• GT: History - light beacons, night mail flight
• GT: The route Stockholm - Malmö.   Old maps with positions for all 25 beacons,
    which have been used to find any remains of the beacons - usually concrete fundaments.
• GT: Beacon 100 Spånga Radio, Bromma - much info
• GT: Beacon 101 Södertälje (south of Stockholm) - photos of conrete fundament and from town, Bo Ju.
• GT: Beacon 102 Gnesta - photos from visit by Bo Ju .
   
• GT: Beacon 103 Lid - old photo of the beacon mast, from Runtuna-Lid local history society.
• GT: Beacon 104 Stigtomta - Photos to-day, and old airfield photos.
  - Reserve air field in Stigtomta. It was used for soaring airplanes until 1960.
• GT: Beacon 105 Ålberga - photos by Bo Ju, and
  GT: › photos by Hans Book
   
• GT: Beacon 106 Krokek, Bråviken
• GT: Beacon 107 Smedby, Norrköping - PRESERVED! - the only preserved air beacon mast in Sweden.
    Mast and headlamp have been moved to Oxelberg Park close to Luftfartsverket (Air Traffic Authority).
• GT: Beacon 108 Norsholm
   
• GT: Beacon 109 Gerstorp, NV Malmen - photos from visit by BoJu.
    › The Swedish Air Force Museum - is located in Malmen - Linköping.
  GT: › The old water tower in Malmen - it had an air beacon on top.
• GT: Beacon 110 Högby, N Mjölby
• GT: Beacon 111 Hästholmen - facts from the book "Stora Lund, Hästholmen"
   
• GT: Beacon 112 Visingsö
• GT: Beacon 113 Jönköping

GT: › Jönköping old airfield
• GT: Beacon 114 Lerås
   
• GT: Beacon 114g Gärahov (was moved to Lerås) - photos, newspaper article 1933.
• GT: Beacon 115 Hagshult - new and old photos obtained from Skillingaryd Flight History Group
• GT: Beacon 116 Värnamo
• GT: Beacon 117 Feringe
   
• GT: Beacon 118 Dragaryd
• GT: Beacon 119 Beterås - Geocache. Newspaper article 1934
• GT: Beacon 120 Markaryd
   
• GT: Beacon 121 Gökstorpet
• GT: Beacon 122 Perstorp
- no traces left to-day, trig point -
Beacons 122-125 investigated by Martin Forsberg.
• GT: Beacon 123 Gellaberg, Jällabjär - concrete fundament.
   
• GT: Beacon 124 Trollenäs
- no remains. Old map showing the electricity line to the beacon.
• GT: Localization beacon for Eslöv air field - on the old water tower.
• GT: Beacon 125 Lund, i Nöbbelöf - no relicts. Photo of horse and beacon mast.
   
• GT: Beacon and night lights on Bulltofta air port, Malmö
    - Bulltofta was the first large air port in Sweden

    Route   Malmö - Gothenburg - Oslo

• GT: Beacon 127 Rönneberga, Landskrona
• GT: Beacon 128 Svedberga, Höganäs
• GT: Beacon 129 Varan, Torekov - checked by Jarl Henrysson.
   
• GT: Beacon 130 Haverdal, Halmstad - images from Kent Schram.
• GT: Beacon 131 Stafsinge, Falkenberg - story and images by Kent Schram.
• GT: Beacon 132 Bläshammar, Varberg - checked by Kent Schram. Link to historical images, by Bo Ju.
   
• GT: Beacon 133 Hylteråsen, Kungsbacka
- history, Lars Henriksson, geocache OlssoniVallda.
GT: › Radio station in Vallda by Lars H.
GT: › Photos from top of radio mast! Lars H.
• GT: Torslanda airport, old inflight beacon - with concrete tower
• On the route Gothenburg - Oslo there were only one air light beacon, in Strömstad,
  and there were two radio beacons, in Skärhamn and in Grebbestad, see Radio beacon pages.
• GT: Beacon 138 Strömstad
• Norway? Were there any Norwegian light beacons between Strömstad (Sweden) and Oslo/Fornebu?

