Originally built as a single-seat FB.50 and delivered to the Swedish Air Force as a J28B. Converted to a two-seat trainer in 1959 and redesignated Sk28C-3. Around 1980 it was donated to the Royal Norwegian Air Force Museum where it intially was painted in 336 Skv colours. In 2012 it was on display as a training aircraft with 337 Skv. The squadron had 6 T.55s on strength between 1952 and 1956. They were coded ZK-1 to ZK-6. ZK-7 was given to the displayed aircraft as it never served in the RNoAF. The original Vampires were returned to the original owner, the RAF, as a gift in 1956.

'Many people in uniform have gathered for a jet fighter breaking the sound barrier.' Elsewhere we found that this was about the arrival of officially the first Norwegian F-86K on 12 September 1955. USAF Capt Ray Renfro flew a display the next day. Deliveries - through Short - had really begun on 9 September. Apparently the telex printer in the Short Brothers office in Belfast was not the best: the squadron code of 337 Skv was ZK, but Shorts had painted ZX first - and then 'corrected' this to 2X! Photo from: Norsk Folkemuseum

Previously on display outside the "Forsvarets Flysamling" building at Oslo Gardermoen. Ex USAF 54-1290

ex USAF 54-1290

A sunny day for a change, setting this old bird off nicely

Norwegian AF V0184 taken on charge May-1950, struck off charge Feb-1957 and put into storage at Vaernes. Later to Norsk Luftfartsmuseum in Bodø. ZK is the squadron code for 337 Sqn

Norwegian AF V0184 taken on charge May-1950, struck off charge Feb-1957 and put into storage at Vaernes. Later to Norsk Luftfartsmuseum in Bodø. ZK is the squadron code for 337 Sqn

Norwegian AF V0184 taken on charge May-1950, struck off charge Feb-1957 and put into storage at Vaernes. Later to Norsk Luftfartsmuseum in Bodø. ZK is the squadron code for 337 Sqn