Norrbotten Wing[2] (Swedish: Norrbottens flygflottilj), also F 21 Luleå, or simply F 21, is a Swedish Air Forcewing with the main base located in Luleå Airport in northern Sweden. It is one of the three remaining wings in Sweden and currently has two squadrons of multirole aircraft. F 21 in the north and F 17 in the south are the two wings remaining to have operational squadrons. F 7 is a school where pilots begin their training in the JAS 39 Gripen. Once completed the pilot's training is moved out to the two operational wings where they acquire their final training.
Parts of the Swedish helicopter forces are today stationed at F 21 with MEDEVAC in subarctic climate as its main task. The wing uses the coat of arms of Luleå as the emblem. F 21 currently operates two HKP 10B in Afghanistan.
F 21 figures in the crime novel The Red Wolf by Liza Marklund.
The unit's first coat of arms, used by the Royal Norrbotten Air Base Corps was used from 1941 to 1963. Blazon: "Azure, powdered with estoiles or, the provincial badge of Västerbotten, a reindeer courant argent, armed and langued gules".[3] The unit's second coat of arms, used by Norrbotten Wing, was used from 1963 to 1994. Blazon: "Argent, the town badge of Luleå, two keys azure in saltire, sinister inverted."[3] The current coat of arms has been used since 1994. Blazon: "Argent, the town badge of Luleå, two keys azure in saltire, sinister inverted, a chief azure charged with a winged two-bladed propeller or".[3]
Coat of arms used from 1941 to 1963.
Coat of arms used from 1963 to 1994.
Coat of arms used from 1994.
Colours, standards and guidons
The colour was presented to the then Royal Norrbotten Air Base Corps (F 21) at Barkarby by His Majesty the King Gustaf V on 17 September 1944.[4] The colour is drawn by Brita Grep and embroidered by hand in insertion technique by the company Libraria. 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 town badge of Luleå; two white keys in saltire, the left inverted."[4] On 2 September 2014 His Majesty the King Carl XVI Gustaf presented a new colour to wing commander colonel Fredrik Bergman. As a tradition-bearing unit of previously disbanded wings, the new colour added traditional heritage from Jämtland Wing (F 4) and Hälsinge Wing (F 15) in the form of each county's coat of arms. The town badge of Luleå, two white keys in saltire can also be found in the new colour.[5]
Honor guard with the wing's colour
Honor guard with the wing's colour
Honor guard with the wing's colour
Medals
In 1996, the Norrbottens flygflottiljs (F 21) förtjänstmedalj ("Norrbotten Wing (F 21) Medal of Merit") in gold (NorrbffljGM) of the 8th size was established. The medal ribbon is blue with red edges and a yellow stripe on the middle.[6]
Ribbon bar of the medal of merit.
Commanding officers
From 1941 to 1963, the commanding officers was referred to as kårchef ("corps commander") and had the rank of lieutenant colonel. From 1942, the corps commander had the rank of colonel. From 1942 to 1957, the commanding officer of F 21 was also commanding officer of Upper Norrland Air Base Area (Övre Norrlands flygbasområde, Flybo ÖN). When the wing organization was introduced in 1963, the commanding officer was referred to as flottiljchef ("wing commander"), and had the rank of colonel. From 1976 to 1994, the wing commander was referred to as sektorflottiljchef ("sector wing commander") and had the rank of senior colonel. From 1 July 1994, the commanding officer is again referred to as flottiljchef ("wing commander"), and has the rank of colonel.
In order to relieve the sector wing commander, a deputy sector wing commander position was added in 1975. Its task was to lead the unit procurement, a task largely similar to the old wing commander position. Hence he was also referred to as flottiljchef ("wing commander"). The deputy sector wing commander had the rank of colonel. On 30 June 1993, the deputy sector wing commander position was terminated.
Braunstein, Christian (2004). Svenska försvarsmaktens fälttecken efter millennieskiftet [The flags and standards of the Swedish Armed Forces after the turn of the millennium] (PDF). Skrift / Statens försvarshistoriska museer, 1101-7023 ; 7 [dvs 8] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Statens försvarshistoriska museer. ISBN91-971584-7-X. SELIBR 9815350.
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. ISBN91-971584-9-6. SELIBR 10099224.
Braunstein, Christian (2007). Utmärkelsetecken på militära uniformer [Decorations on Swedish military uniforms] (PDF). Skrift / Statens försvarshistoriska museer, 1101-7023 ; 12 (in Swedish). Stockholm: Statens försvarshistoriska museer. ISBN978-91-976220-2-8. SELIBR 10423295.
Sandberg, Bo (2007). Försvarets marscher och signaler förr och nu: marscher antagna av svenska militära förband, skolor och staber samt igenkännings-, tjänstgörings- och exercissignaler (in Swedish) (New ed.). Stockholm: Militärmusiksamfundet med Svenskt marscharkiv. ISBN978-91-631-8699-8. SELIBR 10413065.
