Södertörn Wing

Södertörn Wing
	Södertörns flygflottilj
Active	1946–1974
Country	Sweden
Allegiance	Swedish Armed Forces
Branch	Swedish Air Force
Type	Wing (1940–1957); Sector wing (1957–1965); Wing (1965–1974)
Role	Fighter wing
Part of	Third Air Group (1944–1948); Unknown (1948–1957); Third Air Group (1957–1966); Eastern Military Area (1966–1974)
Garrison/HQ	Stockholm/Tullinge
Motto(s)	Mens agit molem[1] ("The Mind Moves Mountains" / (lit.) "Mind moves the mass")
Insignia
Roundel
Aircraft flown
Fighter	J 22, J 28B/C, J 34, J 35B
Trainer	Sk 12, Sk 14, Sk 15, Sk 16, Sk 50
Transport	Sk 60, Tp 87, Tp 88

Södertörn Wing (Swedish: Södertörns flygflottilj), also F 18 Tullinge, or simply F 18, is a former Swedish Air Force wing with the main base located in Tullinge just south-west of the capital Stockholm on the east coast.

Heraldry and traditions

Coat of arms

Blazon: "Per bend sinister or and gules a griffon segreant sable, armed azure, in both foreclutches an orb or".[2]

Colours, standards and guidons

The colour of the wing is preserved at the Swedish Army Museum. Blazon: "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".[1]

Commanding officers

The commanding officer was referred to as "wing commander" and had the rank of colonel.

1946–1949: Björn Lindskog
1949–1963: Erik Raab
1963–1966: Dick Stenberg
1966–1974: Sven Alm

Names, designations and locations

Name	Translation	From		To
Kungl. Södertörns flygflottilj	Royal Södertörn Wing Royal Södertörn Air Group[3]	1944-07-01	–	1974-12-31
Designation		From		To
F 18		1946-07-01	–	1957-09-30
F 18/Se O2		1957-10-01	–	1965-??-??
F 18		1965-??-??	–	1974-06-30
Location		From		To
Tullinge Airport		1946-07-01	–	1974-06-30

References

Notes

Braunstein 2005, p. 111
Braunstein 2006, p. 61
Appich, Jr. 1988, p. 42

Print

Braunstein, Christian (2005). Svenska flygvapnets förband och skolor under 1900-talet (PDF). Skrift / Statens försvarshistoriska museer, 1101-7023 ; 8 [dvs 9] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Statens försvarshistoriska museer. ISBN 9197158488. SELIBR 9845891.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
Braunstein, Christian (2006). Heraldiska vapen inom det svenska försvaret [Heraldry of the Swedish Armed Forces] (PDF). Skrift / Statens försvarshistoriska museer, 1101-7023 ; 9 (in Swedish). Stockholm: Statens försvarshistoriska museer. ISBN 91-971584-9-6. SELIBR 10099224.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)

Web

Appich, Jr., Thomas W. (22 July 1988). "REFERENCE AID SWEDISH-ENGLISH GLOSSARY OF MILITARY AND TECHNICAL ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS" (PDF). United States Joint Publications Research Service. Foreign Broadcast Information Service. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 February 2017. Retrieved 5 February 2021.