  Air Light Beacons in Northern Sweden

• The air beacon routes were closed down around 1950. Some of the lights were used as maritime beacons in narrow passages. Facts and images by Tommy Asplund, Swedish Maritime Beacon Society.
• GT: Maritime beacon Björn, Uppland - text, image, map
• GT: Maritime beacon Skagsudde, Örnsköldsvik - text, image, map

  Route   Stockholm - Mariehamn - Åbo - Helsinki

• GT: About the route - maps, photos, stamps, aircrafts (e.g. Junkers) - this route used seaplanes until 1936.
• GT: Where did they place the beacons? - heights, triangulation points, water towers,...
   
• GT: Beacon 100 Spånga Radio, Bromma - the radio broadcast masts had a rotating beacon, many photos
• GT: Beacon 141 Vallentuna , north of Stockholm - photos of concrete fundament, from a visit by Bo Ju.
• Beacon 142 was not set up.
   
• GT: Beacon 143 Norrtälje - UNIQUE! - Still in place on the old water tower, many photos.   Its beacon equipment was renovated in 2010, and once each month the rotating beam shines over the town.
      › GT: Many photos from the restoration works - and a video showing the rotating beacon!.
      › GT: In 1942, the water tower was rebuilt; Drawings, old photos
        - › Pythagora Industrial Museum   and  Roslagen Aero Club, organized the restoration.
            The museum is a preserved factory for hot bulb engines.
• GT: Beacon 144 Simpnäs, at the coastline - It had a 10 m high concrete tower, still remaining,
    many photos from a visit by Bo Ju.
   
• Beacon Sviby, Mariehamn, Åland - northeast of Mariehamn airport
  › NEW: PINTSCH lamps for air light beacons
  › NEW: Mariehamn airport history (built in 1937)
• GT: Beacon Kumlinge, Åland - A high concrete tower remains.
    Kumlinge is an island, and has a small air field. Photos.
  › NEW: Generator house and hot-bulb engines
   
• GT: Beacon Perkala island, Iniö, Finland - high concrete tower on a rock, photos, maps
• GT: Beacon Artukainen, Åbo / Turku, Finland - a concrete tower.
    There is a geocache there and visitors have published many photos on Internet.
• NEW: Beacon in Salo, Finland - Planned but not built.
• GT: Beacon Lojo, Finland - Planned but not built.
• GT: Beacon Sveaborg, Helsingfors / Helsinki - was placed in a church tower in the fortress .
• FlightForum.fi has lots of information, in Finnish, you can use my:
  › Google Translator link page for FlightForum.fi

Beacons   in Denmark: Copenhagen - Rødbyhavn at Fehmarn Belt

• Each page has a map in scale 1:25 000, with beacon symbol.
• GT: The route through Denmark, an overview
• GT: DK01 Amager Syd, Kongelund  - lot of information.
  - Kongelund fortress - Many contributions by Dines Bogø.
• GT: DK01u Amager, Ullerup
   - About Kastrup and how the beacon equipment was saved - Poul Broholm, Dines Bogø.
• GT: DK02 Karlstrup (Note: Karlstrup )
• GT: DK03 Jernen, Strøbylille
• GT: DK04 Bonderød, Fakse
• GT: DK05 Sjolte, N Præstø
• GT: DK06 Stuby, W Vordingborg
• GT: DK07 Vigsnæs, Lolland NE
• GT: DK08 Rødbyhavn, beacon and airfield - lot of information!
  GT_DK: › About night mail flight in Denmark, and the air light beacon in Rødby harbour, by Ole Korsvig (translation from Danish)
   
• GT: DK-DE Beacons Rødbyhavn - Hannover, map
   
• GT: Old airfields on Amager island, Copenhagen
• GT: Old photos and maps from Kastrup airport, Copenhagen

