Swedish Air Force F 21 Wing

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The Swedish Air Force F 21 Wing is a northern-based air wing of the Swedish Air Force known for operating various jet aircraft and conducting air defense and reconnaissance missions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf air force wing
military unit
abbreviation F 21
aircraftOperated JAS 39 Gripen
surface form: Saab JAS 39C Gripen

JAS 39 Gripen
surface form: Saab JAS 39D Gripen
allegiance Swedish Armed Forces
branch Swedish Air Force
country Sweden
equipment air defence systems
fighter aircraft
reconnaissance systems
garrison Luleå
Luleå Airport
hasFunction conduct aerial reconnaissance in northern Sweden
defend Swedish northern airspace
historicallyOperated Hawker Hunter
Saab 32 Lansen
Saab 35 Draken
Saab 37 Viggen
Saab J 29 Tunnan
de Havilland Vampire
surface form: de Havilland J 28 Vampire
language Swedish
locatedIn Norrbotten County
northern Sweden
militaryDesignation F 21
mission airspace surveillance
national air defence
reconnaissance missions
training of fighter pilots
nativeName Swedish Air Force F 21 Wing self-linksurface differs
surface form: Norrbottens flygflottilj
notableFor operations in Arctic and sub-Arctic conditions
operates JAS 39 Gripen
surface form: Saab JAS 39 Gripen
operationalStatus active
partOf Swedish Air Force
regionOfResponsibility northern Sweden airspace
role air defence
attack operations
fighter operations
reconnaissance
type fighter wing
tactical air wing

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Saab 32 Lansen usedBy Swedish Air Force F 21 Wing
Luleå hasMilitaryBase Swedish Air Force F 21 Wing
this entity surface form: F 21 Luleå (Norrbotten Wing)
Swedish Air Force F 21 Wing nativeName Swedish Air Force F 21 Wing self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Norrbottens flygflottilj