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    Uppland Wing (Swedish: Upplands flygflottilj), also F 16 Uppsala, or simply F 16, is a Swedish Air Force wing with the main base located at Ärna Air Base...
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    through the Heavy Airlift Wing based in Hungary Skaraborg Wing Blekinge Wing Norrbotten Wing Malmen Air Base Uppland Wing Vidsel Air Base There are four...
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    Muskö Naval Base Karlskrona Naval Base Uppland Wing Skaraborg Wing Blekinge Wing 3 Helicopter Norrbotten Wing 1 Helicopter 2 Helicopter Command & Control...
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  • locate the flight operations were not feasible. Since 14 October 2021, Uppland Wing (F 16) is based at Ärna Air Base. The company Uppsala Airport AB (formerly...
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    the Östgöta Wing (F 3). In 1974 the Wing was decommissioned, and the airbase was put under Bråvalla Wing (F 13) then later Uppland Wing (F 16). From...
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    was used as school colour at the Scania Wing (F 10) from 1 July 1998 to 31 December 2002 and at the Uppland Wing (F 16) from 1 January 2003 to 31 December...
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    North American P-51 Mustang (category Low-wing aircraft)
    pilots in April and assigned to the Uppland Wing (F 16) at Uppsala as interceptors. In early 1946, the Jämtland Wing (F 4) at Östersund was equipped with...
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  • "Will, knowledge, honour") Uppland Wing: Labor, effectus, vigor (Latin for "Work, efficiency, satisfaction") Västmanland Wing: Per aspera ad astra (Latin...
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    leading to Turku Airport. On display J 35A 35069 of the Swedish Air Force Uppland Wing (F 16) at the Musée de l'Air at Paris. J 35Ö 351402 of the Austrian Air...
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  • in gold (Ledningsregementets förtjänstmedalj i guld) Uppland Wing Commemorative Medal (Upplands flygflottiljs minnesmedalj, UpplffljSMM) Katanga Cross...
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  • colonel in 1983. From 1984 to 1986, he was head of the Aviation Unit at Uppland Wing and from 1986 to 1987, Nilsson served as head of the Aviation Service...
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    detachment to Bråvalla Wing (F 13) as F 13 M until 1994, to Uppland Wing (F 16) as F 16 M until 2003 and now serving as F 17 M to Blekinge Wing (F 17). The airfield...
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    National Defence College. Englund was deputy sector wing commander and wing commander of Uppland Wing (F 16/Se M) from 1981 to 1983. Englund became a member...
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  • 1981, the number of sectors was reduced to four where Uppland Wing (F 16) became a large sector wing, with the designation F 16/Se M, and was responsible...
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    Flygvapnets krigsskola (F 20) from 1967 to 1971 and commanding officer of Uppland Wing (F 16) from 1971 to 1973, both in the city of Uppsala. He became major...
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    were transferred to Södertörn Wing (F 18). The emblem of Uppland was after decommissioning transferred to Uppland Wing (F 16). The base area was used...
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    at Uppland Wing (F 16), Nilsson learned to fly the Saab 37 Viggen at Hälsinge Wing (F 15) in Söderhamn, before transferring in 1979 to Blekinge Wing (F...
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    Öpir, who was active during the late 11th and early 12th centuries in Uppland. The inscription reads: runa Runa '   lit let kiara gæra '   mirki mærki...
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    SveartregSMM) Jämtland Wing Commemorative Medal (Jämtlands flygflottiljs minnesmedalj, JämtlffljMSM) Uppland Wing Commemorative Medal (Upplands flygflottiljs minnesmedalj...
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    Armed Forces Staff College and from 1992 to 1993 as a STRIL commander at Uppland Wing. Engman was promoted to lieutenant colonel in 1993 and studied at the...
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  • grew up in Knivsta in Uppland. During his school days, Pettersson got the opportunity to do a work life orientation at Uppland Wing (F 16) in Uppsala after...
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    Uppland—were organised by Gustav II Adolf into Upplands storregemente, of which six of the total 24 companies were recruited in Västmanland. Upplands...
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  • Institute of Technology in Stockholm. In 1954 he was a flight engineer at Uppland Wing (F 16) (Flygvapnets Uppsalaskolor). After 4½ years, he reentered the...
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  • and in the Air Staff from 1983 to 1985. He was head of Section 1 at Uppland Wing from 1986 to 1988, and was promoted to lieutenant colonel in 1987 and...
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    region north of Uppland, a rather imprecise denomination. In the early provincial law of Uppland, the border between northern Uppland and Hälsingland...
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    right wing tried to expand their ground by attacking Vellingk's reinforced left wing. The point of impact was against three battalions from the Uppland, Närke-Värmland...
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    Swedish Air Force. Hallin did her military service at the Uppland Wing (F 16) and the Scania Wing (F 10) in 1980 focusing on combat control and air surveillance...
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  • Middle Air Command, Upplands-Bro. FKS - Southern Air Command, Ängelholm. F 10 - Scania Wing. (Disbanded by 2002) F 16 - Uppland Wing. (Disbanded by 2004)...
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    was used as school colour at the Scania Wing (F 10) from 1 July 1998 to 31 December 2002 and at the Uppland Wing (F 16) from 1 January 2003 to 31 December...
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    Uplands nation (the Uppland Nation) is a student society and one of thirteen nations at Uppsala University. It has traditionally recruited its members...
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