9 9 4 . ▁Bla zon : ▁" Per ▁b end ▁sin ister ▁s able ▁and ▁or ▁a ▁l ion ▁r amp ant ▁counter changed , ▁armed ▁and ▁l angu ed ▁g ules ." ▁The ▁current ▁coat ▁of ▁arms ▁has ▁been ▁used ▁since ▁ 1 9 9 4 . ▁Bla zon : ▁" The ▁provincial ▁bad ge ▁of ▁V ä ster g öt land , ▁per ▁b end ▁sin ister ▁s able ▁and ▁or , ▁a ▁l ion ▁r amp ant ▁counter changed , ▁armed ▁and ▁l angu ed ▁g ules ▁between ▁two ▁esto iles ▁argent ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁field , ▁a ▁chief ▁azure ▁over ▁a ▁string ▁or , ▁charged ▁with ▁a ▁wing ed ▁two - bl aded ▁prop eller ▁or . ▁ ▁Command ing ▁officers ▁The ▁command ing ▁officer ▁was ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁fl ot til j che f ▁(" wing ▁commander ") ▁from ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁and ▁had ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁colon el . ▁The ▁command ing ▁officer ▁was ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁se ktor fl ot til j che f ▁(" se ctor ▁wing ▁commander ") ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁and ▁had ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁colon el ▁ 1 st ▁class . ▁His ▁deput y ▁was ▁sometimes ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁fl ot til j che f ▁(" wing ▁commander "). ▁These ▁latter ▁are ▁not ▁listed ▁in ▁the ▁list ▁below . ▁The ▁command ing ▁officer ▁is ▁since ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁fl