Södermanland Air Force Wing

Södermanland Air Force Wing (Södermanlands flygflottilj), also F 11 Nyköping, or simply F 11, is a former Swedish Air Force wing with the main base located in south-east Sweden.

History
The wing was set up outside Nyköping 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 Air Force Wing (F 8) and an additional squadron of B 3 from Västmanland Air Force Wing (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.

Current use
The airfield was used as a cargo airport from 1984 and from 1997 serves as Stockholm-Skavsta Airport for international flights.

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


 * 1941–1945: Birger Schyberg
 * 1945–1949: Arthur Henricson
 * 1949–1951: Greger Falk
 * 1951–1959: Henrik Nordström
 * 1959–1961: Nils Personne
 * 1961–1962: Bo Lindgren
 * 1962–1966: Claes-Erik Abramson
 * 1966–1980: Kurt Hagerström