Södermanland Air Force Wing | |
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Södermanlands flygflottilj | |
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Active | 1941–1980 |
Country | Sweden |
Allegiance | Swedish Armed Forces |
Branch | Swedish Air Force |
Type | Wing |
Part of |
Fourth Air Group (1945–1966) Eastern Military Area (1966–1980) |
Garrison/HQ | Nyköping/Skavsta |
Insignia | |
Roundel |
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Aircraft flown | |
Bomber | B 3, B 4, B 5, B 17 |
Fighter | J 9, J 28B |
Reconnaissance | S 14, S 16, S 18A, S 22, S 31, S 29C, S 32C, S 35E |
Trainer | Sk 11, Sk 12, Sk 14, Sk 15, Sk 16, Sk 50 |
Transport | Tp 10, Tp 46, Tp 83 |
G 101, Se 102, Se 103, Se 104 |
Södermanland Air Force Wing (Swedish language: Södermanlands flygflottilj ), also F 11 Nyköping, or simply F 11, is a former Swedish Air Force wing with the main base located in south-east Sweden.
History[]
The wing was set up outside Nyköping in 1940 as a long range reconnaissance wing with two squadrons of S 16B. After the war, the aircraft were replaced with J 9 from Svea Air Force Wing (F 8) and an additional squadron of B 3 from Västmanland Air Force Wing (F 1).
In 1946, two additional squadrons of S 18 were added.
In 1948, F 11 became the sole Swedish operator of three squadrons of S 31 when the B 3 and J 9 became obsolete.
In 1953, J 28 jet fighters were used for one year to train pilots for the introduction of the S 29 in 1954.
The S 18 squadrons were replaced by the S 32 in 1958 and the S 29s by J 35s in 1964. These four squadrons served until the decommissioning of the wing in 1980.
Current use[]
The airfield was used as a cargo airport from 1984 and from 1997 serves as Stockholm-Skavsta Airport (IATA: NYO, ICAO: ESKN) for international flights.
Commanding officers[]
The commanding officer was referred to as "wing commander" and had the rank of colonel.
- 1941–1945: Birger Schyberg
- 1945–1949: Arthur Henricson
- 1949–1951: Greger Falk
- 1951–1959: Henrik Nordström
- 1959–1961: Nils Personne
- 1961–1962: Bo Lindgren
- 1962–1966: Claes-Erik Abramson
- 1966–1980: Kurt Hagerström
Names, designations and locations[]
Name | Translation | From | To | |
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Första flygkåren | 1st Air Corps | 1929-07-01 | – | 1936-06-30 |
Kungl. Södermanlands flygflottilj | Royal Södermanland Air Force Wing | 1941-07-01 | – | 1974-12-31 |
Södermanlands flygflottilj | Södermanland Air Force Wing | 1975-01-01 | – | 1980-06-30 |
Designation | From | To | ||
F 11 | 1941-07-01 | – | 1980-06-30 | |
Location | From | To | ||
Nyköping | 1941-07-01 | – | 1941-10-13 | |
Skavsta Airport | 1941-10-14 | – | 1980-06-30 |
See also[]
References[]
Coordinates: 58°47′05″N 16°56′13″E / 58.7847°N 16.9369°E
The original article can be found at Södermanland Air Force Wing and the edit history here.