History & Updates
This week we received an email from Daniel Jensen who was able to provide some interesting information about this unit. In addition this was the Futuro with the oldest «confirmed date» so it was great to have confirmation that the unit is still there.
By a strange coincidence Daniel grew up not far from the firing range around Stråtjära, home of the other two Swedish Air Force Futuros, and he now lives some 30 km from Såtenäs Air Force Base where he has worked for the last several years.
Danie
The book Futuro — Tomorrow’s House From Yesterday tells us that between the years 1969 and 1971 the Swedish Air Force purchased three Futuro’s which were to serve as observation towers at a practice firing range north of Gävle, Sweden. The Futuro’s were pre-assembled and then lifted onto concrete pillars rising above the trees in the area.
These Futuro’s were modified to enhance fire safety and improve the exit. The book quotes Peter Stude, the project supervisor:
«Back then, the Swedish Air F
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