59°11′18″N 17°54′59″E / 59.18833°N 17.91639°E
Södertörn Wing | |
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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.
Blazon: "Per bend sinister or and gules a griffon segreant sable, armed azure, in both foreclutches an orb or". [2]
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.
Name | Translation | From | To | |
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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 |
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.
Blazon: "Per bend sinister or and gules a griffon segreant sable, armed azure, in both foreclutches an orb or". [2]
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.
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 |