Sven Lampell

Sven Hjalmar Lampell (18 December 1920 – 28 June 2007) was a Swedish Air Force officer.

Career Lampell was born on 18 December 1920 in Södertälje, Sweden, the son of Hjalmar Lampell, a merchant, and his wife Tyra (née Berglund). and was promoted to second lieutenant in 1943, captain in 1954, major in 1956 and to lieutenant colonel in the Swedish Air Force in 1961. He was chief of flight operations at Södertörn Wing (F 18) from 1956 to 1960 and chief of staff at the Third Air Command (E 3) in 1960 and was serving with the United Nations in the Congo from 1961 to 1962 and in 1963.

He served in the Red Cross in East Pakistan and Bangladesh from 1971 to 1972 and was wing commander at Hälsinge Wing (F 15) from 1965 to 1972. Lampell died on 28 June 2007 in Hässelby, Stockholm,

Awards and decorations

Swedish

Swedish Military Sports Association's medal of merit (Sveriges militära idrottsförbunds förtjänstmedalj)