Saab 37 Viggen

The Saab 37 Viggen, Is a Swedish Ground attack/Anti-Ship striking aircraft that was used for striking missions and Reconnaissance. operations. It was produced from the 60's up till the 90's. It entered service in 1971 and was retired in 2005. There are quite a lot of variants of the Viggen itself, all of them are:

The "AJ 37" attack variant, with secondary air combat capability.
The "SF 37" dedicated reconnaissance variant.
The "SF 37" maritime reconnaissance and strike variant.
The "Sk 37" two-seat operational conversion trainer.
The "JA 37" interceptor variant, based on an improved airframe.

The aircraft itself was the main backbone of the Swedish Airforce during the cold war.

My Father used to fly the Saab 37 Viggen back in the days. He helped support an SR-71 when it had a fault. - Jeff Hoggleberg