Swedens WW2 Radial Engined Fighter - FFVS J22

One of the lesser known WW2 fighters to reach production, the FFVS J22 is overshadowed even by its own company in the Flygvapnet, but was nevertheless a notable, and interesting design. Although often considered to be an all round average fighter, the story of the J22 is far from average - here is its story. Consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/AviationDeepDive Join our Discord community: https://discord.com/invite/WCevgcufwJ Donations to support the channel: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=U3F6D98ZXY48N Sources: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n96Xmvyw9qs&ab_channel=IHYLS https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4cjRGttnBU&ab_channel=Sev%27sStoryCorner https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__wozw2oKtY&ab_channel=WarbirdsofSweden https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGcSTWGHIc0&ab_channel=usermcw http://mustang.gaetanmarie.com/articles/sweden.htm https://www.thisdayinaviation.com/tag/helmut-schenk/ https://opposite-lock.com/topic/17862/flightline-179-saab-j-21-21r https://www.avrosys.nu/aircraft/Jakt/117j28/117J28.htm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Aviation/Anniversaries/July_29 https://www.tagesanzeiger.ch/duesenjets-nach-naziplaenen-770039940382 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frid_W%C3%A4nstr%C3%B6m https://aeroscale.net/news/saab-j- 21a#:~:text=Apart%20from%20the%20downright%20auxiliary,undercarriage%20and%20a% 20pusher%20engine. https://www.airvectors.net/avj21.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daimler-Benz_DB_603 https://www.tagesanzeiger.ch/duesenjets-nach-naziplaenen-770039940382 https://www.militaryfactory.com/aircraft/detail.php?aircraft_id=652 https://www.airvectors.net/avj21.html https://opposite-lock.com/topic/17862/flightline-179-saab-j-21-21r https://plane-encyclopedia.com/cold-war/saab-21-21r/ https://plasticfantastique.com/projects/the-planes-of-the-swedish-air-force/j21-saab-21/ https://www.historynet.com/the-saab-j21/ https://www.wired.com/2009/01/jan-13-1942-ejection-seat-works-pilot-elated-2/ https://www.secretprojects.co.uk/threads/saab-l23.3402/ http://flygplanshistorik.se/21/21_2.htm?m1=1&m2=62&hl=64#GTEM https://www.ipmsstockholm.se/home/saab-j21-in-detail/ https://academic-accelerator.com/encyclopedia/saab-21 0:00 - 2:48 Introduction 2:49 - 3:37 Channel Update/Blacklisting 3:38 - 6:22 Swedens Aviation Situation 6:23 - 7:45 Aircraft Proposals 7:45 - 10:12 Seeds of a New Fighter 10:13 - 14:17 Design Stages 14:18 - 18:06 Construction & Prototype Stage 18:07 - 24:01 Service Life 24:02 - 26:39 Conclusion