Saab 35-1 Red Urban, made its maiden flight on October 25, 1955.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: SAAB Draken / J-35 - ШвецияSweden - 1955

J35A, serial 35077, in an early Swedish Air Force camouflage scheme, circa 1962.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: SAAB Draken / J-35 - ШвецияSweden - 1955

S35E equipped with electronic countermeasures and infra-red pod.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: SAAB Draken / J-35 - ШвецияSweden - 1955

J35J, serial 35604, of F10 Wing, based at Angelholm, Autumn 1994.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: SAAB Draken / J-35 - ШвецияSweden - 1955

Royal Danish Air Force TF35, AT-153, equipped with the weapon delivery and navigation system, plus chaff and flare dispensers in the tailcone, and ALR-69 radar warning system.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: SAAB Draken / J-35 - ШвецияSweden - 1955

35OE serial 351414 (Swedish serial 35347), delivered to the Austrian Air Force in 1988.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: SAAB Draken / J-35 - ШвецияSweden - 1955

Saab 35OE 18, of the Osterreichische Luftstreitkrafte taxying at Graz-Thalerhof, armed with AIM-9P Sidewinders. Until the ending of the Cold War, Austrian military forces had been prohibited from using guided missile systems and its Drakens were armed only with integral cannon.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: SAAB Draken / J-35 - ШвецияSweden - 1955

Saab 35FS, DK-241, is the sole FS variant remaining in service with the Suomen Ilmavoimat. It is seen here over Lapland in September 1999 on the wing of Saab 35S, DK-203.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: SAAB Draken / J-35 - ШвецияSweden - 1955

A pair of Flyvevabnet F-35s manoeuvring low off the Danish coast, the F-35 fighter-bomber variant of the Draken had a strengthened airframe and 40% increase in internal fuel capacity, compared to the Swedish Drakens. Its distinctive chisel nose contained a laser range-finder introduced during the mid-1980s as part of the weapons delivery and navigation system update.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: SAAB Draken / J-35 - ШвецияSweden - 1955

Saab 35OE Draken OS from the 1st Staffel of FLR 2 on approach to RAF Waddington, in May 1997, after a sortie on the North Sea Air Combat range; note the transponder pod under the starboard wing. The Osterreichische Luftstreitkrafte was the fourth and final Draken operator.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: SAAB Draken / J-35 - ШвецияSweden - 1955

This view of a Kongelige Danske Flyvevabent RF-35 clearly shows the ports for the reconnaissance cameras. The pilot also gives scale to the aircraft, the cockpit of which was a very snug fit.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: SAAB Draken / J-35 - ШвецияSweden - 1955

Saab 35S, DK-223, was the last of the Valmet-assembled Saab 35S Drakens and was the only version in Finnish service to incorporate the infra-red scanner under the nose. It was photographed in late December 1998 over Halli Air Force Base.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: SAAB Draken / J-35 - ШвецияSweden - 1955

Bereft of all operational equipment, the 35CS Draken has the highest thrust to weight ratio of all Draken variants. Note the absence of a retractable tailwheel. This is because of the shorter jet pipe of the early RM6B and its associated Model 65 afterburner nozzle. DK-268 is on the strength of HavLLv 21, Suomen llmavoimat, based at Pirkkala.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: SAAB Draken / J-35 - ШвецияSweden - 1955