As the Swedish Air Force celebrated its 100th anniversary this year, the most anticipated event was the Jubilee Air Show at Malmen Air Base in Linköping held on 22–23 August 2026.
The show was the highlight of the Swedish Air Force’s centennial celebrations, marking 100 years of aviation heritage throughout 2026.
230000 visitors were in attendance at Malmen Airbase over the weekend. They were treated to an impressive flying and static displays featuring many aircraft from the Swedish Air Force, European countries and most notably, the Swedish Air Force Historic Flight which gave visitors a treat with some of the legendary aircraft, such as the Saab J29-F Tunnan, Saab J32 Lansen, Saab J35 Draken & Saab J37 Viggen
The following are a collection of the flying and static displays that we have captured.
01. Centenary patch worn by Swedish personnel at the airshow02. Blériot XI03. Ö 1 Tummelisa04. SK 16A North American Harvard IIb05. SK 15 Klemm Kl 3506. Fpl 51A Piper PA-18-150 Super Cub 607. Luftwaffe A400M with special 70 years tail08. Luftwaffe A400M with special 70 years tail09. Luftwaffe merchandise stand in operation10. Portuguese Air Force KC-39011. Portuguese Air Force KC-390 leading the static display of transport aircrafts. C-17 and Luftwaffe A400M at the back12. Interior of the Portuguese Air Force KC-39013. Hungarian Air Force KC-39014. SK 9 de Havilland DH.60T Moth Trainer15. SK 12 Focke-Wulf Fw 44J Stieglitz16. SK 11 de Havilland DH.82 Tiger Moth17. SK 11 de Havilland DH.82 Tiger Moth Formation Display18. SK 11 de Havilland DH.82 Tiger Moth Formation Display19. Swedish Team 50 Display Team20. SK 40 Grob G 120TP21. SK 61 Scottish Aviation Bulldog22. Swedish Air Force Historic Flight B 17A23. Swedish Air Force Historic Flight B 17A24. J 28 de Havilland DH.100 Vampire25. SAAB JAS 39 Gripen E26. SAAB A3 Autonomous Collaborative Platform drone27. SAAB A3 Autonomous Collaborative Platform drone28. Swedish Air Force JAS 39 Gripen C with loaded stores29. Swedish Air Force JAS 39 Gripen C with loaded stores30. Hungarian Air Force 101st Tactical Aviation Squadron JAS 39C Gripen with special puma scheme31. Czech Air Force JAS 39C Gripen32. F-86 Sabre taxiing on arrival for the airshow33. International Historic Jet Formation Flight, F-86, MiG-15 and J 2934. F-86 Sabre35. MiG-1536. Swedish Air Force Historic Flight J 29F Tunnani37. Royal Air Force Typhoon Display Team38. Armée de l’Air et de l’Espace Rafale Solo Display39. Armée de l’Air et de l’Espace Rafale Solo Display40. Swedish Air Force Historic Flight apron with SK 37E Viggen in front41. 2 SK 60 Saab 105s and a J 29 Tunnan42. Swedish Air Force Historic Flight SK 35C Draken43. Swedish Air Force Historic Flight SK 35C Draken44. Swedish Air Force Historic Flight SK 37E Viggen45. Swedish Air Force Historic Flight J 32B Lansen46. SK 60 Saab 10547. SK 60 Saab 10548. SK 25 Bücker Bü 181B Bestmann49. AJS 37 Viggen50. AJS 37 Viggen51. Swedish Air Force Historic Flight J 29F Tunnani52. Swedish Air Force Historic Jets Formation (J 29, J 32, J 35, J37, SK60, JAS 39)53. Swedish Coast Guard Bombardier DHC-8-30054. FFVS J 2255. FFVS J 22 being rebuilt56. Belgian Air Force F-16BM arrives at the airshow57. Belgian Air Force F-16BM FB-20 with special BAF 80 anniversary tail58. Luftwaffe Eurofighter Typhoon59. Royal Netherlands Air Force F-35A60. S 31 Supermarine Spitfire PR Mk.1961. Saab Special Flight Operations Mitsubishi MU-2B-2062. Luftwaffe CH-53 Sea Stallion63. Swedish Air Force JAS 39E Gripen E64. Swedish Air Force JAS 39 Gripen E vents fuel as the pilot puls negaive Gs65. Swedish Air Force JAS 39 Gripen E66. Swedish Air Force JAS 39 Gripen E67. Finnish Air Force F/A-18C Hornet68. Finnish Air Force F/A-18C Hornet69. Finnish Air Force F/A-18C Hornet70. Cavalier F-51D Mustang71. S 31 Supermarine Spitfire PR Mk.1972. Aeronautica Militare Frecce Tricolori73. Aeronautica Militare Frecce Tricolori74. Aeronautica Militare Frecce Tricolori Rainbow Maneuver75. Royal Air Force Red Arrows76. Royal Air Force Red Arrows77. Finnish Air Force Midnight Hawks78. HKP 5B Schweizer 300C79. HKP 2 Alouette II80. HKP 6B Agusta-Bell AB 206A JetRanger81. HKP 14 NH Industries NH 9082. HKP 15 Agusta A109 Military83. Bell UH-1E Iroquois84. Swedish Armed Forces HKP 1685. Royal Danish Air Force MH-60 R Seahawk86. Catalina and DC-3 Formation in memory of the Catalina Affair incident87. Consolidated PBY Catalina88. Douglas C-47A Skytrain89. Swedish Air Force JAS 39C Gripens launch in pairs90. Swedish Air Force JAS 39C Gripens 4 Ship Formation Display91. Swedish Air Force JAS 39C Gripens 4 Ship Formation92. Swedish Air Force JAS 39C Gripens 4 Ship Formation Break93. Swedish Air Force JAS 39C Gripen releases flares as it breaks formation94. Swedish Air Force JAS 39C Gripen95. Swedish Air Force JAS 39C Gripens96. NATO A330-MRTT with 2 JAS 39C Gripens97. HKP 15 Agusta A109 Military taking photos of spectators98. Swedish Air Force JAS 39C Gripen with Centenary Markings99. Swedish Air Force JAS 39C Gripen with Centenary Markings takes off streaming the Swedish colours100. Swedish Air Force JAS 39C Gripen with Centenary Markings101. Swedish Air Force JAS 39C Gripen Centenary drops a bunch of flares as it completes its display102. Swedish Air Force JAS 39C Gripen with Centenary Markings makes a final pass as the sun sets over Malmen Airbase
