Danish Air Force - Organisation

Organisation

All Danish military aircraft have since the early sixties been registered with a pennant letter and the last three digits from the factory serial number.

• Air Transport Wing Aalborg based at Aalborg AB.
  • Eskadrille 721 (721st squadron).
    • 4 Lockheed C-130J-30 Hercules pennant letter B
    • 3 Canadair CL-604 Challenger pennant letter C

• Helicopter Wing Karup based at Karup AB.
  • Eskadrille 722 (helicopters are staged around Denmark for Search and Rescue duties)
    • 14 AgustaWestland AW101 pennant letter M
  • Eskadrille 723
    • 7 Westland Lynx Mk90B pennant letter S
  • Eskadrille 724
    • 8 Eurocopter AS550C2 Fennec pennant letter P

• Fighter Wing Skrydstrup based at Skrydstrup AB.
  • Eskadrille 727 and Eskadrille 730:
    • Each squadron: 15 General Dynamics F-16AM and F-16BM pennant letters E and ET'
• Flyveskolen (Flying School) based at Karup AB
  • 27 SAAB-MFI T-17 pennant letter T
• Air Control Wing
  • Control and Reporting Centre Karup (CRC Karup) based at Karup AB
  • Mobile Air Control Centre (MACC) based at Karup AB
• Combat Support Wing
  • Wing staff
  • Eskadrille 615 (combat communications)
  • Eskadrille 660 (force protection)
  • Eskadrille 680 (combat service support)
  • Eskadrille 690 (medic)

Outside the wing structure is the school structure with the Royal Danish Air Force Officers School in Jonstruplejren near Værløse and the Royal Danish Air Force Specility School at Karup AB.