Saab 32 Lansen Prototype goes to Gotland Museum



Saab 32 Lansen at Visby Airport on the Island of Gotland awaiting the final leg of its journey to Gotlands FörsvarsMuseum.
Saab 32 Lansen at Visby Airport on the Island of Gotland awaiting the final leg of its journey to Gotlands FörsvarsMuseum.
The original production prototype for the Saab 32 Lansen has been acquired by the Gotlands FörsvarsMuseum on the Swedish island of Gotland, located in the middle of the Baltic Sea. The plane, built in 1955, after performing its duties proving the production Lansen’s design and construction was used to test ejector seats and reportedly has less than 400 hours of flight time on the airframe. Minimal flight time aside, the plane when discovered by the Swedish Aviation Society in the early 1970’s was in a sorry state, awaiting its fate sans wings on a fire dump at the Swedish Air Force’s 4th Wing base located at Åre Östersund Airport, just outside of Östersund, Sweden. The Gotlands Museum intends to restore the plane and will house the craft indoors, finally out of the elements after all these years.

Moreno-Aguiari

Born in Milan, Italy, Moreno moved to the U.S. in 1999 to pursue a career as a commercial pilot. His aviation passion began early, inspired by his uncle, an F-104 Starfighter Crew Chief, and his father, a military traffic controller. Childhood adventures included camping outside military bases and watching planes at Aeroporto Linate. In 1999, he relocated to Atlanta, Georgia, to obtain his commercial pilot license, a move that became permanent. With 24 years in the U.S., he now flies full-time for a Part 91 business aviation company in Atlanta. He is actively involved with the Commemorative Air Force, the D-Day Squadron, and other aviation organizations. He enjoys life with his supportive wife and three wonderful children.

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Born in Milan, Italy, Moreno moved to the U.S. in 1999 to pursue a career as a commercial pilot. His aviation passion began early, inspired by his uncle, an F-104 Starfighter Crew Chief, and his father, a military traffic controller. Childhood adventures included camping outside military bases and watching planes at Aeroporto Linate. In 1999, he relocated to Atlanta, Georgia, to obtain his commercial pilot license, a move that became permanent. With 24 years in the U.S., he now flies full-time for a Part 91 business aviation company in Atlanta. He is actively involved with the Commemorative Air Force, the D-Day Squadron, and other aviation organizations. He enjoys life with his supportive wife and three wonderful children.

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