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
Active1945–1998
CountrySweden
AllegianceSwedish Armed Forces
BranchSwedish Air Force
TypeWing
RoleFighter wing (1945–1961)
Attack wing (1962–1993)
Attack/Recon wing (1993–1998)
Part ofThird 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/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

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

See also

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

References

Notes
  1. Sandberg 2007, p. 47
  2. Braunstein 2006, pp. 60–61
  3. Braunstein 2005, p. 99
  4. Braunstein 2005, p. 100
  5. Appich, Jr. 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.
  • 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

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.

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