Hälsinge Wing (Swedish: Hälsinge flygflottilj), also F 15 Söderhamn, or simply F 15, is a former Swedish Air Force wing with the main base located near Söderhamn in northern Sweden.
| Hälsinge Wing | |
|---|---|
| Hälsinge flygflottilj | |
 | |
| Active | 1945–1998 |
| Country | Sweden |
| Allegiance | Swedish Armed Forces |
| Branch | Swedish Air Force |
| Type | Wing |
| Role | Fighter wing (1945–1961) Attack wing (1962–1993) Attack/Recon wing (1993–1998) |
| Part of | 3rd Air Command (1945–1948) 2nd Air Command (1948–1961) 1st Air Command (1961–1966) Milo Ö (1966–1982) Milo NN (1982–1993) Milo M (1993–1998) |
| Garrison/HQ | Söderhamn/Sandarne |
| March | "When the Saints" (Lidberg)[note 1] |
| Insignia | |
| Roundels |   |
| Aircraft flown | |
| Attack | A 32A, AJ 37, |
| Bomber | B 5, B 17 |
| Fighter | J 21A, J 28B, J 29 |
| Multirole helicopter | Hkp 3, Hkp 4, Hkp 10 |
| Trainer | Sk 12, Sk 14, Sk 15, Sk 16, Sk 50, Sk 60 Sk 61, Sk 37 |
| Transport | Tp 83 |
| J 32B, AJS 37, AJSF 37, AJSH 37 | |
Heraldry and traditions edit
Coat of arms edit
The first coat of arms of the Hälsinge Wing was used from 1945 to 1994. Blazon: "Sable, the provincial badge of Hälsingland, a buck rampant or, armed and langued gules."[2] The second coat of arms was used from 1994 to 1997. Blazon: "Sable, the provincial badge of Hälsingland, a buck rampant or, armed and langued gules, a chief azure over a barrulet or, charged with a winged twobladed propeller of the last colour."[2]
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Coat of arms used from 1945 to 1994. -
Coat of arms used from 1994 to 1997.
Colours, standards and guidons edit
A colour was presented to the wing in Söderhamn in March 1949 by the Chief of the Air Force, Lieutenant General Bengt Nordenskiöld. Blazon: "On blue cloth in the centre the badge of the Air Force; a winged two-bladed propeller under a royal crown proper, all yellow. In the first corner the provincial badge of Hälsingland; a yellow buck rampant, armed and langued red."[3]
March edit
"Hälsinge flygflottiljs marsch" by Jörgen Lidberg. It's a march arrangement of "When the Saints Go Marching In". The march was established on 15 August 1967.[3]
Commanding officers edit
Commanding officers from 1945 to 1997.[4] The commanding officer was referred to as "wing commander" and had the rank of colonel.
- 1945–1960: Gösta Seth
- 1960–1965: Olof Knutsson
- 1965–1972: Sven Lampell
- 1972–1975: Ingvar Hedin
- 1975–1978: Gunnar Unell
- 1978–1981: Åke Sjögren
- 1981–1987: Roland Magndahl
- 1987–1994: Sven Borgvald
- 1994–1997: Christer Hjort
- 1998–1998: Sture Gafvelin (acting)
Names, designations and locations edit
| Name | Translation | From | To | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kungl. Hälsinge flygflottilj | Royal Hälsinge Wing | 1945-07-01 | – | 1974-12-31 |
| Hälsinge flygflottilj | Hälsinge Wing Hälsinge Air Group[5] |
1975-01-01 | – | 1998-06-30 |
| Designation | From | To | ||
| F 15 | 1945-07-01 | – | 1998-06-30 | |
| Location | From | To | ||
| Söderhamn Airport | 1948-??-?? | – | 1998-06-30 |
See also edit
Footnotes edit
References edit
Notes edit
- ^ Sandberg 2007, p. 47
- ^ a b Braunstein 2006, pp. 60–61
- ^ a b Braunstein 2005, p. 99
- ^ Braunstein 2005, p. 100
- ^ Appich, Jr. 1988, p. 42
Print edit
- 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 91-971584-8-8. SELIBR 9845891. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-12-17. Retrieved 2019-12-18.
- 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-11-25. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
- Sandberg, Bo (2007). Försvarets marscher och signaler förr och nu: marscher antagna av svenska militära förband, skolor och staber samt igenkännings-, tjänstgörings- och exercissignaler (in Swedish) (New ed.). Stockholm: Militärmusiksamfundet med Svenskt marscharkiv. ISBN 978-91-631-8699-8. SELIBR 10413065.
Web edit
- Appich, Jr., Thomas W. (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 from the original (PDF) on 20 February 2017. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
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Further reading edit
- Bäckman, Axel, ed. (1970). Kungliga Hälsinge flygflottilj: [1945-1970]: utg. med anledning av 25-årsjubileet 1970 (in Swedish). Söderhamn: Flygflottiljen. SELIBR 1243441.
- Ljungström, Helge; Swärd, Runo; Nordström, Björn, eds. (1998). F 15: Hälsinge flygflottilj Söderhamn 1996 (in Swedish). [Söderhamn]: [H. Ljungström]. ISBN 91-630-6250-X. SELIBR 7452561.
- Ljungström, Helge, ed. (1995). Från orre till vigg: Hälsinge flygflottilj 50 år, 1945-1995 (in Swedish). Söderhamn: Hälsinge flygflottilj (F 15. ISBN 91-630-3205-8. SELIBR 7450466.
- Hälsinge flygflottilj 40 år: F 15 1945-1985: flygdag 2 juni 1985 (in Swedish). Söderhamn: Flygflottiljen. 1985. SELIBR 532734.
- Kungl Hälsinge Flygflottilj 1945-1965 (in Swedish). Söderhamn: Hälsninge flygflottilj. 1965. SELIBR 11942612.
External links edit
- F 15 Air Force Museum (in Swedish)