Blekinge Wing
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Blekinge Wing[3] (Swedish: Blekinge flygflottilj), 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.
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Blekinge flygflottilj | |
Active | 1944–present |
Country | Sweden |
Allegiance | Swedish Armed Forces |
Branch | Swedish Air Force |
Type | Wing |
Role | Marine (1944–1956) Attack (1956–1973) Attack/Fighter (1973–1975) Fighter (1975–1979) Fighter/Recon (1979–1993) Fighter (1993–2002) Multi (2002–present) |
Garrison/HQ | Kallinge |
Motto(s) | Styrka genom samverkan[1] ("Strength through collaboration") |
March | "Blekinge flygflottiljs marsch" (Dohlin)[note 1] |
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Current commander | COL Anders Jönsson |
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