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| unit_name =Skaraborg Wing
|image=Skaraborgs flygflottilj vapen.svg
| native_name =''Skaraborgs flygflottilj''
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|unit_name=Kungliga Skaraborg flygflottilj
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|garrison=Såtenäs, [[Lidköping Municipality]]
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|dates=1938-present
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|commander1=Folke Ramström (1940-45)<br>
| dates =1940–present
Ingvar Berg (1945-1950)<br>
| disbanded =
[[Stig Norén]] (1950-1957)<br>
| country ={{SWE}}
Åke Sundén (1957-1958)<br>
| countries =
Folke Barkman (1958-1968)<br>
| allegiance =[[Swedish Armed Forces]]
[[Bengt Lehander]] (1968-1972)<br>
| branch =[[Swedish Air Force]]
Karl Fernander (1972-1978)<br>
| type =[[Wing (military aviation unit)|Wing]]
Björn Amelin (1978-1985)<br>
| role =Bomb wing (1943–1951)<br>Attack wing (1951–1998)<br>Fighter wing (1998–2004)<br>School wing (2005–2015)<br>Fighter wing (2016–)
Stig Abrahamsson (1985-1993)<br>
| size =
Christer Backryd (1993-1998)<br>
| command_structure =
[[Jan Andersson (Swedish Air Force officer)|Jan Andersson]] (1998-2001)<br>
| garrison =[[Såtenäs]]
Fredrik Hedén (2001-2006)<br>
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Ingemar Adolfson (2006-2008)<br>
| nickname =
Ingela Mathiasson (2009-2013)<br>
| patron =
Per Danielsson (2013-2013; acting)<br>
| motto =''Vilja, kunnande, ära'' ("Will, knowledge, honor"){{#tag:ref|The motto was adopted on 30 September 1985 by then wing commander, Colonel Björn Amelin. The Transport Squadron (''Transportdivisionen'') has a motto of their own; ''Vart som helst när som helst'' ("Anywhere anytime").<ref name="Braunstein (2005), p. 63">{{harvnb|Braunstein|2005|p=63}}</ref>|group=note}}
Michael Cherinet (2013-2016)<br>
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Lars Helmrich (2016-present)
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'''Skaraborg Air Force Wing''' ({{lang-sv|Skaraborgs flygflottilj}}), also '''F 7 Såtenäs''', 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]].
'''Skaraborg Wing'''<ref name="Grafisk profil (2013), p. 64"/> ({{lang-sv|Skaraborgs flygflottilj}}), also '''F 7 Såtenäs''', 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==
==History==
[[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]] in 1938.
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]] in 1938.


The first squadrons were set up with [[Caproni Ca.313|B 16A Caproni]] purchased from [[Italy]] at the start of [[World War II]]. These wooden framed 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.
The first squadrons were set up with [[Caproni Ca.313|B 16A Caproni]] purchased from [[Italy]] at the start of [[World War II]]. These wooden framed 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 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 and 1951, [[Saab 18|B 18]] medium bombers were transferred from the [[Västmanland Wing]] (F 1).


The wing converted to jet aircraft in 1951 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 29 Tunnan|A 29B]] ''Tunnan'' in 1954. After only two years, they were in turn replaced by the new [[Saab 32 Lansen|A 32A]] in 1956.
The wing converted to jet aircraft in 1951 receiving [[Saab 21R|A 21R]] converted from fighter to attack role from the [[Scania Wing]] (F 10). These were only kept for three years until the introduction of [[Saab 29 Tunnan|A 29B]] ''Tunnan'' 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 [[Lockheed 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. The first example acquired (84001) was withdrawn from use on 9 June 2014, with the second scheduled to follow within the year.<ref>{{cite journal|title=Swedish Air Force's First Hercules Withdrawn from Use|work=[[Air Forces Monthly]]|issue=317|date=August 2014|page=11}}</ref>
In 1964, a new transport squadron was set up with the introduction of the [[Lockheed 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. The first example acquired (84001) was withdrawn from use on 9 June 2014, with the second scheduled to follow within the year.<ref>{{cite journal|title=Swedish Air Force's First Hercules Withdrawn from Use|journal=[[Air Forces Monthly]]|issue=317|date=August 2014|page=11}}</ref>


In 1973 the [[Saab 37 Viggen|AJ 37]] ''Viggen'' 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.
In 1973 the [[Saab 37 Viggen|AJ 37]] ''Viggen'' 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.
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.

