SF-340 / Northwest Airlink Plaques and Seals The plane finally flew on

The plane finally flew on June 27 1941

and in February 1963 the Marine Corps agreed to acquire the first 9 of an eventual 46 RF-4Bs

emergency procedures

and it carried much heavier armament

a rotating gun turret

SF-340 / Northwest Airlink Plaques and Seals The plane finally flew onSaab 340 Northwest Airlink airplane model. In 1979 Saab Scania of Sweden and Fairchild in the USA reached an agreement to conduct joint feasibility and development studies on a 30 to 40 seat commuter airliner. The resulting SF340 design was launched in September 1980 with the aim of capturing 25 to 30% of its market. Within the 65 35 Saab Fairchild partnership split Saab was responsible for the fuselage, fin and final assembly, while Fairchild was