, colors = , colors_label = , march = , mascot = , battles = , anniversaries = , decorations = , battle_honours = , commander1 = , commander1_label = , notable_commanders = , identification_symbol = Roundel of Sweden

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, S 17, S 18, S 22 , aircraft_trainer = Sk 5, Sk 6, Sk 8, Sk 9, Sk 11, Sk 12, Sk 14, Sk 16, Sk 50 , aircraft_transport = Tp 5,

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, Tp 79, Tp 83, Tp 85 , aircraft_tanker = , aircraft_general = G 101, Se 102, Se 103, Se 104, A 1, P 1, Ö 1, Ö 3, Ö 4, Ö 6, Ö 9 Östgöta Wing ( sv, Östgöta flygflottilj), also F 3 Malmslätt, or simply F 3, is a former

Swedish Air Force The Swedish Air Force ( sv, Svenska flygvapnet or just ) is the air force branch of the Swedish Armed Forces. History The Swedish Air Force was created on 1 July, 1926 when the aircraft units of the Army and Navy were merged. Because of the es ...

wing with the main base located at Malmen air base near Linköping in south-eastern Sweden.

History

In August 1912, the first pilot school in Sweden was set up at Malmslätt by

Carl Gustav Cederström Carl may refer to: *Carl, Georgia, city in USA *Carl, West Virginia, an unincorporated community *Carl (name), includes info about the name, variations of the name, and a list of people with the name *Carl², a TV series * "Carl", an episode of tel ...

at the location of the 1st Life Grenadier Regiment (I 4). In 1927, that regiment merged with the 2nd Life Grenadier Regiment and moved to new garrisons in Linköping Town to give room for the newly set up 3rd Flying Corps ''F 3''. The name was changed in 1936 to ''Östgöta flygflottilj'' (Östgöta Wing). Initially, the corps, or wing, operated the S 1, S 6,

, S 17, S 18 and S 22 in reconnaissance squadrons until 1948 when it was converted to a fighter wing by converting the S 22s and replacing other reconnaissance aircraft with three squadrons of J 22s. In 1950, F 3 received the J 28A from

Bråvalla Wing Bråvalla Wing ( sv, Bråvalla flygflottilj), also F 13 Norrköping, or simply F 13, is a former Swedish Air Force wing with the main base located near Norrköping in south-eastern Sweden. History The Air Wing was established in 1943 as the fourt ...

(F 13) which was replaced rather quickly with J 29As in 1953. Not until 1965 were they in turn replaced by J 35Ds. One squadron was decommissioned in 1970 and the two remaining were converted to J 35Fs. The two remaining squadrons of J 35F were moved in 1973 to

Blekinge Wing Blekinge Wing ( sv, Blekinge flygflottilj), also F 17 Kallinge, or simply F 17, is a Swedish Air Force wing with the main base located near Ronneby in southern Sweden. It is one of the three remaining wings in Sweden and currently has two squ ...

(F 17) when the air wing was decommissioned. The remaining administrative part of the wing was decommissioned in 1974. The air base was still kept active as a detachment to Bråvalla Wing (F 13) as F 13 M until 1994, to Uppland Wing (F 16) as F 16 M until 2003 and now serving as F 17 M to Blekinge Wing (F 17). The airfield is known today as Malmen Air Base (ICAO: ESCF). It is currently home to the

Swedish Air Force Museum The Swedish Air Force Museum ( sv, Flygvapenmuseum) is located at Malmen Airbase in Malmslätt, just outside Linköping, Sweden. Malmen is where Baron Carl Cederström, nicknamed the "Flyer Baron" founded his flying school in 1912. Malmen Airba ...

Barracks and training areas

The 1st and the 2nd Life Grenadier Regiments' old training area Malmen outside Linköping was taken over and modernized, while the Swedish Air Force Maintenance Depot at Malmslätt (''Centrala Flygverkstaden Malmslätt'', CFM) retained the parts that belonged to the Aviation Company (''Flygkompaniet''). The old training heath was the airfield. When the

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were introduced, the first runway was built in an east-west direction. A northbound crossing runway was built in 1969 and became the main runway. File:FVMF.00255 03.jpg, Chancellery building 1940 File:FVMF.002602.jpg, Hospital in 1942 File:FVMF.002646.jpg, Cadet barracks in 1945 File:FVMF.003115.jpg, Air Force Maintenance Depot, chancellery and other buildings File:FVMF.002902.jpg, Four Saab 35 Draken's in 1968 File:FVMF.003558.jpg, PS-239 radar in 1972

Heraldry and traditions

Coat of arms

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: "Gules, the provincial badge of

Östergötland Östergötland (; English exonym: East Gothland) is one of the traditional provinces of Sweden (''landskap'' in Swedish) in the south of Sweden. It borders Småland, Västergötland, Närke, Södermanland and the Baltic Sea. In older English li ...

, a griffin segreant or with dragonwing and tail, armed and langued azure between four roses argent".

Colours, standards and guidons

A colour was presented on 6 June 1939 at

F 8 F8, F.VIII, F 8, F-8, or F/8 may refer to: Aviation * F 8 Barkarby, a former Swedish Air Force wing *F-8 Crusader, a 1955 American single-engine carrier-based jet fighter aircraft built by Vought *F-8 Mosquito, the designation for the de Havilla ...

at Barkarby Airport by His Majesty the King Gustaf V. It was transferred to F 13 in 1974 and is today preserved at the

Swedish Army Museum The Swedish Army Museum ( sv, Armémuseum) is a museum of military history located in the district of Östermalm in Stockholm. It reopened in 2002 after a long period of closure, and was awarded the title of the best museum of Stockholm in 2005. ...

: "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 griffin segreant or with dragonwing and tail, armed and langued gules between four roses argent". File:Fana m1938 Östgöta flygflottilj.jpg, Colour

Commanding officers

Commanding officers from 1926 to 1974. The commanding officer was referred to as ''flottiljchef'' ("wing commander") and had the rank of colonel. *1926–1926: Gösta von Porat *1926–1932: Emil Björnberg *1932–1934:

Axel Gyllenkrok Axel Gyllenkrok, or ''Gyllenkrook'' (2 August 1664 – 17 September 1730) was a Swedish baron, military general, and governor of Gothenburg. He is best known as being the general quartermaster of King Charles XII of Sweden. He was the operati ...

*1934–1941: Gösta von Porat *1941–1951: Hugo Beckhammar *1951–1952:

Lennart Peyron Major General Knut ''Lennart'' Peyron (19 November 1909 – 30 December 1981) was a Swedish Air Force officer. His senior commands include commanding officer of the Östgöta Wing (F 3), Chief of the Air Staff and the Third Air Group (E 3). Ca ...

*1952–1959: Nils-Magnus von Arbin *1959–1962: Åke Sundqvist *1962–1965: Bengt Rosenius *1965–1971: Olof Knutsson *1971–1974: Gösta Norrbohm

Names, designations and locations

Footnotes

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(in Swedish) {{DEFAULTSORT:Ostgöta Wing Wings of the Swedish Air Force Military units and formations established in 1926 Military units and formations disestablished in 1974 1926 establishments in Sweden 1974 disestablishments in Sweden Linköping Garrison