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Swedish Air Force Flying School

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Swedish Air Force Flying School
Krigsflygskolan
Flygskolan vapen.svg
Active1926–1998
CountrySweden
AllegianceSwedish Armed Forces
BranchSwedish Air Force
TypeSchool (1926–1976)
Wing (1976–1998)
Part ofChief of the Air Force (1926–1966)
Southern Military Area (1966–1998)
Garrison/HQLjungbyhed
Motto(s)Docendo discimus[1] ("By teaching, we learn")
March"Krigsflygskolans marsch" (Hållander)[note 1]
Insignia
RoundelsRoundel of Sweden – Low Visibility.svg Roundel of Sweden.svg
Aircraft flown
TrainerÖ 2, Ö 4, Sk 1, Sk 3, Sk 5, Sk 6, Sk 8, Sk 9, Sk 10, Sk 11, Sk 12, Sk 14, Sk 15, Sk 16, Sk 25, Sk 50, Sk 60, Sk 61, J 28B, J 28C
G 101, Se 102, Se 103, Se 104, Ö 1, Ö 5, Ö 9, P 1, J 1, J 2, J 3, J 5, J 6, J 7, J 9, S 6B, Fpl 801

Swedish Air Force Flying School[3] (Swedish: Krigsflygskolan), also F 5 Ljungbyhed, or simply F 5, is a former Swedish Air Force training wing with the main base located in Ljungbyhed in southern Sweden.

History

The moor at Ljungby was adopted for military use in 1658 by the Scanian Hussar Regiment as a training ground. In 1910, the first flights were commenced from the grounds.

Enoch Thulin set up a public flying school on June 16, 1915.

In 1926, the newly formed Swedish Air Force set up their flying school at Ljungbyhed.

Between 1983 and 1996 the Air Force school of meteorology was also located at Ljungbyhed.

In 1996, F 5 Ljungbyhed was decommissioned and the pilot training was taken over by the Scania Wing (F 10).

Currently, Lund University School of Aviation has commercial flying training at Ljungbyhed Airport (ICAO: ESTL).

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Enoch Thulin

Enoch Thulin

Enoch Leonard Thulin, is primarily remembered as a pioneer of the Swedish aircraft industry. He was an engineer who also worked on cars, lorries and internal combustion engines.

Scania Wing

Scania Wing

Scania Wing, also F 10 Ängelholm, or simply F 10, is a former Swedish Air Force wing with the main base located in southernmost Sweden.

Lund University

Lund University

Lund University is a public research university in Sweden and one of northern Europe's oldest universities. The university is located in the city of Lund in the province of Scania, Sweden. It traces its roots back to 1425, when a Franciscan studium generale was founded in Lund. After Sweden won Scania from Denmark in the 1658 Treaty of Roskilde, the university was officially founded in 1666 on the location of the old studium generale next to Lund Cathedral.

Heraldry and traditions

Coat of arms

The units first coat of arms was used until 1994. Blazon: "Azure, under three open crowns or placed two and one, an eagle wings elevated and displayed, on its breast a smaller sinister turned eagle, all or".[4] Its second coat of arms was used from 1994 to 1998 and by the Flying School at F 10 from 1998 to 2002, and by the Flying School at F 16 from 2002 to 2003 and by the Flying School at F 17 from 2003. Blazon: "Or, an eagle azure wings elevated and displayed, on its breast a shield or with a smaller sinister turned eagle azure. On a chief azure a winged two-bladed propeller or".[4]

  • Coat of arms until 1994.

    Coat of arms until 1994.

  • Coat of arms from 1994 to 1998.

    Coat of arms from 1994 to 1998.

Colours, standards and guidons

The units first colour was presented at F 8 at Barkarby on 6 June 1939 by His Majesty the King Gustaf V. Blazon: "On blue cloth in the centre the badge of the Air Force; a winged two-bladed propeller under a royal crown proper, all or. In the first corner, three yellow open crowns, arranged two and one".[5]

The units second colour was presented at F 5 Ljungbyhed on 25 August 1996 by His Majesty the King Carl XVI Gustaf. The colour was used as school colour at the Scania Wing (F 10) from 1 July 1998 to 31 December 2002 and at the Uppland Wing (F 16) from 1 January 2003 to 31 December 2003. The colour was drawn by Kristina Åkerberg and embroidered by machine in insertion technique by Engelbrektsson flag factory.[6] 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 an eagle, wings elevated and displayed, on its breast an escutcheon with a sinister-turned eagle. All décor in yellow".[6]

March

”Krigsflygskolans marsch” composed by the headmaster of the municipal music school in Nynäshamn, Sverker Hållander.[1] The march was adopted and established on 20 August 1984.[2]

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Blazon

Blazon

In heraldry and heraldic vexillology, a blazon is a formal description of a coat of arms, flag or similar emblem, from which the reader can reconstruct the appropriate image. The verb to blazon means to create such a description. The visual depiction of a coat of arms or flag has traditionally had considerable latitude in design, but a verbal blazon specifies the essentially distinctive elements. A coat of arms or flag is therefore primarily defined not by a picture but rather by the wording of its blazon. Blazon is also the specialized language in which a blazon is written, and, as a verb, the act of writing such a description. Blazonry is the art, craft or practice of creating a blazon. The language employed in blazonry has its own vocabulary, grammar and syntax, which becomes essential for comprehension when blazoning a complex coat of arms.

Scania Wing

Scania Wing

Scania Wing, also F 10 Ängelholm, or simply F 10, is a former Swedish Air Force wing with the main base located in southernmost Sweden.

