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JAS minnet

JAS minnet, Steel sculpture at Långholmen, Stockholm, Sweden.

JAS-minnet is a stainless-steel sculpture by Thomas Qvarsebo, erected in 1994 on the crash site just below the south abutment of Västerbron on Långholmen. A polished steel form shaped like a folded paper plane rises from a square plate set over a rough concrete rim in the grass, its sharp angular faces pointing upward and outward. The plate is engraved "Här störtade JAS 39-Gripen under en flyguppvisning den 8 augusti 1993".

The sculpture was created by artist Thomas Qvarsebo in 1994 to remember an aircraft accident from 1993. The incident occurred during a water-based flight demonstration that shocked those who witnessed it.

The sculpture takes the form of a folded paper plane, a nod to the paper crane, with its tip planted in the ground. It was paid for by a hotel on Långholmen and stands on the crash site below the south abutment of Västerbron. The plaque reads "Här störtade JAS 39-Gripen under en flyguppvisning den 8 augusti 1993".

The memorial stands on the crash site just below the south abutment of Västerbron bridge, on Långholmen. It is reached on foot along the island's paths; the engraved plate sits low over a concrete rim in the grass, so look down rather than up to read it.

The inscription on the memorial carries a precise date marking the exact moment of the incident. A nearby tree bore scorch marks for many years afterward, a physical reminder that was finally removed in 2011.

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Creator
Thomas Qvarsebo
Subject
paper plane
Made from material
stainless steel
GPS coordinates
59.32163,18.03121
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October 31, 2026 12:33
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