Malmen Airbase
Encyclopedia
Malmen Airbase is a Swedish military airbase
located in Malmslätt
, Linköping
.
The base was opened by Carl Cederström
in 1912. In the beginning the airbase had only three aircraft but more were bought in the same year. From 1926 to 1974 it served as an independent wing (F 3 Malmslätt
) but in 1974 it was put under F 13 Norrköping
then later F 16 Uppsala
and now F 17 Kallinge
. Today the airbase serves as a base for helicopter
s.
From 2003 the Royal Swedish Airschool has been located here, to train pilots with Sk 60 jet trainers.
Airbase
An airbase is a military airfield that provides basing and support of military aircraft....
located in Malmslätt
Malmslätt
Malmslätt is a locality situated in Linköping Municipality, Östergötland County, Sweden with 5,358 inhabitants in 2005.Malmen Airbase and the Swedish Air Force Museum is located in the town.- References :...
, Linköping
Linköping
Linköping is a city in southern middle Sweden, with 104 232 inhabitants in 2010. It is the seat of Linköping Municipality with 146 736 inhabitants and the capital of Östergötland County...
.
The base was opened by Carl Cederström
Carl Cederström
Friherre Carl Gustav Alexander Cederström was a pioneering Swedish aviator, often nicknamed "the flying Baron".-Biography:...
in 1912. In the beginning the airbase had only three aircraft but more were bought in the same year. From 1926 to 1974 it served as an independent wing (F 3 Malmslätt
F 3 Malmslätt
F 3 Malmslätt, Kungliga Östgöta Flygflottilj, Royal Östgöta Air Force Wing, or simply "F 3", is a former Swedish Air Force wing with the main base located at Malmen air base near Linköping in south-eastern Sweden.- History of the airbase :...
) but in 1974 it was put under F 13 Norrköping
F 13 Norrköping
F 13 Norrköping, Bråvalla Flygflottilj, Bråvalla Air Force Wing, or simply "F 13", is a former Swedish Air Force wing with the main base located near Norrköping in south-eastern Sweden.- History of the airbase :...
then later F 16 Uppsala
F 16 Uppsala
F 16 Uppsala, Upplands Flygflottilj, Uppland Air Force Wing or simply "F 16" is a Swedish air force base located just north of Uppsala on the east coast of Sweden...
and now F 17 Kallinge
F 17 Kallinge
F 17 Kallinge, Blekinge Flygflottilj, Blekinge Air Force Wing, 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. F17 in the south and F21...
. Today the airbase serves as a base for helicopter
Helicopter
A helicopter is a type of rotorcraft in which lift and thrust are supplied by one or more engine-driven rotors. This allows the helicopter to take off and land vertically, to hover, and to fly forwards, backwards, and laterally...
s.
From 2003 the Royal Swedish Airschool has been located here, to train pilots with Sk 60 jet trainers.
See also
- Swedish Armed ForcesSwedish Armed ForcesThe Swedish Armed Forces is a Swedish Government Agency responsible for the operation of the armed forces of the Realm. The primary task of the agency is to train, organize and to deploy military forces, domestically and abroad, while maintaining the long-term ability to defend the Realm in the...
- Swedish Air ForceSwedish Air ForceThe Swedish Air Force is the air force branch of the Swedish Armed Forces.-History:The Swedish Air Force was created on July 1, 1926 when the aircraft units of the Army and Navy were merged. Because of the escalating international tension during the 1930s the Air Force was reorganized and expanded...
- List of military aircraft of Sweden