Södertörn_Wing
Södertörn Wing
Military unit
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| 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 |
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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.
Coat of arms
Blazon: "Per bend sinister or and gules a griffon segreant sable, armed azure, in both foreclutches an orb or".[2]
Colours, standards and guidons
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]
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
More information Name, Translation ...
| 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 |
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Notes
- 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
- 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.
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