Åge Lundström

Major General Johan August "Åge" Lundström (8 June 1890 – 26 September 1975) was a Swedish Air Force officer and horse rider who competed in the 1920 and 1924 Summer Olympics.

Early life Lundström was born on 8 June 1890 in Stockholm, Sweden, the son of Ernst Lundström, an artist, and his wife countess Mathilda (née Rudenschöld).

Career

Military career Lundström was commissioned as an officer in 1910 and was appointed lieutenant in the Life Regiment Dragoons in 1916. He became an air force pilot in 1925 and was appointed captain in the General Staff in 1924 and captain of the Swedish Air Force in 1926. Lundström was a teacher in air warfare at the Royal Swedish Army Staff College from 1926 to 1929 and at the Royal Military Academy from 1928 to 31. He was promoted to major in 1932, lieutenant colonel in 1936, colonel in 1937, and major general in 1945. Lundström left the military in 1947.

He was the adjutant of the Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten from 1929. Lundström was acting commanding officer of the 4th Air Corps from 1931 to 1932 and commanding officer of the Swedish Air Force Flying School from 1932 to 1943 and commanding officer of the 2nd Air Command from 1943 to 1946.

Sports career

Lundström was a Swedish champion in foil fencing in 1914, and a district champion in foil and épée fencing in 1933 and in foil fencing in 1938.

At the 1924 Summer Olympics Lundström and his horse Anvers won the gold medal with the Swedish jumping team. In the individual jumping event they finished 10th.

30 December 1910 – Underlöjtnant 11 February 1916 – Second lieutenant 27 June 1919 – First lieutenant 2 May 1924 – Captain 5 December 1924 – Ryttmästare 1 July 1926 – Captain (Swedish Air Force) 1 April 1932 – Major 1 July 1936 – Lieutenant colonel 23 December 1937 – Colonel 1 July 1945 – Major general

Awards and decorations

Swedish

Honours Member of the Royal Swedish Academy of War Sciences (1937)