Södertörn Wing ( sv, Södertörns flygflottilj), also F 18 Tullinge, or simply F 18, is a former Swedish Air Force wing with the main base located in
Tullinge
Tullinge is a suburb of Greater Stockholm, Sweden. It is located in the eastern part of Botkyrka Municipality, on the border to the Flemingsberg part of Huddinge Municipality. It had approximately 20,000 inhabitants in 2011.Stockholm on the east coast.
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 ...
: "Per bend sinister or and gules a griffon segreant sable, armed azure, in both foreclutches an orb or".
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 ...
: "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".
Commanding officers
The commanding officer was referred to as "wing commander" and had the rank of
colonel
Colonel (abbreviated as Col., Col or COL) is a senior military officer rank used in many countries. It is also used in some police forces and paramilitary organizations.
In the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries, a colonel was typically in charge o ...
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*1946–1949: Björn Lindskog
*1949–1963: Erik Raab
*1963–1966: Dick Stenberg
*1966–1974: Sven Alm
List of military aircraft of Sweden
This is a list of Swedish military aircraft since its start. It is not guaranteed to be up-to-date or to be accurate, or complete. Aircraft still in service noted.
Early aircraft
Early balloons of the Army and Navy
Early Navy
(The aviation cor ...