Team 60 is the
aerobatic demonstration team of the
Swedish Air Force.
The team, at the time still unnamed, was formed in 1974 as a group of 4
SK 60 (Swedish Air Force designation for the SAAB 105) from the
Air Force Central Flying School at
Ljungbyhed
Ljungbyhed is a locality situated in Klippan Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden, with 2,046 inhabitants in 2010.
History
Ljungbyhed was and is located in Riseberga ''socken'' and was part of the Riseberga ''landskommun'' after the municipal refor ...
Air Base in southern Sweden. The year after another two airplanes were added, and in spring of 1976 the first display under the new name ''Team 60'' was flown in
Gothenburg.
The unofficial name of the group were, while they were based at Ljungbyhed AB, "En sexa Skåne" which translate to "six centilitres of
Scania
Scania, also known by its native name of Skåne (, ), is the southernmost of the historical provinces (''landskap'') of Sweden. Located in the south tip of the geographical region of Götaland, the province is roughly conterminous with Skåne ...
Akvavit
''Akvavit'' or ''aquavit'' (; also ''akevitt'' in Norwegian; ''aquavit'' in English) is a distilled spirit that is principally produced in Scandinavia, where it has been produced since the 15th century. ''Akvavit'' is distilled from grain or po ...
" in English. Ljungbyhed AFB is situated in the county of Skåne (
Scania
Scania, also known by its native name of Skåne (, ), is the southernmost of the historical provinces (''landskap'') of Sweden. Located in the south tip of the geographical region of Götaland, the province is roughly conterminous with Skåne ...
in English) and Skåne is also a popular kind of
Akvavit
''Akvavit'' or ''aquavit'' (; also ''akevitt'' in Norwegian; ''aquavit'' in English) is a distilled spirit that is principally produced in Scandinavia, where it has been produced since the 15th century. ''Akvavit'' is distilled from grain or po ...
at the typical Scanian
Smorgasbord. There are six airplanes in the group and 6cl is a typical
Swedish snaps. The group also terminated some of their shows by doing a
snaps glass with smoke in the air.
Although occasionally being reduced to four, the team flies with six airplanes based at
Malmen Airbase near
Linköping
Linköping () is a city in southern Sweden, with around 105,000 inhabitants as of 2021. It is the seat of Linköping Municipality and the capital of Östergötland County. Linköping is also the episcopal see of the Diocese of Linköping (Church ...
.
Unlike some other air force display teams, the team members are not full-time display pilots but in most cases senior flight instructors from the Swedish Air Force.
References
External links
Swedish Air Force
Aerobatic teams
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