Hälsinge Wing

Hälsinge Wing (Swedish: Hälsinge flygflottilj), also F 15 Söderhamn, or simply F 15, is a former Swedish Air Force wing with the main base located near Söderhamn in northern Sweden.

Hälsinge Wing
Hälsinge flygflottilj
Active	1945–1998
Country	Sweden
Allegiance	Swedish Armed Forces
Branch	Swedish Air Force
Type	Wing
Role	Fighter wing (1945–1961) Attack wing (1962–1993) Attack/Recon wing (1993–1998)
Part of	3rd Air Command (1945–1948) 2nd Air Command (1948–1961) 1st Air Command (1961–1966) Milo Ö (1966–1982) Milo NN (1982–1993) Milo M (1993–1998)
Garrison/HQ	Söderhamn/Sandarne
March	"When the Saints" (Lidberg)[note 1]
Insignia
Roundels
Aircraft flown
Attack	A 32A, AJ 37,
Bomber	B 5, B 17
Fighter	J 21A, J 28B, J 29
Multirole helicopter	Hkp 3, Hkp 4, Hkp 10
Trainer	Sk 12, Sk 14, Sk 15, Sk 16, Sk 50, Sk 60 Sk 61, Sk 37
Transport	Tp 83
J 32B, AJS 37, AJSF 37, AJSH 37

Heraldry and traditions

Coat of arms

The first coat of arms of the Hälsinge Wing was used from 1945 to 1994. Blazon: "Sable, the provincial badge of Hälsingland, a buck rampant or, armed and langued gules."^[2] 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."^[2]

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  Coat of arms used from 1945 to 1994.
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  Coat of arms used from 1994 to 1997.

Colours, standards and guidons

A colour was presented to the wing in Söderhamn in March 1949 by the Chief of the Air Force, Lieutenant General Bengt Nordenskiöld. Blazon: "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 Hälsingland; a yellow buck rampant, armed and langued red."^[3]

March

"Hälsinge flygflottiljs marsch" by Jörgen Lidberg. It's a march arrangement of "When the Saints Go Marching In". The march was established on 15 August 1967.^[3]

Commanding officers

Commanding officers from 1945 to 1997.^[4] The commanding officer was referred to as "wing commander" and had the rank of colonel.

• 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

Name	Translation	From		To
Kungl. Hälsinge flygflottilj	Royal Hälsinge Wing	1945-07-01	–	1974-12-31
Hälsinge flygflottilj	Hälsinge Wing Hälsinge Air Group[5]	1975-01-01	–	1998-06-30
Designation		From		To
F 15		1945-07-01	–	1998-06-30
Location		From		To
Söderhamn Airport		1948-??-??	–	1998-06-30

See also

• Swedish Air Force
• List of military aircraft of Sweden

Footnotes

1. The march was adopted and established on 15 August 1967.^[1]