Historic Swedish air base and aviation heritage center.
Opened
1926
Location
Linköping, Sweden
Malmen Air Base (ESCF) is a military airfield located near Linköping in Östergötland, Sweden. It serves as a key facility for the Swedish Armed Forces and has a long history in Swedish military aviation dating back to the early twentieth century.
The base is home to the Swedish Air Force's aviation museum, Flygvapenmuseum, which is one of the largest aviation museums in Scandinavia. Malmen has historically been associated with flight training, testing, and operational military squadrons. It operates under military authority and is not open to civilian commercial air traffic.
Notable facts
- ›Malmen Air Base is home to the Flygvapenmuseum (Swedish Air Force Museum), one of Scandinavia's largest aviation museums.
- ›The base has historically been used for military flight training and aircraft testing.
- ›It is operated by the Swedish Armed Forces and is not open to civilian commercial flights.
- ›The airfield is closely associated with Saab, whose aircraft manufacturing facilities are located nearby in Linköping.
- ›Malmen has been an active military aviation site since the 1920s.
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