Södermanland Wing ( sv, Södermanlands flygflottilj), also F 11 Nyköping, or simply F 11, is a former Swedish Air Force

wing A wing is a type of fin that produces lift while moving through air or some other fluid. Accordingly, wings have streamlined cross-sections that are subject to aerodynamic forces and act as airfoils. A wing's aerodynamic efficiency is e ...

with the main base located in south-east Sweden.

History

The wing was set up outside

Nyköping Nyköping () is a locality and the seat of Nyköping Municipality, Södermanland County, Sweden with 32,759 inhabitants as of 2017. The city is also the capital of Södermanland County. Including Arnö, the locality on the southern shore of th ...

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 Västmanland Wing ( sv, Västmanlands flygflottilj), also F 1 Hässlö, or simply F 1, is a former Swedish Air Force wing with the main base located at Hässlö Airport in Västerås in central Sweden. History The 1st Flying Corps was set up nea ...

(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 for international flights.

Barracks and training areas

Skavsta Airfield outside

. The new establishment was completed on 14 October 1941. The airfield had two runways, one east-west of 2500 m (longest of the Swedish Air Force) and one north-south of 2000 m. File:F 11 Nyköping 04.jpg, Guardhouse File:F11 Museum Nyköping.jpg, Museum File:Minnessten F11 2 800.jpg, Building and commemorative stone

Heraldry and traditions

Coat of arms

Blazon In heraldry and heraldic vexillology, a blazon is a formal description of a coat of arms, flag or similar emblem, from which the reader can reconstruct the appropriate image. The verb ''to blazon'' means to create such a description. The vi ...

: "Or, the provincial badge of

Södermanland Södermanland ( or ), locally Sörmland, sometimes referred to under its Latin form ''Sudermannia'' or ''Sudermania'', is a historical province or ''landskap'' on the south eastern coast of Sweden. It borders Östergötland, Närke, Västman ...

, a griffon segreant sable, armed and langued gules".

Colours, standards and guidons

A colour was presented to the wing on 22 May 1942 at Stora torget in

by His Riyal Highness

Crown Prince Gustaf Adolf Gustaf VI Adolf (Oscar Fredrik Wilhelm Olaf Gustaf Adolf; 11 November 1882 – 15 September 1973) was King of Sweden from 29 October 1950 until his death in 1973. He was the eldest son of Gustaf V and his wife, Victoria of Baden. Before Gustaf Ado ...

. The colour is preserved at the Swedish Army Museum.

: "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

; a griffon segreant or, armed and langued gules".

Commanding officers

Commanding officers from 1941 to 1980. The commanding officer was referred to as "wing commander" and had the rank of

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. *1941–1945: Birger Schyberg *1945–1949: Arthur Henricson *1949–1951: Greger Falk *1951–1959: Henrik Nordström *1959–1961:

Nils Personne Lieutenant General Nils Birger Valdemar Personne (29 June 1918 – 26 August 2013) was a Swedish Air Force officer. Personne's senior commands includes Vice Chief of the Air Staff (1961–1966), commander of the 4th Air Group (1966), chief of st ...

*1961–1962: Bo Lindgren *1962–1966: Claes-Erik Abramson *1966–1980: Kurt Hagerström

Names, designations and locations

References

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