Saab B18B Bomber

The B18B was an B18A upgraded with the stronger Daimler-Benz DB 605 engine. Most engines were licensebuilt by Svenska Flygmotor AB and delivered 1.475 hp each. The first series-built B18B was delivered in October 1945 and was both an attack aircraft as well as a conventional bomber. The bomb load was increased to 1500 kg. Later the B18B was also equipped with attack rockets and new tactics were developed. The crew was now reduced to two, pilot and navigator. Fixed armaments consisted of two 13 mm cannons. In 1949, the aircraft was fitted with ejection seats. 120 Saab B18B's were manufactured and the only remaining exxample can bee seen in the SWAF Museum in Linkoping, finely restored after 33 years on the bottom of the Baltic sea.