Photos, Video of Swedish Gripens operating out of a highway in Finland

Last week , two Swedish Air Force Gripen fighters from 211 Squadron, F 21, landed on a road runway in Finland for the first time during exercise Baana 2015.

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Photos: Louise Levin/Försvarsmakten


The exercise was challenging for the Swedish pilots as they had to fly in from Sweden and land on a section of highway 924 while under overcast conditions.

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Baana 2015

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