Södertörn Wing

Södertörn Wing
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 ("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

59°11′18″N 17°54′59″E / 59.18833°N 17.91639°E / 59.18833; 17.91639

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.

Heraldry and traditions

Coat of arms

Blazon: "Per bend sinister or and gules a griffon segreant sable, armed azure, in both foreclutches an orb or".^[2]

Colours, standards and guidons

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]

Commanding officers

Some J34 Hunter in a hangar at F18 in 1956.

The commanding officer was referred to as "wing commander" and had the rank of colonel.

1946–1949: Björn Lindskog
1949–1963: Erik Raab
1963–1966: Dick Stenberg
1966–1974: Sven Alm

Names, designations and locations

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

References

Notes

^ ^a ^b Braunstein 2005, p. 111
^ Braunstein 2006, p. 61
^ 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.
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.

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.