Bengt Lönnbom
Major General Bengt Arne Vilhelm Lönnbom (born 22 July 1933) was a Swedish Air Force officer. Lönnbom served as Chief of the Air Staff from 1984 to 1987 and as military commander of the Lower Norrland Military District from 1987 to 1993.
Bengt Lönnbom | |
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| Birth name | Bengt Arne Vilhelm Lönnbom |
| Born | 22 July 1933 Lund, Sweden |
| Allegiance | Sweden |
| Service/ | Swedish Air Force |
| Years of service | 1956–1993 |
| Rank | Major General |
| Commands held | |
Early life
Lönnbom was born on 22 July 1933 in Lund's City Parish in Malmöhus County, Sweden.[1]
Career
Military career
Lönnbom graduated from the Swedish Air Force Flying School in 1956[2] and was commissioned as an officer the same year at Scania Air Force Wing with the rank of Fänrik,[3] where he served from 1956 to 1967, including as division commander. He was promoted to Lieutenant in 1958 and to Captain in 1964. Lönnbom served as head of office in the Department of Studies in the Defence Staff from 1967 to 1968 and he was promoted to Major in 1969. He then served in the Planning Department in the Air Staff from 1971 to 1972 and was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel in 1972. Lönnbom served in the Planning and Budget Department at the Ministry of Defence from 1972 to 1975 and was head of office in the Planning Department in the Air Staff from 1975 to 1977. In 1977, Lönnbom was promoted to Colonel, whereupon from 1977 to 1979 he was deputy commander of Bråvalla Air Force Wing in Norrköping. After promotion to Senior Colonel in 1979, he was head of the Aviation Section in the staff of the Upper Norrland Military District from 1979 to 1981. From 1981 to 1982, Lönnbom served as head of the Chief of the Air Force's project group for JAS and from 1982 to 1984 as head of the Systems Department in the Main Department for Aircraft Equipment in the Defence Materiel Administration. Lönnbom was promoted to Major General in 1984, after which he served as Chief of the Air Staff from 1984 to 1987 and as the last military commander of Lower Norrland Military District from 1987 to 1993.[4]
Dates of rank
- 1956 – Fänrik
- 1958 – Lieutenant
- 1964 – Captain
- 1969 – Major
- 1972 – Lieutenant Colonel
- 1977 – Colonel
- 1979 – Senior Colonel
- 1984 – Major General
Honours
- Member of the Royal Swedish Academy of War Sciences (1980)[3]
Bibliography
References
- Sveriges befolkning 1980 (in Swedish). Stockholm: Sveriges släktforskarförb. 2004. ISBN 9187676370. SELIBR 9632925.
- Andersson, Björn (2016). Kungl Krigsvetenskapsakademien: Svenska krigsmanna sällskapet (till 1805), Kungl Krigsvetenskapsakademien : 20 år med akademien och dess ledamöter 1996-2016 (in Swedish). Stockholm: Kungl. Krigsvetenskapsakademien. p. 91. ISBN 9789198087888. SELIBR 20033514.
- Kjellander, Rune (1996). Kungl Krigsvetenskapsakademien: Svenska krigsmanna sällskapet (till 1805), Kungl Krigsvetenskapsakademien : biografisk matrikel med porträttgalleri 1796-1995 (in Swedish). Stockholm: Akad. p. 187. ISBN 9163041812. SELIBR 7451162.
- Kjellander, Rune (2013). Svenska flygvapnets högre chefer 1925-2005: chefsbiografier och befattningsöversikter (in Swedish). Värmdö: Rune Kjellander. p. 78. ISBN 9789163711831. SELIBR 15870537.
- "Bengt Lönnbom" (in Swedish). Carubel AB. 2007-04-20. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
| Military offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Evert Båge |
Chief of the Air Staff 1984–1987 |
Succeeded by Bert Stenfeldt |
| Preceded by Rolf Wigur |
Lower Norrland Military District 1987–1993 |
Succeeded by None |