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The Hirdens Flykorps (Hirdens Air Corps) was a para-military organisation under control of the Norwegian nazi party, Nasjonal Samling (National Union) and subordinated to the Rikshirdstaben (the National Hird staff).
It started out as the Hirdens flyveavdeling (Hirdens aviation department) on 15 August 1941 under the command of Reidar Aagaard from Oslo. As no motorized aviation was allowed by the Germans, only gliders were used. They had to be made airborne by the use of wires attaced to trucks or winches. Hirdens Flykorps was formed on 1. March 1942 as a direct continuation of the aviation department. The new Air Corps was organized into 14 flights, covering the entire country. However, only a few were active and some only had a handful of members. Some members received education/training in Germany. These were: 3 members joined the Reichsmodell-flugschule at Lauenburg-Elbe from 21.7. to 9.8.1942, four members to the Reichssegelflugschule Hornberg from 2.8. to 30.9.1942 and finally five members joined the Reichsschule für Fliegertechnische Ausbildung in Dinkelsbuehl about the same time. Later the same autumn five members completed training at the center for Korpsführung in Berlin.
At its peak on 20 August 1944, the Hirdens Flykorps had a total of 416 members. Following a visit to Germany in January 1944 by leading members of the air corps, they succeeded in obtaining several new gliders. One Grunau Baby IIb, one DFS Meise (Olympia) and five SG.38). Only the DFS Meise (Olympia) reached Norway in August 1944 and was registered LN-SCA (W.Nr. 527 and ex.St.kz. LZ+ET). There were no organized recruiting to Luftwaffe from the air corps.