Hälsinge Wing
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 | |
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| 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 | Third Air Group (1945–1948) Second Air Group (1948–1961) First Air Group (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
Coat of arms
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]
Coat of arms used from 1945 to 1994.- Coat of arms used from 1994 to 1997.
Colours, standards and guidons
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
”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
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
| 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 |
Footnotes
- The march was adopted and established on 15 August 1967.[1]
References
Notes
- Sandberg 2007, p. 47
- Braunstein 2006, pp. 60–61
- Braunstein 2005, p. 99
- Braunstein 2005, p. 100
- Appich 1988, p. 42
Print
- 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. 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
- 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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Further reading
- 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 9163032058. 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
- F 15 Air Force Museum (in Swedish)
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