Jan Andersson (General)
Jan Andersson (born July 22, 1955 in Västervik ) is a former Swedish major general .
Life
Jan Andersson completed his military service and then studied engineering for a year before he decided to rejoin the air force. He was trained as a pilot in the F5 in Ljungbyhed. During his military career he was, among other things, squadron captain with the F21 squadron in Luleå in Norrbotten , head of the test unit for the introduction of the Saab JAS 39 Gripen , as the predecessor of Anders Silwer , who would later succeed him as inspector of the air force.
From 2001 to 2002 he was head of the Flygtaktiska command, responsible for tactical flight operations in Uppsala , before he was appointed commander of the air force. In 2008 he went to the Swedish Embassy in Washington, DC as a military attaché
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Rune Kjellander: Svenska Flygvapnets högre chefer 1925–2005 . Ödeshög, Värmdö 2013, ISBN 978-91-637-1183-1 .
Karl Amundson (1926–1931) • Eric Virgin (1931–1934) • Torsten Friis (1934–1942) • Bengt Nordenskiöld (1942–1954) • Axel Ljungdahl (1954–1960) • Torsten Rapp (1960–1961) • Thunberg location (1961–1968) • Claes Henrik Nordenskiöld (1968) • Stig Norén (1968–1973) • Dick Stenberg (1973–1982) • Sven-Olof Olson (1982–1988) • Lars-Erik Englund (1988–1994) • Kent Harrskog (1994–1998) • Jan Jonsson (1998–2000) • Mats Nilsson (2000–2002) • Jan Andersson (2002–2008) • Anders Silwer (2008–2011) • Micael Bydén (2012–2015) • Mats Helgesson ( since 2015)
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| SURNAME | Andersson, Jan |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swedish major general |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 22, 1955 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vastervik |