saab 91

The Ethiopian Air Force bought 16 Saab Safir A's in 1946, with an additional 14 C models in 1960. In May 1947, the Swedish advisor to Haile Selassie, Count Carl Gustaf von Rosen, made good publicity for the SAAB Safir by flying a 91A from Sweden to Ethiopia during a 31 hour non-stop flight. The...

Here is a repaint for the fantastic SAAB Safir by SibWings. Safir 91D 91.417 was delivered to the Finnish Air Force on 6 october 1960 and used with code SF-29. After retirement in october 1982 it was sold in Finland and received the registration OH-SFG. In june 1983, it moved to Sweden and was...

Air France bought 5 91B Safirs in the 1950's and used them for their Aero Club. Their registrations were F-BHAG, F-BHAH, F-BHAI, F-BHAJ and F-BHAK. This is aircraft 91.299, F-BHAK, in the paint scheme used in the late 1960's. Repaint by Jan Kees Blom for the SibWings Saab Safir. By jankees...

Air France bought 5 91B Safirs in the 1955 and used them for their Aero Club. Their registrations were F-BHAG, F-BHAH, F-BHAI, F-BHAJ and F-BHAK. This is aircraft 91.298, F-BHAJ as she looked when she visited Biggin Hill in 1959. Repaint by Jan Kees Blom for the SibWings Saab Safir. By jankees...

Aircraft 91.394 was a Saab 91C that went to the Ethiopian Air Force in 1960, where it flew as number 141. In the late '90, she came to South Africa with about 16 other Safirs. A few were restored to flying condition, of which ZU-DES is one. She was restored by Des Nel (hence the registration)...