Saab 18
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The Saab 18 was a Swedish twin-engine bomber and reconnaissance aircraft used by the Swedish Air Force during and after World War II.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Saab 18 canonical | 2 |
| Saab B 18A | 1 |
| Saab B 18B | 1 |
| Saab T 18B | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bomber aircraft
ⓘ
military aircraft ⓘ reconnaissance aircraft ⓘ twin‑engine aircraft ⓘ |
| aircraftType | mid‑wing monoplane ⓘ |
| airForceDesignation |
B 18
ⓘ
S 18 ⓘ T 18 ⓘ |
| armamentType |
bombs
ⓘ
cannons ⓘ machine guns ⓘ torpedoes ⓘ |
| construction | all‑metal ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Sweden ⓘ |
| crew | 3 ⓘ |
| designedFor | medium bomber role ⓘ |
| developedIn | late 1930s ⓘ |
| engineConfiguration | twin‑engine ⓘ |
| enteredServiceWith | Swedish Air Force ⓘ |
| era |
World War II
ⓘ
post‑World War II ⓘ |
| firstFlight | 1942 ⓘ |
| landingGear | retractable tailwheel landing gear ⓘ |
| manufacturer |
Saab AB
ⓘ
surface form:
Saab
|
| nationalRegistrationPrefix | B 18 ⓘ |
| numberOfEngines | 2 ⓘ |
| operator | Swedish Air Force ⓘ |
| originatedAs | replacement for Junkers Ju 86 in Swedish service ⓘ |
| powerplant |
Daimler-Benz DB 605
ⓘ
surface form:
Daimler‑Benz DB 605
Pratt & Whitney R-1830 Twin Wasp radial engine ⓘ
surface form:
Pratt & Whitney R‑1830 Twin Wasp
|
| primaryRole | bomber ⓘ |
| retiredFromService | 1950s ⓘ |
| secondaryRole | reconnaissance ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | 1944 ⓘ |
| status | retired ⓘ |
| successor | Saab 32 Lansen ⓘ |
| usedAs |
dive bomber
ⓘ
photo‑reconnaissance aircraft ⓘ target tug ⓘ torpedo bomber ⓘ |
| usedBy | Swedish Air Force ⓘ |
| usedDuringConflict | World War II (neutral Sweden service) ⓘ |
| variant |
Saab 18
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Saab B 18A
Saab 18 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Saab B 18B
Saab S 18A ⓘ Saab 18 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Saab T 18B
|
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.