Hälsinge Wing (), also F 15 Söderhamn, or simply F 15, is a former

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wing with the main base located near

Söderhamn Söderhamn is a Urban areas in Sweden, locality and the seat of Söderhamn Municipality, Gävleborg County, Sweden with 11,761 inhabitants in 2010. Sports The biggest local sport is bandy. Broberg/Söderhamn Bandy play in the highest division E ...

in northern

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Heraldry and traditions

Coat of arms

The first coat of arms of the Hälsinge Wing was used from 1945 to 1994.

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: "Sable, the provincial badge of

Hälsingland Hälsingland (), sometimes referred to by the Latin name Helsingia, is a historical Provinces of Sweden, province or ''landskap'' in central Sweden. It borders Gästrikland, Dalarna, Härjedalen, Medelpad and the Gulf of Bothnia. It is part of ...

, a buck rampant or, armed and langued gules." 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." File:HMS Hälsingland vapen.svg, Coat of arms used from 1945 to 1994. File:Hälsinge flygflottilj vapen.svg, Coat of arms used from 1994 to 1997.

Colours, standards and guidons

A colour was presented to the wing in

in March 1949 by the Chief of the Air Force, Lieutenant General Bengt Nordenskiöld.

: "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

; a yellow buck rampant, armed and langued red."

March

"Hälsinge flygflottiljs marsch" by Jörgen Lidberg. It's a march arrangement of "

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". The march was established on 15 August 1967.

Commanding officers

Commanding officers from 1945 to 1997. The commanding officer was referred to as "wing commander" and had the rank of

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. *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

Footnotes

References

Notes

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External links

F 15 Air Force Museum
(in Swedish) {{DEFAULTSORT:Hälsinge Wing Wings of the Swedish Air Force Military units and formations established in 1945 Military units and formations disestablished in 1998 1945 establishments in Sweden 1998 disestablishments in Sweden Disbanded units and formations of Sweden