Major General Bengt Arne Vilhelm Lönnbom (22 July 1933 – 8 August 2024) was a Swedish Air Force officer.

[1] Lönnbom graduated from the Swedish Air Force Flying School in 1956[2] and was commissioned as an officer the same year at Scania Wing with the rank of second lieutenant,[3] where he served from 1956 to 1967, including as division commander.

Lönnbom served as head of the office in the Department of Studies in the Defence Staff from 1967 to 1968 and he was promoted to major in 1969.

After promotion to senior colonel in 1979, he was head of the Aviation Section in the staff of the Upper Norrland Military District from 1979 to 1981.

[4] Lönnbom was promoted to major general on 1 April 1984 and appointed Chief of the Air Staff from the same date.