Night Flight Routes in Germany and the Netherlands

• Night Flight Routes in Germany and the Netherlands - in German and English
    with the links below:
• Technik für Feuerleuchte / Light beacon systems
• Strecke / Route: Amsterdam -Hannover
• Nachtflugstrecken 1931 / Night air mail routes 1931 - Übersichtlige Karten / Overview maps.
• Links zu Websites in Deutschland / Links to German websites

  Early Air Navigation Maps  -  Route maps/Strip_maps

• Early Air Navigation Maps - in English, and with the links here:
• GT: General information about Swedish Air Force Route Maps
• GT: Route 1 Stockholm - Jönköping - Malmö, large images
• GT: Route 4 Malmö - Gothenburg - Oslo, large images
• GT: Roller map-holders at Air Force Museum, Linköping
   
• GT: Scandinavian Air Express Sweden-Finland, 1930s
• GT: Route maps Sweden - Finland, 1930 and 1936
• GT: Map Amsterdam/Schiphol - Copenhagen/Kastrup, 1935
• GT: Aerial Light Beacons in Germany 1930s - Short Intro with Some Maps
• USA: American Airlines Inc Maps, from 1945 with symbols for air light beacons, in English:
  › American Airlines Inc. - Routes ~1945 - 12 sub-maps!
  › American Airlines Inc. - System Overview Map ~1945
   
• GT: Radio Range Beacons - Sweden and USA - with Some Maps
• GT: Night Mail Flight - Sweden to Europe - Map with Time Tables
• GT: Sweden: Overview Flight Route Map, 1944
• GT: Sweden: Flight Routes 1955, with NDB Radio Beacons
• GT: Aeronautical Map for South Sweden, 1958

  Flight  |  Radio Beacons  -  NDB, VOR

• GT: Radio Beacons and Navigation
• GT: Early radio - spark transmitters
• GT: Maritime Direction Finding in 1929, photos and map
• GT: Gothenburg maritime radio, Vallda radio station
   
• GT: Vallda radio - more on technology, and photos
• GT: Uses of Long wave and Short wave radio
• GT: Bulltofta airport, radio masts
• GT: Spånga radio masts, north of Bromma
   
• GT: Radio range - in USA, Stockholm, Copenhagen
• GT: Adcock direction finding systems
• GT: Radio systems in Junkers Ju-52, in Sweden
   
• GT: NDB Radio Beacons and Air Routes in the 1950's. Map.
• GT: NDB Transmitter NAFS-6 from AGA. Radio Valve System. Functionality.
• GT: NDB in Grebbestad
• GT: NDB in Orust
   
• GT: VOR Trosa, first VOR in Sweden
• GT: VOR Hammar, in Östhammar
• GT: Air Routes 1974-, based on VOR/DVOR. Maps.

  Navigation Instruments in Aircrafts

• GT: Telefunken Direction Finding Equipment
• GT: Magnesyn Remote Compasss
• GT: Lorenz Instrument Landing System, Standard Beam Approach
• GT: ADF in Early Swedish Aircrafts
• GT: AGA Instrument Production, Dalén Museum

  Technology and Tests of Light Beacons

• GT: Beacon Technology and Tests
• PINTSCH beacon with rotating lamp, in Eng.
• Generator house with hot-bulb engines, Finland, in Eng.
   
• Articles from Swedish journal Flygning (Flight) in 1930s:
• GT: Beacon Tests in Southern Sweden, 1929-30 - lamps from several companies.
   
• GT: "Lighting of Air Routes and Airports", by Henry Kjellson, 1931
- scanned, in Swedish
• GT: "AGA Beacons", by Henry Kjellson, 1931 - scanned, in Swedish
• GT: Newspaper article on air beacon tests in 1933. Helsingborgs Dagblad. - scanned, in Swedish
• GT: Technical description from order to AGA company in 1934 - scanned, in Swedish

  Flight Videos, links

• GT: Flight videos, links
  
  Links to videos available on Internet. From 1930s to 1950s.

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