Norrbotten Wing
| Norrbottens flygbaskår | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Active | 1941-present |
| Garrison/HQ | Luleå |
| Commanders | |
| Wing commanders | Fritz Adliz (1941-1942), Gösta von Porat (1942-1946), Lars-Erik Tornberg (1946-1951), Hugo Svenow (1951-1957), Gunnar Lindberg (1957-1959), Bengt Bellander (1959-1965), Jan Oterdahl (1965-1966), T Norlin (1966-1969), S V Larsson (1969-xxxx) Frank Fredriksson (?-2002) Jan Otterström (2002-2005) Lars Jäderblom (2005-2008) Per Nilsson (2008-2011) Fredrik Bergman (2011-present)[1] |
| Aircraft flown | |
| Fighter | J 32B, J 35, JA 37, AJ 37, AJS 37, AJSF 37, AJSH 37, JAS 39 |
| Utility helicopter | Hkp 4, HKP 10 |
| Reconnaissance | B 4, B 5, B 17, S 9, S 14, S 18A, S 26, S 29C, S 35E |
| Trainer | G 101, Se 102, Se 103, Se 104, Sk 11, Sk 12, Sk 14, Sk 15, Sk 16, Sk 50, SK 60 |
F 21 Luleå, Norrbottens flygflottilj, Norrbotten Air Force Wing, or simply "F 21", is a Swedish Air Force wing with the main base located in Luleå in northern Sweden. It is one of the three remaining wings in Sweden and currently has two squadrons of multirole aircraft. F 21 in the north and F 17 in the south 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.
F 21 today
Parts of the Swedish helicopter forces are today stationed at F 21 with MEDEVAC in subarctic climate as its main task. The wing uses the coat of arms of Luleå as the emblem. F 21 currently operates two HKP 10B in Afghanistan.
F21 figures in the crime novel The Red Wolf by Liza Marklund.
Current fleet:
- JAS 39 Gripen
- Eurocopter Super Puma (HKP 10)
- NHIndustries NH90 (HKP 14)