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{{short description|Military training aircraft}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2024}} {{Infobox aircraft |name= Saab 105 |image= Saab_105OE_10.jpg |caption= A [[Swedish Air Force]] Saab 105 in flight |type= [[Jet trainer]] and [[Ground-attack aircraft|light attack]] aircraft |national_origin= Sweden |manufacturer= [[Saab AB]] |designer= |first_flight= 29 June 1963<ref name= "Hewson p42">Hewson 1995, p. 42.</ref> |introduction= 17 July 1967 |retired= [[Austrian Air Force]] (31 December 2020) [[Swedish Air Force]] (18 June 2024) |status= retired in military service, Active in [[Swedish Air Force Historic Flight]] |primary_user= [[Swedish Air Force]] (historical) |more_users= [[Austrian Air Force]] (historical) |produced= 1963–1972 |number_built= 192 |variants = }} The '''Saab 105''' is a Swedish [[high-wing]], [[twinjet]] [[Trainer (aircraft)|trainer]] aircraft developed in the early 1960s as a private venture by [[Saab AB]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nyteknik.se/teknikhistoria/saabs-flygande-trotjanare-nara-slutet-6815273|title=Saabs flygande trotjänare nära slutet}}</ref> The [[Swedish Air Force]], which had opted to procure the type for various roles, designated the aircraft '''SK 60'''. The SK 60 entered service in 1967, replacing the ageing [[De Havilland Vampire]] fleet. The Swedish Air Force bought 150 aircraft and another 40 were exported to [[Austria]], designated '''Saab 105Ö'''. The Saab 105 was the aircraft used by Swedish Air Force display team [[Team 60]] and was formerly used by two display teams of the Austrian Air Force, "Karo As" and "Silver Birds".
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