 In 1956, the Swedish Vampires were retired from the fighter role, to be replaced in service with the "J 29" (SAAB Tunnan) and "J 34" (Hawker Hunter).In 1968, the final Vampire trainer was retired.In 1946, the Swiss Air Force purchased an initial four Vampire F.1s, one of which crashed on 2 August 1946 while the other three remained in service until 1961.