Fighter Wing Skrydstrup

It is home to the 30 operative F-16 Fighting Falcon fighters of the RDAF along with a Saab T-17 Supporter, and a single search and rescue helicopter covering southern Denmark.

[2] The air base was constructed by the Luftwaffe during the German occupation of Denmark as Fliegerhorst Hadersleben in 1943 as part of the Atlantic Wall.

In 1953 the Royal Danish Air Force decided to expand the runways to 3000 meters making it possible to base jet aircraft in Skrydstrup.

But at this time preparations were being made to replace the Super Sabres with the new General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon, which arrived at Skrydstrup in January 1980.

The capability to perform long-range attacks and deploy aircraft around the world dominated the new setup instead of the traditional defensive structure.