Chief of the Air Staff (Sweden)
| Chief of the Air Staff | |
|---|---|
| Chefen för flygstaben | |
 | |
| Ministry of Defence | |
| Type | Chief of the Air Staff |
| Status | Abolished |
| Abbreviation | CFS |
| Reports to | Chief of the Air Force |
| Seat | Banérgatan 62-64, Stockholm (1943–1981) Lidingövägen 24, Stockholm (1981–1994) |
| Term length | At Her Majesty's pleasure |
| Formation | 1936 |
| First holder | Lieutenant Colonel Bengt Nordenskiöld |
| Final holder | Major General Bernt Östh |
| Abolished | 1994 |
| Unofficial names | Flygstabschef |
| Deputy | Vice Chief of the Air Staff |
The Chief of the Air Staff[1] (Template:Lang-sv, CFS, or Flygstabschef) was from 1936 to 1994 the second most senior member of the Swedish Air Force (after the Chief of the Air Force) and headed the Air Staff. The position was held by a senior member of Swedish Air Force.
Chiefs of the Air Staff
| No. | Portrait | Chief of the Air Staff | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Defence branch | Prime Minister | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lieutenant Colonel[a] Bengt Nordenskiöld (1891–1983) | 1 July 1936 | 1942 | 5–6 years |  Air Force | Axel Pehrsson-Bramstorp Per Albin Hansson | [2] | |
| 2 | Colonel[b] Axel Ljungdahl (1897–1995) | 1942 | 1947 | 4–5 years | Air Force | Per Albin Hansson Tage Erlander | - | |
| 3 | Colonel[c] Gustaf Adolf Westring (1900–1963) | 1947 | 1957 | 9–10 years | Air Force | Tage Erlander | - | |
| 4 | Major General Lennart Peyron (1909–1981) | 1957 | 1960 | 2–3 years | Air Force | Tage Erlander | - | |
| 5 | Major General Stig Norén (1908–1996) | 1960 | 1964 | 3–4 years | Air Force | Tage Erlander | - | |
| 6 | Major General Gösta Odqvist (1913–2005) | 1964 | 1966 | 1–2 years | Air Force | Tage Erlander | - | |
| 7 | Major General Claës-Henrik Nordenskiöld (1917–2003) | 1966 | 1970 | 3–4 years | Air Force | Tage Erlander Olof Palme | - | |
| 8 | Major General Dick Stenberg (1921–2004) | 1 April 1970 | 30 September 1973 | 3 years, 182 days | Air Force | Olof Palme | [3] | |
| 9 | Major General Hans Neij (1921–1985) | 1973 | 1978 | 4–5 years | Air Force | Olof Palme Thorbjörn Fälldin | - | |
| 10 | Major General Erik Nygren (1923–1999) | 1978 | 1980 | 1–2 years | Air Force | Thorbjörn Fälldin Ola Ullsten | - | |
| 11 | Major General Evert Båge (born 1925) | 1980 | 1984 | 3–4 years | Air Force | Thorbjörn Fälldin Olof Palme | - | |
| 12 | Major General Bengt Lönnbom (born 1933) | 1984 | 1987 | 2–3 years | Air Force | Olof Palme Ingvar Carlsson | - | |
| 13 | Major General Bert Stenfeldt (born 1933) | 1987 | 1990 | 2–3 years | Air Force | Ingvar Carlsson | - | |
| 14 | Major General Bernt Östh (born 1936) | 1990 | 1994 | 3–4 years | Air Force | Ingvar Carlsson Carl Bildt | - | |
| - | Colonel 1st Class Kjell Nilsson (1943–2018) Acting | 1993 | 1994 | 0–1 years | Air Force | Carl Bildt | - |
Vice Chiefs of the Air Staff
| No. | Portrait | Vice/Deputy Chief of the Air Staff | Title | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Defence branch | Prime Minister | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colonel Karl Silfverberg (1899–1978) | Vice Chief (Souschef) | 1943 | 1948 | 4–5 years | Air Force | Per Albin Hansson Tage Erlander | - | |
| 2 | Colonel Torsten Rapp (1905–1993) | Vice Chief (Souschef) | 1 October 1948 | 1951 | 2–3 years | Air Force | Tage Erlander | [4] | |
| 3 | Colonel Greger Falk (1910–1990) | Vice Chief (Souschef) | 1951 | 1953 | 1–2 years | Air Force | Tage Erlander | - | |
| 4 | Colonel Stig Möller (1911–2002) | Vice Chief (Souschef) | 1953 | 1959 | 5–6 years | Air Force | Tage Erlander | - | |
| 5 | Colonel Gösta Odqvist (1913–2005) | Vice Chief (Souschef) | 1959 | 1961 | 1–2 years | Air Force | Tage Erlander | - | |
| 6 | Colonel Nils Personne (1918–2013) | Vice Chief (Souschef) | 1961 | 1966 | 4–5 years | Air Force | Tage Erlander | - |
Footnotes
References
- ^ Gullberg 1977, p. 134
- ^ a b Böhme 1990–1991, p. 292
- ^ Scheiderbauer 2007–2011, p. 225
- ^ Norén 1995–1997, p. 675
- Böhme, Klaus-Richard (1990–1991). "Bengt G Nordenskiöld". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Vol. 27. National Archives of Sweden. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
- Gullberg, Ingvar E. (1977). Svensk-engelsk fackordbok för näringsliv, förvaltning, undervisning och forskning [A Swedish-English dictionary of technical terms used in business, industry, administration, education and research] (in Swedish) (2nd ed.). Stockholm: Norstedt. ISBN 91-1-775052-0. SELIBR 8345587.
- Norén, Stig (1995–1997). "B Torsten Rapp". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Vol. 29. National Archives of Sweden. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
- Scheiderbauer, Sven (2007–2011). "Dick Stenberg". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Vol. 33. National Archives of Sweden. Retrieved 29 May 2020.