==Barracks and training areas==

===Barracks===
The former privately owned estate [[Tun, Sweden|Tun]] in [[Såtenäs]] on the southeastern part of [[Vänern|Lake Vänern]] was purchased by the state in 1938. Later, additional land was purchased. The wing has two crossing runways.<ref name="Braunstein (2005), p. 64">{{harvnb|Braunstein|2005|p=64}}</ref>

<gallery class="center">
File:F 7 Såtenäs, Sweden.jpg|The main hangar
File:Saab AJ 37 Viggen 37006 & Saab S 17 1975 001.jpg|A [[Saab 37 Viggen]] and a [[Saab 17]] in 1975
File:Saab JAS-39 Gripen of the Swedish Air Force at F 7 Såtenäs (4441539486).jpg|A [[Saab JAS 39 Gripen]] and the control tower
File:F 7 Såtenäs 14.jpg|Museum
</gallery>

===Training areas===
Hattefuran in [[Vänern|Lake Vänern]].<ref name="Braunstein (2005), p. 64"/>

==Heraldry and traditions==

===Coat of arms===
The first coat of arms of the Skaraborg Wing was used from 1940 to 1994. [[Blazon]]: "Per bend sinister sable and or a lion rampant counterchanged, armed and langued gules."<ref name="Braunstein (2006), p. 59">{{harvnb|Braunstein|2006|p=59}}</ref> The current coat of arms has been used since 1994. Blazon: "The provincial badge of Västergötland, per bend sinister sable and or, a lion rampant counterchanged, armed and langued gules between two estoiles argent in the first field, a chief azure over a string or, charged with a winged two-bladed propeller or.<ref name="Braunstein (2006), p. 59"/>

<gallery class="center">
File:Skaraborgs flygflottilj vapen, pre 1994.svg|Coat of arms used from 1940 to 1994.
File:Skaraborgs flygflottilj vapen.svg|Coat of arms since 1994.
</gallery>

===Colours, standards and guidons===
The colour was presented to the wing at Såtenäs by His Royal Highness [[Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten|Prince Gustaf Adolf]] in 1943.<ref name="Braunstein (2004), p. 70">{{harvnb|Braunstein|2004|p=70}}</ref> The colour is drawn by Brita Grep and embroidered by hand in insertion technique by the Kedja studio. [[Blazon]]: "On blue cloth in the centre the badge of the Air Force; a winged two-bladed propeller under a royal crown proper, all in yellow. In the first corner the lion of the provincial badge of [[Västergötland]]; bended sinister in yellow and white, armed and langued red."<ref name="Braunstein (2004), p. 70"/>

<gallery class="center">
File:Fana m1939 Södermanlands flygflottilj.jpg|Colour model 1939
File:Fana m1939 Skaraborgs flygflottilj.jpg|The 1986 colour.
</gallery>

===March===
”The Solitaire” was composed by Sverker Hållander and was adopted on 1 December 1972. One unofficial march, the ”Transportflygenhetens marsch” was composed by Kurt Westerling.<ref name="Braunstein (2005), pp. 63-64">{{harvnb|Braunstein|2005|pp=63–64}}</ref>

==Commanding officers==
The commanding officer was referred to as ''flottiljchef'' ("wing commander") from 1940 to 1974 and had the rank of [[Överste|colonel]]. The commanding officer was referred to as ''sektorflottiljchef'' ("sector wing commander") from 1976 to 1981 and had the rank of [[Överste av 1. graden|senior colonel]]. His deputy was sometimes referred to as ''flottiljchef'' ("wing commander"). These latter are not listed in the list below. The commanding officer is since 1994 referred to as ''flottiljchef'' ("wing commander") and has the rank of colonel.

===Commanders===
{{div col}}
*1940–1945: Folke Ramström
*1945–1950: [[Ingvar Berg]]
*1950–1957: [[Stig Norén]]
*1957–1958: Åke Sundén
*1958–1968: Folke Barkman
*1968–1972: [[Bengt Lehander]]
*1972–1978: Karl-Erik Fernander
*1978–1985: Björn Amelin
*1985–1993: Stig Abrahamsson
*1993–1998: Krister Backryd
*1998–2001: [[Jan Andersson (Swedish Air Force officer)|Jan Andersson]]
*2001–2005: Fredrik Hedén
*2006–2008: Ingemar Adolfsson
*2009–2013: Ingela Mathiasson
*2013–2013: Per Danielsson
*2013–2016: Michael Cherinet
*2016–2019: Lars Helmrich
*2019–2022: Malin Persson
*2022–20xx: Adam Nelson
{{div col end}}

