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|image=[[Image:Skaraborgs flygflottilj vapen.svg|140px]]
|unit_name=Kungliga Skaraborg flygflottilj
|garrison=Såtenäs, [[Lidköping Municipality]]
|dates=1938-present
|commander1=Folke Ramström (1940-45)<br>
Ingvar Berg (1945-1950)<br>
Stig Norén (1950-1957)<br>
Åke Sundén (1957-1958)<br>
Folke Barkman (1958-1968)<br>
Bengt Lehander (1968-1972)<br>
Karl Fernander (1972-1978)<br>
Björn Amelin (1978-1985)<br>
Stig Abrahamsson (1985-1993)<br>
Christer Backryd (1993-1998)<br>
Jan Andersson (1998-2001)<br>
Fredrik Hedén (2001-2006)<br>
Ingemar Adolfson (2006-present)
|commander1_label=Wing commanders
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|aircraft_attack=[[Saab 21|A 21]], [[Saab 21R|A 21R]], [[Saab Tunnan|A 29]], [[Saab 32 Lansen|A 32]], [[Saab 37 Viggen|AJ 37]]
|aircraft_bomber=[[Caproni Ca.313|B 16]], [[Saab 17|B 17]], [[Saab 18|B 18]]
|aircraft_electronic=
|aircraft_fighter=[[JAS 39 Gripen|JAS 39]]
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|aircraft_helicopter_utility=[[Aérospatiale Alouette II|Hkp 2]]
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|aircraft_trainer=[[G 101 (glider)|G 101]], [[Schneider Grunau Baby|Se 102]], [[DFS Kranich|Se 103]], [[DFS Weihe|Se 104]], [[de Havilland Tiger Moth|Sk 11]], [[Focke-Wulf Fw 44|Sk 12]], [[Klemm Kl 35|Sk 15]], [[T-6 Texan|Sk 16]], [[Saab 91 Safir|Sk 50]], [[Saab 105|Sk 60]]
|aircraft_transport=[[Junkers Ju 86|Tp 9]], [[Caproni Ca.313|Tp 16]], [[de Havilland Canada DHC-4 Caribou|Tp 55]], [[Douglas DC-3|Tp 79]], [[Percival Pembroke|Tp 83]], [[Lockheed C-130 Hercules|TP 84]], [[Beechcraft Super King Air|TP 101]]
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'''F 7 Såtenäs''', '''[[Skaraborg County|Skaraborgs]] Flygflottilj''', ''Skaraborg Air Force Wing'', or simply "'''F 7'''", is a [[Swedish Air Force]] [[wing (air force unit)|wing]] with the main base located near [[Lidköping]] in south-central [[Sweden]].

== History of the airbase ==
[[File:F 7 Såtenäs, Sweden.jpg|left|thumb|The main hangar.]]
The decision to set up the air wing was made in 1936, but disagreements in choosing a location delayed the commissioning. The Såtenäs estate was chosen for its good location and close proximity to suitable target ranges, and was purchased for 685,000 [[Swedish krona|SEK]] in 1938.

The first squadrons were set up by [[Caproni Ca.313|B 16A Caproni]] purchased from [[Italy]] at the start of [[World War II]]. These wooden construction aircraft were not suitable for the Nordic climate and soon got the nickname "flying coffins". They were replaced in 1941 by the Swedish [[Saab 17|B 17A]] that served throughout the war.

In 1946, the three bomber squadrons were converted to attack squadrons with the introduction of [[Saab 21|A 21]], although for a brief number of years between 1948–1951, [[Saab 18|B 18]] medium bombers were transferred from [[F 1 Hässlö]].

In 1951, the wing converted to [[jet aircraft|jets]] with receiving [[Saab 21R|A 21R]] converted from fighter to attack role from [[F 10 Ängelholm]]. These were only kept for three years until the introduction of [[Saab Tunnan|A 29B]] in 1954. After only two years, they were in turn replaced by the new [[Saab 32 Lansen|A 32A]] in 1956.

In 1964, a new transport squadron was set up with the introduction of the [[C-130 Hercules|Tp 84 Hercules]]. Initially, only one aircraft was purchased, but a total of eight were introduced between 1965 and 1985. They are currently being used in international transport of Swedish armed forces.

In 1973 the [[Saab 37 Viggen|AJ 37]] replaced the A 32, and the number of attack squadrons was reduced from three to two. The Viggens served until 1993, when one squadron was converted to the new [[JAS 39 Gripen]]. The second squadron followed suit in 1998.
 
F 7 is the main center for the entire Gripen system, and all training of pilots (including that of foreign operators) is carried out here.

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== References ==
*[http://www.canit.se/~griffon/aviation/text/fv26-.html Webpage listing all air force squadrons in Sweden]
*[http://www.f7.mil.se/?lang=E 3rd Air wing homepage] {{dead link|date=April 2012}}

== See also ==
* [[Swedish Armed Forces]]
* [[Swedish Air Force]]
* [[List of military aircraft of Sweden]]

== External links ==
*[http://www.forsvarsmakten.se/sv/Organisation/Training-units/Skaraborg-Wing-F-7/ Official Website] 
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