Saab 18
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The SAAB 18 was a twin-engine bomber and reconnaissance aircraft designed and built for use by the Swedish Air Force by Svenska Aeroplan AB (SAAB) in response to a 1938 design competition. Due to delays it did not enter service until 1944 but quickly became the standard Swedish bomber aircraft.

(first flown in 1940) and the medium bomber SAAB 18 (first flown in 1942) were all successful Swedish-built military aircraft of WWII.1
In 1951 a twin engined SAAB 18 was also used for some SIGINT roles but that same year the Swedish Air Force took delivery of a DC-3 aircraft (79001) that took over 2
The Saab 18 was a medium and attack bomber and reconnaissance aircraft, designed to replace aging Junkers Ju 86s purchased from Germany.3

Made by Saab.

the SAAB 18 bomber, so already from beginning attack was the main priority of Lansen (the lance) while the fighter task was 4
single-engined and the Saab 18 twin-engined bombers were the company's first products.5
to find a replacement for our Saab 18 bomber was to take longer. That project was started in 1946. The first concepts had two de Havilland Ghost engines, with short in- and outlets.6
Wing Area Sqm
44
Designer
Carl Haddon
Frid Wänström
Eng 1 Type
inverted-vee piston engines
Lists
*List of bomber aircraft*List of military aircraft of Sweden
Range Km
2600
Max Speed Kmh
575
Introduction
1944
Bombs
in internal bay
Rockets
8
Similar Aircraft
*A-20 Havoc*de Havilland Mosquito*Dornier Do 17*Petlyakov Pe-2
Number Built
245
Crew
3
Empty Weight Kg
6100
Retired
1959
Span M
17
Primary user
Swedish Air Force
Max Takeoff Weight Kg
8800
Manufacturer
Saab
First Flight
19
Eng 1 Name
Daimler-Benz DB 605
Production End Year
1948
Production Start Year
1944
Guns
792.0
Height M
4
Prime Units
met
Ceiling M
9800
Eng 1 Hp
1475
Eng 1 Number
2
Produced
1944
Length M
13
Category
Saab aircraft
Swedish bomber aircraft 1940-1949

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