===Deputy commanders===
*2003 – 2003-12-31: [[Överste|Colonel]] Ingela Mathiasson
*2004-01-01 – 2006: [[Överstelöjtnant|Lieutenant colonel]] Ingemar Adolfsson
*2019–2022: Colonel Adam Nelson<ref>{{cite journal |url=https://www.forsvarsmakten.se/siteassets/6-aktuellt/forsvarets-forum/2018/forum_1804_lowres.pdf |journal=Försvarets forum: Personaltidning för fast anställda och reservofficerare i svenska försvarsmakten |title=PÅ NY POST |year=2021 |publisher=Försvarets forum |location=Stockholm |number=4 |page=9 |id={{LIBRIS|4109339}} |access-date=5 October 2021 |language=sv}}</ref>
*2022–20xx: Colonel Mattias Ottis<ref>{{cite journal |url=https://www.forsvarsmakten.se/siteassets/6-aktuellt/forsvarets-forum/2022/forum_2204_webb_lowres.pdf |journal=Försvarets forum: Personaltidning för fast anställda och reservofficerare i svenska försvarsmakten |title=PÅ NY POST |year=2022 |publisher=Försvarets forum |location=Stockholm |number=4 |page=9 |id={{LIBRIS|4109339}} |access-date=22 September 2022 |language=sv}}</ref>

==Names, designations and locations==
{| class="wikitable"
! style="font-weight:bold;" | Name
! style="font-weight:bold;" | Translation
! style="text-align: center; font-weight:bold;" | From
!
! style="text-align: center; font-weight:bold;" | To
|-
| style="font-style:italic;" | Kungl. Värmlands flygflottilj
| Royal Värmland Wing
| 1936-??-??
| –
| 1938-??-??
|-
| style="font-style:italic;" | Kungl. Göta flygflottilj
| Royal Göta Wing
| 1938-??-??
| –
| 1940-??-??
|-
| style="font-style:italic;" | Kungl. Skaraborgs flygflottilj
| Royal Skaraborg Wing
| 1940-07-01
| –
| 1974-12-31
|-
| style="font-style:italic;" | Skaraborgs flygflottilj
| Skaraborg Wing<ref name="Grafisk profil (2013), p. 64">{{Harvnb|''Grafisk profil''|2013|p=64}}</ref><br>Skaraborg Air Group<ref>{{harvnb|Appich|1988|p=42}}</ref>
| 1975-01-01
| –
|
|-
! style="font-weight:bold;" | Designation
! style="font-weight:bold;" |
! style="text-align: center; font-weight:bold;" | From
!
! style="text-align: center; font-weight:bold;" | To
|-
| F 7
|
| style="text-align: center;" | 1940-07-01
| style="text-align: center;" | –
| style="text-align: center;" | 1969-06-30
|-
| F 7/Se W2
|
| style="text-align: center;" | 1969-07-01
| style="text-align: center;" | –
| style="text-align: center;" | 1981-06-30
|-
| F 7
|
| style="text-align: center;" | 1981-07-01
| style="text-align: center;" | –
| style="text-align: center;" |
|-
! style="font-weight:bold;" | Location
! style="font-weight:bold;" |
! style="text-align: center; font-weight:bold;" | From
!
! style="text-align: center; font-weight:bold;" | To
|-
| [[Lidköping-Såtenäs Airport|Såtenäs Airport]]
|
| style="text-align: center;" | 1940-07-01
| style="text-align: center;" | –
| style="text-align: center;" |
|}


== See also ==
== See also ==
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* [[List of military aircraft of Sweden]]
* [[List of military aircraft of Sweden]]


== References ==
==Footnotes==
<references group="note"/>
*[http://www.canit.se/~griffon/aviation/text/fv26-.html Webpage listing all air force squadrons in Sweden]

*[https://web.archive.org/web/20071102023936/http://www.f7.mil.se/?lang=E 3rd Air wing homepage]
==References==
{{reflist}}

