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 fourth fighter wing, and the thirteenth wing in total, in the Swedish Air Force. The location had been mapped out in 1941 and consisted of purchased land from ''Sörby'', ''Knivberga'' and ''Ringstad'' farmsteads. In 1942, preparation work on the almost square 1000 m by 1000 m grass air field was started and completed in September 1943. The main administration was housed inside Norrköping main hotel until the first office buildings were completed in 1945. The wing was given the name ''Bråvalla'' as a tie to the Battle of Bråvalla in 770. The first fighter squadrons were set up by the Italian built J 11 in 1943 which was quickly replaced by the Swedish built J 22 in 1944. In 1946, F 13 became the first wing in the Swedish Air Force to co ...
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