Editing Saab 37 Viggen (section)

== Accident and incidents ==
Very little is publicized about Sweden's military air accidents and incidents, however, an incident resulting in a fatality of a Saab 37 pilot during a reconnaissance fly-by of Russian nuclear-powered [[Russian battlecruiser Pyotr Velikiy|battlecruiser ''Pyotr Velikiy'']] occurred on 16 October 1996,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Swedish Military Jet Crashes Scouting Ship |url= https://www.spokesman.com/stories/1996/oct/17/swedish-military-jet-crashes-scouting-ship/ |access-date= 2022-08-16 |website= The Spokesman-Review|date= 17 October 1996 }}</ref> and is the last known operational fatality of 19 total known fatalities (in over 50 accidents) involving the Saab 37 Viggen in its almost 40 years of operational history.<ref>{{Cite web |last= Ranter |first=Harro |title= WikiBase results |url= https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/type/SB37 |access-date= 2022-08-16 |website= Aviation safety}}</ref>