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The Airforce Commander-in-Chief decided in 1950 that all old materiel should be scrapped and only the newest and best should be kept. "Out with the old and in with the new".

This was the notorious "Q-plan".

200 J22's were built. 66 J22's crashed or perished during service 1943-1952. The ones that didn't crash or get scrapped;

ended up as bomb or shooting targets:

The survivors

The J22 that is almost 100% complete and in the best condition (as far as I know), is "Röd Kalle" (Red K).

It has been completely restored and it is used at airshows where it is being taxied around. None of the 22's are airworthy, unfortunately.

I was able to visit "Röd Kalle" just before Christmas 2002 at the recently closed F10 wing at Barkåkra outside the city of Ängelholm. It was a truly interesting experience. Many thanks to Leif and Fredrik Krook. Leif is the Chief mechanic of the aircraft. Most of the color pictures on this website are from this visit.

Here I am, preparing for "take off" in "Röd Kalle" (Dec 2002).

Here I am together with Fredrik Krook.

Leif Krook, Fredrik Krook and my Dad Göran Langebro during our visit on December 21st, 2002.

"Röd Kalle" is a J22-A, s/n 22185. It was manufactured October 11th, 1944. The engine that is installed is "borrowed" from a DC-3.

Here is a picture of the "Team Röd Kalle". From left to right: Fredrik Krook, Kent Svensson, Leif Krook, Nils-Erik Iwarsson och Sten Mårtensson.

The mechanics are turning the crank for the flywheel. The J22 did not have any electrical starter. It used a flywheel system similar to the BF 109.

Kent Svensson is the "pilot" and here he is preparing Röd Kalle for "take-off"!

The Swedish Air force museum in Linköping has the second J22. This one is "Röd Ludvig" (Red L), s/n 22280.

This was the last J22 produced, before the production was moved to CVA in Arboga 1945. It was manufactured May 5th, 1945.

"Röd Ludvig" is a J22-B. When it was removed from service in September 1st, 1952, it was placed in the Airforce Museum Storage. It is now on display in the museum.

The third one is the one shown as the bomb target on the top of this page. It has been restored by "Svedinos Bil och Flygmuseum" at Ugglarp, Sweden and it is on display since the late 1980's.

This is "Gul Erik" (Yellow E), s/n 22149.

"Gul Erik" is a J22-A. It was manufactured August 8, 1944. It was scrapped, due to the notorious Q-plan, in November 7th, 1950. It is now being restored to flying conditions in France.

Where did they all end up...

The survivors

Send mail to hlangebro@hotmail.com with questions or comments about this web site. Last modified: January 15, 2003

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Last modified: January 15, 2003