Södermanland Wing
Military unit
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Södermanland Wing (Swedish: 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.
| Södermanland Wing | |
|---|---|
| Södermanlands flygflottilj | |
| |
| Active | 1941–1980 |
| Country | Sweden |
| Allegiance | Swedish Armed Forces |
| Branch | Swedish Air Force |
| Type | Wing |
| Part of | Fourth Air Group (1945–1966) Eastern Military District (1966–1980) |
| Garrison/HQ | Nyköping/Skavsta |
| Mottos | Paci Et Libertati[1] ("For peace and freedom") |
| Insignia | |
| Roundel |  |
| 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 | |
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 Wing (F 8) and an additional squadron of B 3 from Västmanland 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.
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.
Barracks and training areas
Heraldry and traditions
Coat of arms
Blazon: "Or, the provincial badge of Södermanland, a griffon segreant sable, armed and langued gules".[3]
Colours, standards and guidons
A colour was presented to the wing on 22 May 1942 at Stora torget in Nyköping by His Riyal Highness Crown Prince Gustaf Adolf. The colour is preserved at the Swedish Army Museum.[4] 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, the provincial badge of Södermanland; a griffon segreant or, armed and langued gules".[4]
Commanding officers
Commanding officers from 1941 to 1980.[2] 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Första flygkåren | 1st Air Corps | 1929-07-01 | – | 1936-06-30 |
| Kungl. Södermanlands flygflottilj | Royal Södermanland Wing | 1941-07-01 | – | 1974-12-31 |
| Södermanlands flygflottilj | Södermanland Wing Södermanland Air Group[5] |
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 |