Lars-Bertil Persson

Major General Lars-Bertil Persson (born 19 November 1934) is a retired Swedish Air Force officer. He served as wing commander of the Norrbotten Air Force Wing (F 21), acting Chief of the Defence Staff, and director general of the National Aeronautical Research Institute.

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Birth name	Lars-Bertil Persson
Born	19 November 1934 Lund, Sweden
Allegiance	Sweden
Service/branch	Swedish Air Force
Years of service	1956–1986
Rank	Major General
Commands held	Norrbotten Air Force Wing
Other work	GD of National Aeronautical Research Institute

Career

Persson was born on 19 November 1934 in Lund City Parish, Malmöhus County, Sweden,[1] the son of Ernfrid Persson and his wife Lilly (née Fransson).[2] Persson was commissioned as an officer in the Swedish Air Force in 1956 and attended the Empire Test Pilots' School in England in 1959. He then served as a test pilot at the Swedish Center for Experimental Research (Försökscentralen, FC) at Malmen Airbase in Malmslätt from 1960 to 1968 and as a staff officer in the Defence Staff from 1968 to 1972. Persson was head of the Planning Department in the Defence Staff from 1973 to 1977 when he was promoted to colonel and appointed section chief in the Defence Staff. In 1980, Persson was promoted to senior colonel and was appointed wing commander of the Norrbotten Air Force Wing (F 21).[2] On 1 October 1982, he was promoted to major general and was appointed head of the Planning Staff in the Defence Staff.[3] Persson also served as acting Chief of the Defence Staff from 1982.[4]

Persson was then director general and head of the National Aeronautical Research Institute from 1986 to 1996, and chairman of the Group for Aeronautical Research and Technology in Europe (GARTEUR) from 1996.[2] He was also chairman of the Swedish Cruising Association (Svenska kryssarklubben) from 1983.[5]

Personal life

In 1960, he married Eiwor Haglund (born 1936), the daughter of Eric Haglund and Astrid (née Carlsson).[2]

Dates of rank

• 1956 – Fänrik
• 1958 – Lieutenant
• 1964 – Captain
• 1969 – Major
• 1972 – Lieutenant Colonel
• 1977 – Colonel
• 1980 – Senior Colonel
• 1982 – Major General

Honours

• Member of the Royal Swedish Academy of War Sciences (1980)[2]

References

1. Sveriges befolkning 1980 (in Swedish). Stockholm: Sveriges släktforskarförb. 2004. ISBN 9187676370. SELIBR 9632925.
2. Salander Mortensen, Jill, ed. (1996). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1997 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1997] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. pp. 895–896. ISBN 91-1-960852-7. SELIBR 3681533.
3. Charleville, Jahn, ed. (1982). "UTNÄMNINGAR" (PDF). Flygvapennytt (in Swedish). Stockholm: Flygstaben (2): 39. SELIBR 8257600.
4. Spiegelberg, Christina, ed. (1984). Sveriges statskalender. 1984 (in Swedish). Stockholm: Liber. p. 104. ISBN 91-38-90400-4. SELIBR 3682782.
5. Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1985 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1985] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. 1984. p. 886. ISBN 91-1-843222-0. SELIBR 3681527.