Hälsinge Wing

Hälsinge Wing (Hälsinge flygflottilj), also F 15 Söderhamn, or simply F 15, is a former Swedish Air Force wing with the main base located near Söderhamn in northern Sweden.

Coat of arms
The first coat of arms of the Hälsinge Wing was used from 1945 to 1994. Blazon: "Sable, the provincial badge of Hälsingland, a buck rampant or, armed and langued gules." The second coat of arms was used from 1994 to 1997. Blazon: "Sable, the provincial badge of Hälsingland, a buck rampant or, armed and langued gules, a chief azure over a barrulet or, charged with a winged twobladed propeller of the last colour."

Colours, standards and guidons
A colour was presented to the wing in Söderhamn in March 1949 by the Chief of the Air Force, Lieutenant General Bengt Nordenskiöld. Blazon: "On blue cloth in the centre the badge of the Air Force; a winged two-bladed propeller under a royal crown proper, all yellow. In the first corner the provincial badge of Hälsingland; a yellow buck rampant, armed and langued red."

March
"Hälsinge flygflottiljs marsch" by Jörgen Lidberg. It's a march arrangement of "When the Saints Go Marching In". The march was established on 15 August 1967.

Commanding officers
Commanding officers from 1945 to 1997. The commanding officer was referred to as "wing commander" and had the rank of colonel.


 * 1945–1960: Gösta Seth
 * 1960–1965: Olof Knutsson
 * 1965–1972: Sven Lampell
 * 1972–1975: Ingvar Hedin
 * 1975–1978: Gunnar Unell
 * 1978–1981: Åke Sjögren
 * 1981–1987: Roland Magndahl
 * 1987–1994: Sven Borgvald
 * 1994–1997: Christer Hjort
 * 1998–1998: Sture Gafvelin (acting)