army time to time i saw Americans with black berets on the base.

Posted: 09 Oct 2003, 17:53
by Gator
It's natural that the Swedes would fly a SAAB ... SAAB is a Swedish aerospace company ...

Posted: 10 Oct 2003, 12:32
by Grifter
That's right is'nt it? I got confused, thought that the SAAB company was German.

Posted: 10 Oct 2003, 12:58
by Hades
Exactly SAAB and Bofors is Swedish