J-9/ EP-1-106 "SWEDISH DEFENDER" 1941

Description

The J9 was the Swedish designation of the EP-1/P-35A (US plane P-35 Seversky).The Swedish Air Force received 60 J 9s in the spring-summer 1940. The aircraft were operated alongside other units assigned to the F 8 Air Force base protecting Stockholm, replacing the obsolete Gloster Gladiators. Swedish J 9s served with Flygvapnet as a fighter until 1946. Later, 10 aircraft were equipped with cameras but retained their J 9 fighter designation and, in addition, a number of others were used for liaison and general flight training. The last seven J 9 aircraft remained in service until September 1952. (Scale : 1/72e)