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Title: Swedish pilots presented with U.S. Air Medal
Post by: Zimme83 on November 28, 2018, 05:09:27 PM

4 retired SwAF pilots where awarded the U.S Air medal for their actions during an incident involving a SR-71 in 1987, the right engine of the Blackird exploded over the Baltic. The crippled plane entered Swedish air space shortly after and where intercepted by 2 Viggens. They decided to escort the Blackbird back to safety (they where replaced by a 2nd pair of viggens) to keep it safe from WP fighters until it reached Danish air space.
 
Photo taken by one of the viggen pilots:
(https://www.forsvarsmakten.se/imagevault/publishedmedia/fee8xbe7guub6zsc9a38/Bild_SR71.jpg)
https://www.dvidshub.net/news/301506/swedish-pilots-presented-with-us-air-medal#

Title: Re: Swedish pilots presented with U.S. Air Medal
Post by: Easyscor on November 28, 2018, 06:09:04 PM

Nice. :rock

Title: Re: Swedish pilots presented with U.S. Air Medal
Post by: Zimme83 on November 29, 2018, 09:08:15 AM

Another photo from the incident. It appears that they need a lot of rudder to counter the yaw...

(https://image.side3.no/4455602.jpg?imageId=4455602&x=0&y=0&cropw=100&croph=100&width=1000&height=598)

Title: Re: Swedish pilots presented with U.S. Air Medal
Post by: Brooke on December 03, 2018, 12:33:45 AM

<S>, Swedes!