===Notes===
{{Reflist}}

===Print===
*{{cite book |url=https://www.sfhm.se/contentassets/84a6e4f1b2ce4e2b96c4ba578a41c503/sfhm-skriftserie_svenska-armens-falttecken-efter-millennieskiftet_av_christian-braunstein.pdf |last=Braunstein |first=Christian |title=Svenska försvarsmaktens fälttecken efter millennieskiftet |trans-title=The flags and standards of the Swedish armed forces after the turn of the millennium |series=Skrift / Statens försvarshistoriska museer, 1101-7023 ; 7 [dvs 8] |year=2004 |publisher=Statens försvarshistoriska museer |location=Stockholm |language=sv |isbn=91-971584-7-X |id={{SELIBR|9815350}} }}
*{{cite book |url=https://www.sfhm.se/contentassets/84a6e4f1b2ce4e2b96c4ba578a41c503/svenska-flygvapnets-forband-och-skolor-under-1900-talet.pdf |last=Braunstein |first=Christian |title=Svenska flygvapnets förband och skolor under 1900-talet |series=Skrift / Statens försvarshistoriska museer, 1101-7023 ; 8 [dvs 9] |year=2005 |publisher=Statens försvarshistoriska museer |location=Stockholm |language=sv |isbn=9197158488 |id={{SELIBR|9845891}} }}
*{{cite book |url=https://www.sfhm.se/contentassets/84a6e4f1b2ce4e2b96c4ba578a41c503/heraldiska-vapen-inom-det-svenska-forsvaret-sfhm-skrift-9.pdf |last=Braunstein |first=Christian |title=Heraldiska vapen inom det svenska försvaret |trans-title=Heraldry of the Swedish Armed Forces |series=Skrift / Statens försvarshistoriska museer, 1101-7023 ; 9 |year=2006 |publisher=Statens försvarshistoriska museer |location=Stockholm |language=sv |isbn=91-971584-9-6 |id={{SELIBR|10099224}} }}
*{{cite book |last=Sandberg |first=Bo |title=Försvarets marscher och signaler förr och nu: marscher antagna av svenska militära förband, skolor och staber samt igenkännings-, tjänstgörings- och exercissignaler |edition=New |year=2007 |publisher=Militärmusiksamfundet med Svenskt marscharkiv |location=Stockholm |language=sv |isbn=978-91-631-8699-8 |id={{SELIBR|10413065}} }}

===Web===
*{{cite web |url=http://apps.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/a347565.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170220132613/http://www.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/a347565.pdf |publisher=[[Foreign Broadcast Information Service]] |work=[[United States Joint Publications Research Service]] |title=Reference Aid Swedish–English Glossary of Military and Technical Acronyms and Abbreviations |first=Thomas W. Jr.|last=Appich |date=22 July 1988 |archive-date=20 February 2017 |access-date=5 February 2021 |url-status=live |ref={{harvid|Appich|1988}}}}
*{{cite web |url=http://www.2d.lviv.ua/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Grafisk_identitet_v1.3_130916.pdf |publisher=[[Swedish Armed Forces]] |title=Försvarsmaktens gemensamma identitet – direktiv för användandet av Försvarsmaktens namn, profil och bild |version=1.3 |date=2013-09-16 |access-date=5 February 2021 |language=sv |ref={{harvid|''Grafisk profil''|2013}}}}


==Further reading==
== External links ==
*{{cite book |last1=Karlsson |first1=Kurt |last2=Andersson |first2=Raymond |last3=Fabiansson |first3=Ulf |title=F 7 - Gripenflottiljen: en berättelse om Såtenäs : herrgården som blev flygflottilj |year=1996 |publisher=Skaraborgs flygflottilj |location=Såtenäs |language=sv |id={{SELIBR|2453954}}}}
*{{Official site|https://www.forsvarsmakten.se/sv/organisation/skaraborgs-flygflottilj-f-7/}} {{sv icon}}
*{{cite book |title=Kungl. Skaraborgs flygflottilj F 7 40 år |year=1980 |location=Lidköping |language=sv |id={{SELIBR|1220285}}}}
{{Commons category|F 7 Såtenäs}}
*{{cite book |title=F 7 40 år 1980 |year=1980 |publisher=Kungl. Skaraborgs flygflottilj |location=Såtenäs |language=sv |id={{SELIBR|469493}}}}
*{{cite book |title=Kungl. Skaraborgs flygflottilj 50 år 1940-1990 |year=1990 |location=Såtenäs |language=sv |id={{SELIBR|9984507}}}}


