Four Jas Gripen jets were scrambled to escort the SAS commercial flight as it came in for landing at Stockholm Arlanda, an Armed Forces spokesperson confirmed to The Local.
The aircraft touched down at 1.39pm, according to Flight Radar.
We got in touch with the Armed Forces to ask after a reader of The Local spotted the formation, sent in a picture and asked us what was going on.
“That’s correct,” said the spokesperson when we asked whether the jets were accompanying the Paralympic medallists.
Sweden took home one silver and two bronze medals in the 2024 Paralympics, including Anna Benson who came in second in the mixed 50 metres air rifle, as well as cyclist Anna Beck and judoka Nicolina Pernheim.
The event ended in Paris on September 8th.
It’s not uncommon for the air force to welcome home returning medallists with a military escort.
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