"Försvarsmaktens gemensamma identitet – direktiv för användandet av Försvarsmaktens namn, profil och bild" (PDF). 1.3 (in Swedish). Swedish Armed Forces. 2013-09-16. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
Further reading
Andersson, Karl-Gustav; Ekström, Karl-Erik; Jonsson, Anders, eds. (2003). F 21: nyckelflottilj i norr (in Swedish). Luleå: F 21 Norrbottens flygflottilj. ISBN9163138395. SELIBR 9002377.
Karlsson, Kurt; Åström, Signar; Magndahl, Roland; Blixt, Ivar (1991). F 21: 50 år och framåt (in Swedish). Luleå: Norrbottens flygflottilj. SELIBR 1278856.
External links
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Official website
January 24, 2023
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Norrbotten Wing 2 Swedish Norrbottens flygflottilj also F 21 Lulea or simply F 21 is a Swedish Air Force wing with the main base located in Lulea Airport in northern Sweden It is one of the three remaining wings in Sweden and currently has two squadrons of multirole aircraft F 21 in the north and F 17 in the south are the two wings remaining to have operational squadrons F 7 is a school where pilots begin their training in the JAS 39 Gripen Once completed the pilot s training is moved out to the two operational wings where they acquire their final training Norrbotten WingNorrbottens flygflottiljActive1941 presentCountrySwedenAllegianceSwedish Armed ForcesBranchSwedish Air ForceTypeWingRoleRecon wing 1949 1961 Fighter amp recon wing 1961 2002 Fighter wing 2002 present Garrison HQLuleaMarch Stratos Raberg note 1 CommandersCurrentcommanderCOL Carl Fredrik EdstromInsigniaRoundelsAircraft flownAttackSk 60BBomberB 4 B 5 B 17ElectronicwarfareSk 37EFighterJ 32B J 35D JA 37Multirole helicopterHkp 3B Hkp 4A HKP 10AReconnaissanceS 9 S 14 S 18A S 26 S 29C S 35E SF 37 SH 37TransportTp 4 Tp 83 TP 87 TP 101G 101 Se 102 Se 103 Se 104 Sk 11 Sk 12 Sk 14 Sk 15 Sk 16 Sk 50 T 18B AJSF 37 AJSH 37 JAS 39A JAS 39C Contents 1 History 2 Heraldry and traditions 2 1 Coat of arms 2 2 Colours standards and guidons 2 3 Medals 3 Commanding officers 3 1 Corps wing and sector wing commanders 3 2 Deputy sector wing commanders 4 Names designations and locations 5 Footnotes 6 References 6 1 Notes 6 2 Print 6 3 Web 7 Further reading 8 External linksHistory EditParts of the Swedish helicopter forces are today stationed at F 21 with MEDEVAC in subarctic climate as its main task The wing uses the coat of arms of Lulea as the emblem F 21 currently operates two HKP 10B in Afghanistan F 21 figures in the crime novel The Red Wolf by Liza Marklund Current fleet JAS 39 Gripen NHIndustries NH90 HKP 14 Heraldry and traditions EditCoat of arms Edit The unit s first coat of arms used by the Royal Norrbotten Air Base Corps was used from 1941 to 1963 Blazon Azure powdered with estoiles or the provincial badge of Vasterbotten a reindeer courant argent armed and langued gules 3 The unit s second coat of arms used by Norrbotten Wing was used from 1963 to 1994 Blazon Argent the town badge of Lulea two keys azure in saltire sinister inverted 3 The current coat of arms has been used since 1994 Blazon Argent the town badge of Lulea two keys azure in saltire sinister inverted a chief azure charged with a winged two bladed propeller or 3 Coat of arms used from 1941 to 1963 Coat of arms used from 1963 to 1994 Coat of arms used from 1994 Colours standards and guidons Edit The colour was presented to the then Royal Norrbotten Air Base Corps F 21 at Barkarby by His Majesty the King Gustaf V on 17 September 1944 4 The colour is drawn by Brita Grep and embroidered by hand in insertion technique by the company Libraria 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 town badge of Lulea two white keys in saltire the left inverted 4 On 2 September 2014 His Majesty the King Carl XVI Gustaf presented a new colour to wing commander colonel Fredrik Bergman As a tradition bearing unit of previously disbanded wings the new colour added traditional heritage from Jamtland Wing F 4 and Halsinge Wing F 15 in the form of each county s coat of arms The town badge of Lulea two white keys in saltire can also be found in the new colour 5 Honor guard with the wing s colour Honor guard with the wing s colour Honor guard with the wing s colourMedals Edit In 1996 the Norrbottens flygflottiljs F 21 fortjanstmedalj Norrbotten Wing F 21 Medal of Merit in gold NorrbffljGM of the 8th size was established The medal ribbon is blue with red edges and a yellow stripe on the middle 6 Ribbon bar of the medal of merit Commanding officers EditFrom 1941 to 1963 the commanding officers was referred to as karchef corps commander and had the rank of lieutenant colonel From 1942 the corps commander had the rank of colonel From 1942 