Saab 17
| Saab 17 | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Type | Reconnaissance-dive bomber |
| National origin | Sweden |
| Manufacturer | SAAB |
| Primary users | Swedish Air Force |
| Number built | 326 (including 2 prototypes) |
| History | |
| Manufactured | 1941–1944 |
| Introduction date | March 1942 |
| First flight | 18 May 1940 |
| Retired | 1968 (Ethiopia) |
The Saab 17 is a Swedish single-engine monoplane reconnaissance dive-bomber aircraft of the 1940s originally developed by ASJA prior to its merger into Saab. It was the first all-metal stressed skin aircraft developed in Sweden.