Södertörn Wing
59°11′18″N 17°54′59″E / 59.18833°N 17.91639°E
| Södertörn Wing | |
|---|---|
| Södertörns flygflottilj | |
 | |
| Active | 1946–1974 |
| Country | Sweden |
| Allegiance | Swedish Armed Forces |
| Branch | Swedish Air Force |
| Type | Wing (1940–1957) Sector wing (1957–1965) Wing (1965–1974) |
| Role | Fighter wing |
| Part of | Third Air Group (1944–1948) Unknown (1948–1957) Third Air Group (1957–1966) Eastern Military District (1966–1974) |
| Garrison/HQ | Stockholm/Tullinge |
| Motto(s) | Mens agit molem[1] ("The Mind Moves Mountains" / (lit.) "Mind moves the mass") |
| Insignia | |
| Roundel |  |
| Aircraft flown | |
| Fighter | J 22, J 28B/C, J 34, J 35B |
| Trainer | Sk 12, Sk 14, Sk 15, Sk 16, Sk 50 |
| Transport | Sk 60, Tp 87, Tp 88 |
Södertörn Wing (Swedish: Södertörns flygflottilj), also F 18 Tullinge, or simply F 18, is a former Swedish Air Force wing with the main base located in Tullinge just south-west of the capital Stockholm on the east coast.
Heraldry and traditions
[edit]Coat of arms
[edit]Blazon: "Per bend sinister or and gules a griffon segreant sable, armed azure, in both foreclutches an orb or".[2]
Colours, standards and guidons
[edit]The colour of the wing is preserved at the Swedish Army Museum. Blazon: "On blue cloth in the centre the badge of the Air Force; a winged two-bladed propeller under a royal crown proper. In the first corner a griffon segreant armed, holding an orb, all or".[1]
Commanding officers
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The commanding officer was referred to as "wing commander" and had the rank of colonel.
- 1946–1949: Björn Lindskog
- 1949–1963: Erik Raab
- 1963–1966: Dick Stenberg
- 1966–1974: Sven Alm
Names, designations and locations
[edit]| Name | Translation | From | To | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kungl. Södertörns flygflottilj | Royal Södertörn Wing Royal Södertörn Air Group[3] |
1944-07-01 | – | 1974-12-31 |
| Designation | From | To | ||
| F 18 | 1946-07-01 | – | 1957-09-30 | |
| F 18/Se O2 | 1957-10-01 | – | 1965-??-?? | |
| F 18 | 1965-??-?? | – | 1974-06-30 | |
| Location | From | To | ||
| Tullinge Airport | 1946-07-01 | – | 1974-06-30 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ a b Braunstein 2005, p. 111
- ^ Braunstein 2006, p. 61
- ^ Appich 1988, p. 42
- Braunstein, Christian (2005). Svenska flygvapnets förband och skolor under 1900-talet (PDF). Skrift / Statens försvarshistoriska museer, 1101-7023 ; 8 [dvs 9] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Statens försvarshistoriska museer. ISBN 9197158488. SELIBR 9845891.
- Braunstein, Christian (2006). Heraldiska vapen inom det svenska försvaret [Heraldry of the Swedish Armed Forces] (PDF). Skrift / Statens försvarshistoriska museer, 1101-7023 ; 9 (in Swedish). Stockholm: Statens försvarshistoriska museer. ISBN 91-971584-9-6. SELIBR 10099224.
Web
[edit]- Appich, Thomas W. Jr. (22 July 1988). "Reference Aid Swedish–English Glossary of Military and Technical Acronyms and Abbreviations" (PDF). United States Joint Publications Research Service. Foreign Broadcast Information Service. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 February 2017. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
Further reading
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Södertörn Wing.
- Norrbohm, Gösta; Skogsberg, Bertil (1985). Flygande högvakt: om en flygflottilj: F 18 (in Swedish). Mjölby: BM förl. ISBN 9186224085. SELIBR 7756204.
- Åshage, Jarl, ed. (2011). Sjunde jaktflottiljen: F 18 - en nedlagd flygflottilj (in Swedish). [Tullinge]: Norlén & Slottner. SELIBR 12306331.
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