Uppland Wing

Uppland Wing

Uppland Wing, also F 16 Uppsala, or simply F 16, is a Swedish Air Force wing with the main base located at Ärna Air Base northwest of Uppsala, Sweden.

Blekinge Wing

Blekinge Wing

Blekinge Wing, also F 17 Kallinge, or simply F 17, is a Swedish Air Force wing with the main base located near Ronneby in southern Sweden. It is one of the three remaining wings in Sweden and currently has two squadrons of multirole aircraft. F 17 in the south and F 21 in the north are the two wings remaining to have operational squadrons. F 7 is a school where pilots begin their training in the JAS 39 Gripen. After that the pilot's training is moved out to the two operational wings there they learn their final skills.

Svea Air Corps

Svea Air Corps

Svea Air Corps, also F 8 Barkarby, or simply F 8, is a former Swedish Air Force air corps wing with the main base located in Barkarby just north of the capital Stockholm on the east coast.

Barkarby Airport

Barkarby Airport

Barkarby Airport was a disbanded Swedish Air Force base, near Akalla north of Stockholm used for general aviation. Barkarby Airport was one of Sweden’s oldest active airports until it was closed in 2010. A large shopping complex is still situated close to – and partly on – the airfield. Current plans are to construct houses, apartments and offices on large parts of the airfield. December 2008 was due to be the last commercial flight date, after which houses were due to be built. Due to legal complexities about the cancellation of the contract, however, the airport was open for another two years. The airport was finally closed in June 2010.

Nynäshamn

Nynäshamn

Nynäshamn is a locality and the seat of Nynäshamn Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden with 13,510 inhabitants in 2010.

Commanding officers

Commanding officers from 1926 to 1998.[7] The commanding officer was referred to as skolchef ("chief of school") and had the rank of colonel.

  • 1926–1932: Arvid Flory
  • 1932–1943: Åge Lundström
  • 1943–1952: Ingemar Nygren
  • 1952–1957: Knut Lindahl
  • 1957–1965: Åke Rehnberg
  • 1965–1971: Bengt Bellander
  • 1971–1975: Åke Lönnberg
  • 1975–1987: Per Widmark
  • 1987–1998: Sven Sjöling

Names, designations and locations

Name Translation From To
Flygskolan 1926-07-01 – 1929-??-??
Flygskolkåren 1929-??-?? – 1936-06-30
Kungl. Flygkrigsskolan Royal [Swedish] Air Force Flying School
Royal Flying School of the [Swedish] Air Force
Royal [Swedish] Air Force Flying Training School 		1936-07-01 – 1942-??-??
Kungl. Krigsflygskolan Royal [Swedish] Air Force Flying School[3]
Royal Flying School of the [Swedish] Air Force[3]
Royal [Swedish] Air Force Flying Training School[8] 		1942-??-?? – 1974-12-31
Krigsflygskolan [Swedish] Air Force Flying School[3]
Flying School of the [Swedish] Air Force[3]
[Swedish] Air Force Flying Training School[8] 		1975-01-01 – 1998-06-30
Designation From To
F 5 1926-07-01 – 1998-06-30
Location From To
Ljungbyhed Airport 1926-07-01 – 1998-06-30

Source: "Swedish Air Force Flying School", Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, (2022, October 5th), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swedish_Air_Force_Flying_School.

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Further Reading

Värmland Regiment

Blekinge Wing

Göta Signal Corps

Norrland Engineer Battalion

Uppland Wing

Östgöta Wing

Jämtland Wing

Västgöta Wing

Skaraborg Wing

Scania Wing

Kalmar Wing

Roslagen Air Corps

Norrbotten Wing

Värmland Brigade

Hälsinge Wing

Älvsborg Regiment

Södertörn Wing

Southern Army Division
See also
Footnotes
  1. ^ The march was adopted and established on 20 August 1984.[2]
References

Notes

  1. ^ a b Braunstein 2005, p. 140
  2. ^ a b Sandberg 2007, p. 41
  3. ^ a b c d e Gullberg 1977, p. 1442
  4. ^ a b Braunstein 2006, p. 64
  5. ^ Braunstein 2005, p. 139
  6. ^ a b Braunstein 2004, p. 74
  7. ^ Braunstein 2005, p. 141
  8. ^ a b Appich 1988, p. 41

Print

  • 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. ISBN 91-971584-7-X. SELIBR 9815350.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Gullberg, Ingvar E. (1977). Svensk-engelsk fackordbok för näringsliv, förvaltning, undervisning och forskning [A Swedish-English dictionary of technical terms used in business, industry, administration, education and research] (in Swedish) (2nd ed.). Stockholm: Norstedt. ISBN 91-1-775052-0. SELIBR 8345587.
  • 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. ISBN 978-91-631-8699-8. SELIBR 10413065.

Web

Further reading
  • Norén, Thorbjörn, ed. (1998). Sista året med Krigsflygskolan F5 (in Swedish). Ljungbyhed: Krigsflygskolan. SELIBR 2785803.
  • Stridsberg, Sven (1996). Flyget i Ljungbyhed 1926-1996: Krigsflygskolan 70 år. Flyghistorisk revy, 0345-3413 ; [Specialnr 1996] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Svensk flyghistorisk fören. SELIBR 2244520.
  • Stridsberg, Sven (1996). Flyget i Ljungbyhed 1927-1996: Krigsflygskolan 70 år (in Swedish). Ljungbyhed: Krigsflygskolan och Svensk Flyghistorisk Förening. SELIBR 21436742.
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