Södermanland Wing (), also F 11 Nyköping, or simply F 11, is a former

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with the main base located in south-east

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History

The wing was set up outside

Nyköping Nyköping () is a Urban areas in Sweden, locality and the seat of Nyköping Municipality, Södermanland County, Sweden, with 32,759 inhabitants as of 2017. The city is also the capital of Södermanland County. Including Arnö, the locality on the ...

in 1940 as a long range reconnaissance wing with two squadrons of S 16B. After the war, the aircraft were replaced with J 9 from Svea Wing (F 8) and an additional squadron of B 3 from

Västmanland Wing Västmanland Wing (), also F 1 Hässlö, or simply F 1, is a former Swedish Air Force wing with the main base located at Hässlö Airport in Västerås in central Sweden. History The 1st Flying Corps was set up near Västerås City on 1 July 192 ...

(F 1). In 1946, two additional squadrons of S 18 were added. In 1948, F 11 became the sole Swedish operator of three squadrons of S 31 when the B 3 and J 9 became obsolete. In 1953, J 28 jet fighters were used for one year to train pilots for the introduction of the S 29 in 1954. The S 18 squadrons were replaced by the S 32 in 1958 and the S 29s by J 35s in 1964. These four squadrons served until the decommissioning of the wing in 1980. The airfield was used as a cargo airport from 1984 and from 1997 serves as

Stockholm-Skavsta Airport Stockholm Skavsta Airport () , or Nyköping Airport is an international airport in Nyköping Municipality, Sweden, northwest of Nyköping and approximately southwest of Stockholm. It is served primarily by low-cost airlines and cargo opera ...

for international flights.

Barracks and training areas

Skavsta Airfield outside

. The new establishment was completed on 14 October 1941. The airfield had two runways, one east-west of 2500 m (longest of the Swedish Air Force) and one north-south of 2000 m. File:F 11 Nyköping 04.jpg, Guardhouse File:F11 Museum Nyköping.jpg, Museum File:Minnessten F11 2 800.jpg, Building and commemorative stone

Heraldry and traditions

Coat of arms

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: "Or, the provincial badge of

Södermanland Södermanland ( ), locally Sörmland, sometimes referred to under its Latinisation of names, Latinized form Sudermannia or Sudermania, is a Provinces of Sweden, historical province (or ) on the south eastern coast of Sweden. It borders Österg� ...

, a griffon segreant sable, armed and langued gules".

Colours, standards and guidons

A colour was presented to the wing on 22 May 1942 at Stora torget in

by His Riyal Highness Crown Prince Gustaf Adolf. The colour is preserved at the

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: "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, the provincial badge of

; a griffon segreant or, armed and langued gules".

Commanding officers

Commanding officers from 1941 to 1980. The commanding officer was referred to as "wing commander" and had the rank of

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. *1941–1945: Birger Schyberg *1945–1949: Arthur Henricson *1949–1951: Greger Falk *1951–1959: Henrik Nordström *1959–1961:

Nils Personne Lieutenant General Nils Birger Valdemar Personne (29 June 1918 – 26 August 2013) was a Swedish Air Force officer. Personne's senior commands includes Vice Chief of the Air Staff (1961–1966), commander of the 4th Air Group (1966), chief of s ...

*1961–1962: Bo Lindgren *1962–1966: Claes-Erik Abramson *1966–1980: Kurt Hagerström

Names, designations and locations

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sodermanland Wing Wings of the Swedish Air Force Military units and formations established in 1941 Military units and formations disestablished in 1980 1941 establishments in Sweden 1980 disestablishments in Sweden Disbanded units and formations of Sweden 20th-century establishments in Södermanland County 20th-century disestablishments in Södermanland County