to 1957 the commanding officer of F 21 was also commanding officer of Upper Norrland Air Base Area Ovre Norrlands flygbasomrade Flybo ON When the wing organization was introduced in 1963 the commanding officer was referred to as flottiljchef wing commander and had the rank of colonel From 1976 to 1994 the wing commander was referred to as sektorflottiljchef sector wing commander and had the rank of senior colonel From 1 July 1994 the commanding officer is again referred to as flottiljchef wing commander and has the rank of colonel Corps wing and sector wing commanders Edit Colonel Claes Isoz wing commander 2018 2021 1941 1942 Fredrik Adilz 1942 1946 Gosta von Porat 1946 1951 Lars Erik Tornberg 1951 1957 Hugo Svenow 1957 1959 Gunnar Lindberg 1959 1965 Bengt Bellander 1965 1966 Jan Oterdahl 1966 1969 Tord Norlin 1969 1976 Rune Larsson 1976 1980 Hans Hansson 1980 1982 Lars Bertil Persson 1982 1984 Bert Stenfeldt 1984 1987 Carl Johan Rundberg 1987 1991 Roland Magndahl 1991 1993 Kent Harrskog 1993 1994 Curt Westberg 1994 1998 Roland Sterner 1998 2001 Frank Fredriksson 2002 2005 Jan Otterstrom 2005 2008 Lars Jaderblom 2008 2011 Per Nilsson 2011 2015 Fredrik Bergman 2015 2018 Carl Johan Edstrom 2018 2021 Claes Isoz 2021 Carl Fredrik Edstrom Deputy sector wing commanders Edit In order to relieve the sector wing commander a deputy sector wing commander position was added in 1975 Its task was to lead the unit procurement a task largely similar to the old wing commander position Hence he was also referred to as flottiljchef wing commander The deputy sector wing commander had the rank of colonel On 30 June 1993 the deputy sector wing commander position was terminated 1975 1976 Hans Hansson 1977 1979 Bror Larsson 1980 1984 Carl Johan Rundberg 1984 1988 Karl Gote Widen 1988 1990 Kent Harrskog 1990 1993 Names designations and locations EditName Translation From ToKungl Norrbottens flygbaskar Royal Norrbotten Air Base Corps 1941 07 01 1963 06 30Kungl Norrbottens flygflottilj Royal Norrbotten Wing 1963 07 01 1974 12 31Norrbottens flygflottilj Norrbotten Wing 2 Norrbotten Air Group 7 1975 01 01 Designation From ToF 21 1941 07 01 1957 09 30F 21 Se ON1 1957 10 01 1965 F 21 Se ON3 1957 10 01 1981 F 21 Se ON 1981 1993 06 30F 21 FK N 1993 07 01 1994 06 30F 21 1994 07 01 Location From ToLulea Airport 1941 07 01 Footnotes Edit The march was adopted and established on 22 January 1985 1 References EditNotes Edit Sandberg 2007 p 27 a b Grafisk profil 2013 p 64 a b c Braunstein 2006 p 62 a b Braunstein 2004 p 75 Flottiljen tilldelades ny fana in Swedish Swedish Armed Forces 2 September 2014 Retrieved 19 May 2022 Braunstein 2007 p 101 Appich 1988 p 42 Print Edit Braunstein Christian 2004 Svenska forsvarsmaktens falttecken efter millennieskiftet The flags and standards of the Swedish Armed Forces after the turn of the millennium PDF Skrift Statens forsvarshistoriska museer 1101 7023 7 dvs 8 in Swedish Stockholm Statens forsvarshistoriska museer ISBN 91 971584 7 X SELIBR 9815350 Braunstein Christian 2006 Heraldiska vapen inom det svenska forsvaret Heraldry of the Swedish Armed Forces PDF Skrift Statens forsvarshistoriska museer 1101 7023 9 in Swedish Stockholm Statens forsvarshistoriska museer ISBN 91 971584 9 6 SELIBR 10099224 Braunstein Christian 2007 Utmarkelsetecken pa militara uniformer Decorations on Swedish military uniforms PDF Skrift Statens forsvarshistoriska museer 1101 7023 12 in Swedish Stockholm Statens forsvarshistoriska museer ISBN 978 91 976220 2 8 SELIBR 10423295 Sandberg Bo 2007 Forsvarets marscher och signaler forr och nu marscher antagna av svenska militara forband skolor och staber samt igenkannings tjanstgorings och exercissignaler in Swedish New ed Stockholm Militarmusiksamfundet med Svenskt marscharkiv ISBN 978 91 631 8699 8 SELIBR 10413065 Web Edit Appich Thomas W Jr 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 PDF from the original on 20 February 2017 Retrieved 5 February 2021 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint ref duplicates default link Forsvarsmaktens gemensamma identitet direktiv for anvandandet av Forsvarsmaktens namn profil och bild PDF 1 3 in Swedish Swedish Armed Forces 2013 09 16 Retrieved 5 February 2021 Further reading EditAndersson Karl Gustav Ekstrom Karl Erik Jonsson Anders eds 2003 F 21 nyckelflottilj i norr in Swedish Lulea F 21 Norrbottens flygflottilj ISBN 9163138395 SELIBR 9002377 Karlsson Kurt Astrom Signar Magndahl Roland Blixt Ivar 1991 F 21 50 ar och framat in Swedish Lulea Norrbottens flygflottilj SELIBR 1278856 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Norrbotten Wing Official website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php 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