==External links==
{{Swedish Armed Forces}}
{{Commons category|F 7 Såtenäs|Skaraborg Wing}}
*{{Official website|https://www.forsvarsmakten.se/en/about/organisation/training-units-schools-and-centres/skaraborg-wing-f-7/}}
*{{Official website|https://www.forsvarsmakten.se/sv/organisation/skaraborgs-flygflottilj-f-7/}} {{in lang|sv}}


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[[Category:Military units and formations established in 1940]]
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Skaraborg Wing
Skaraborgs flygflottilj
Active1940–present
Country Sweden
AllegianceSwedish Armed Forces
BranchSwedish Air Force
TypeWing
RoleBomb wing (1943–1951)
Attack wing (1951–1998)
Fighter wing (1998–2004)
School wing (2005–2015)
Fighter wing (2016–)
Garrison/HQSåtenäs
Motto(s)Vilja, kunnande, ära ("Will, knowledge, honor")[note 1]
March"The Solitaire" (Hållander)[note 2]
WebsiteOfficial website
Commanders
Current
commander		COL Adam Nelson
Insignia
Roundel
Aircraft flown
AttackA 21A, A 21RA/B, A 29B, A 32A, AJ 37, AJS 37
BomberB 3, B 5, B 16, B 17A/B/C, B 18B
Multirole helicopterHk 2, Hkp 9B, Hkp 10A
TrainerSk 11, Sk 12, Sk 15, Sk 16, Sk 50, Sk 60
TransportTp 9, Tp 55, Tp 79, Tp 83, TP 84, TP 101
G 101, Se 102, Se 103, Se 104, JAS 39A/B, JAS 39C/D

Skaraborg Wing[3] (Swedish: Skaraborgs flygflottilj), also F 7 Såtenäs, or simply F 7, is a Swedish Air Force wing with the main base located near Lidköping in south-central Sweden.

History

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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 in 1938.

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

In 1946, the three bomber squadrons were converted to attack squadrons with the introduction of A 21, although for a brief number of years between 1948 and 1951, B 18 medium bombers were transferred from the Västmanland Wing (F 1).

The wing converted to jet aircraft in 1951 receiving A 21R converted from fighter to attack role from the Scania Wing (F 10). These were only kept for three years until the introduction of A 29B Tunnan in 1954. After only two years, they were in turn replaced by the new A 32A in 1956.

In 1964, a new transport squadron was set up with the introduction of the 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. The first example acquired (84001) was withdrawn from use on 9 June 2014, with the second scheduled to follow within the year.[4]

In 1973 the AJ 37 Viggen 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.

Barracks and training areas

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Barracks

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The former privately owned estate Tun in Såtenäs on the southeastern part of Lake Vänern was purchased by the state in 1938. Later, additional land was purchased. The wing has two crossing runways.[5]

Training areas

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Hattefuran in Lake Vänern.[5]

Heraldry and traditions

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Coat of arms

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The first coat of arms of the Skaraborg Wing was used from 1940 to 1994. Blazon: "Per bend sinister sable and or a lion rampant counterchanged, armed and langued gules."[6] The current coat of arms has been used since 1994. Blazon: "The provincial badge of Västergötland, per bend sinister sable and or, a lion rampant counterchanged, armed and langued gules between two estoiles argent in the first field, a chief azure over a string or, charged with a winged two-bladed propeller or.[6]

  • Coat of arms used from 1940 to 1994.
    Coat of arms used from 1940 to 1994.
  • Coat of arms since 1994.
    Coat of arms since 1994.

Colours, standards and guidons

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The colour was presented to the wing at Såtenäs by His Royal Highness Prince Gustaf Adolf in 1943.[7] The colour is drawn by Brita Grep and embroidered by hand in insertion technique by the Kedja studio. Blazon: "On blue cloth in the centre the badge of the Air Force; a winged two-bladed propeller under a royal crown proper, all in yellow. In the first corner the lion of the provincial badge of Västergötland; bended sinister in yellow and white, armed and langued red."[7]

  • Colour model 1939
    Colour model 1939
  • The 1986 colour.
    The 1986 colour.

March

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”The Solitaire” was composed by Sverker Hållander and was adopted on 1 December 1972. One unofficial march, the ”Transportflygenhetens marsch” was composed by Kurt Westerling.[8]

Commanding officers

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The commanding officer was referred to as flottiljchef ("wing commander") from 1940 to 1974 and had the rank of colonel. The commanding officer was referred to as sektorflottiljchef ("sector wing commander") from 1976 to 1981 and had the rank of senior colonel. His deputy was sometimes referred to as flottiljchef ("wing commander"). These latter are not listed in the list below. The commanding officer is since 1994 referred to as flottiljchef ("wing commander") and has the rank of colonel.

