F 11 Nyköping
| Kungliga Södermanlands Flygflottilj | |
|---|---|
| 140px | |
| Active | 1941–1980 |
| Garrison/HQ | Nyköping |
| Commanders | |
| Wing commanders | B Schyberg (1941–1945) A Henricson (1945–1949) |
| Aircraft flown | |
| Reconnaissance | B 3, J 9, S 16, S 18, J 28, S 29, S 31, S 32, S 35 |
F 11 Nyköping, Södermanlands Flygflottilj, Södermanland Air Force Wing, or simply "F 11", is a former Swedish Air Force wing with the main base located in south-east Sweden.
History of the airbase
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 F 8 Barkarby and an additional squadron of B 3 from F 1 Hässlö.
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 (IATA: NYO, ICAO: ESKN) for international flights.
See also
References
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
