Västmanland Wing
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Västmanland Wing (Swedish: Västmanlands flygflottilj), also F 1 Hässlö, or simply F 1, is a former Swedish Air Force wing with the main base located at Hässlö Airport in Västerås in central Sweden.
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Västmanland Wing | |
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Västmanlands flygflottilj | |
Active | 1929–1983 |
Country | Sweden |
Allegiance | Swedish Armed Forces |
Branch | Swedish Air Force |
Type | Wing |
Part of | 1st Air Command (1938–40, 1942–48) 3rd Air Command (1948–1966) Eastern Military District (1966–1974) |
Garrison/HQ | Västerås |
Motto(s) | Per aspera ad astra[1] ("Through hardships to the stars") |
March | "Prinz Friedrich Carl-Marsch" (Bilse)[note 1] |
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Aircraft flown | |
Bomber | B 3, B 4, B 5, B 17, B 18 |
Fighter | J 1, J 4, J 5, J 6, J 7, J 8, J 30, J 33, J 32B, J 35F |
Multirole helicopter | Hkp 3B |
Reconnaissance | S 5, S 6 |
Trainer | Sk 6, Sk 9, Sk 10, Sk 11, Sk 12, Sk 15, Sk 16, Sk 50 |
Transport | Tp 5, Tp 7, Tp 9, Tp 83 |
G 101, Se 102, Se 103, Se 104, A 1, P 1, P 5, Ö 6, Ö 9 |
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