Commanders

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  • 1940–1945: Folke Ramström
  • 1945–1950: Ingvar Berg
  • 1950–1957: Stig Norén
  • 1957–1958: Åke Sundén
  • 1958–1968: Folke Barkman
  • 1968–1972: Bengt Lehander
  • 1972–1978: Karl-Erik Fernander
  • 1978–1985: Björn Amelin
  • 1985–1993: Stig Abrahamsson
  • 1993–1998: Krister Backryd
  • 1998–2001: Jan Andersson
  • 2001–2005: Fredrik Hedén
  • 2006–2008: Ingemar Adolfsson
  • 2009–2013: Ingela Mathiasson
  • 2013–2013: Per Danielsson
  • 2013–2016: Michael Cherinet
  • 2016–2019: Lars Helmrich
  • 2019–2022: Malin Persson
  • 2022–20xx: Adam Nelson

Deputy commanders

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  • 2003 – 2003-12-31: Colonel Ingela Mathiasson
  • 2004-01-01 – 2006: Lieutenant colonel Ingemar Adolfsson
  • 2019–2022: Colonel Adam Nelson[9]
  • 2022–20xx: Colonel Mattias Ottis[10]

Names, designations and locations

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Name Translation From To
Kungl. Värmlands flygflottilj Royal Värmland Wing 1936-??-?? – 1938-??-??
Kungl. Göta flygflottilj Royal Göta Wing 1938-??-?? – 1940-??-??
Kungl. Skaraborgs flygflottilj Royal Skaraborg Wing 1940-07-01 – 1974-12-31
Skaraborgs flygflottilj Skaraborg Wing[3]
Skaraborg Air Group[11] 		1975-01-01 –
Designation From To
F 7 1940-07-01 – 1969-06-30
F 7/Se W2 1969-07-01 – 1981-06-30
F 7 1981-07-01 –
Location From To
Såtenäs Airport 1940-07-01 –

See also

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Footnotes

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  1. ^ The motto was adopted on 30 September 1985 by then wing commander, Colonel Björn Amelin. The Transport Squadron (Transportdivisionen) has a motto of their own; Vart som helst när som helst ("Anywhere anytime").[1]
  2. ^ The march was adopted and established on 1 December 1972.[2]

References

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Notes

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  1. ^ Braunstein 2005, p. 63
  2. ^ Sandberg 2007, p. 41
  3. ^ a b Grafisk profil 2013, p. 64
  4. ^ "Swedish Air Force's First Hercules Withdrawn from Use". Air Forces Monthly (317): 11. August 2014.
  5. ^ a b Braunstein 2005, p. 64
  6. ^ a b Braunstein 2006, p. 59
  7. ^ a b Braunstein 2004, p. 70
  8. ^ Braunstein 2005, pp. 63–64
  9. ^ "PÅ NY POST" (PDF). Försvarets forum: Personaltidning för fast anställda och reservofficerare i svenska försvarsmakten (in Swedish) (4). Stockholm: Försvarets forum: 9. 2021. SELIBR 4109339. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  10. ^ "PÅ NY POST" (PDF). Försvarets forum: Personaltidning för fast anställda och reservofficerare i svenska försvarsmakten (in Swedish) (4). Stockholm: Försvarets forum: 9. 2022. SELIBR 4109339. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
  11. ^ Appich 1988, p. 42

Print

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Web

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Further reading

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  • Karlsson, Kurt; Andersson, Raymond; Fabiansson, Ulf (1996). F 7 - Gripenflottiljen: en berättelse om Såtenäs : herrgården som blev flygflottilj (in Swedish). Såtenäs: Skaraborgs flygflottilj. SELIBR 2453954.
  • Kungl. Skaraborgs flygflottilj F 7 40 år (in Swedish). Lidköping. 1980. SELIBR 1220285.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  • F 7 40 år 1980 (in Swedish). Såtenäs: Kungl. Skaraborgs flygflottilj. 1980. SELIBR 469493.
  • Kungl. Skaraborgs flygflottilj 50 år 1940-1990 (in Swedish). Såtenäs. 1990. SELIBR 9984507.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
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