Hälsinge Wing

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Hälsinge Wing
Hälsinge flygflottilj
Active1945–1998
CountrySweden
AllegianceSwedish Armed Forces
BranchSwedish Air Force
TypeWing
RoleFighter wing (1945–1961)
Attack wing (1962–1993)
Attack/Recon wing (1993–1998)
Part of3rd 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/HQSöderhamn/Sandarne
March"When the Saints" (Lidberg)[note 1]
Insignia
Roundels
Aircraft flown
AttackA 32A, AJ 37,
BomberB 5, B 17
FighterJ 21A, J 28B, J 29
Multirole helicopterHkp 3, Hkp 4, Hkp 10
TrainerSk 12, Sk 14, Sk 15, Sk 16, Sk 50, Sk 60 Sk 61, Sk 37
TransportTp 83
J 32B, AJS 37, AJSF 37, AJSH 37

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.

Heraldry and traditions

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Coat of arms

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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 1945 to 1994.
  • Coat of arms used from 1994 to 1997.
    Coat of arms used from 1994 to 1997.

Colours, standards and guidons

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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

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"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

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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

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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

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Footnotes

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  1. ^ The march was adopted and established on 15 August 1967.[1]

References

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Notes

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  1. ^ Sandberg 2007, p. 47
  2. ^ a b Braunstein 2006, pp. 60–61
  3. ^ a b Braunstein 2005, p. 99
  4. ^ Braunstein 2005, p. 100
  5. ^ Appich, Jr. 1988, p. 42

Print

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  • 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

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Further reading

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  • 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.
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