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Norwegian Pilots in Luftwaffe
Hi Guys !
I just found a News paper article from August 1943 . The article is about 8 Norwegian Pilots in LW , thay was in the same unit / group and placed at the Canal Coast . I dont know anything more about this group except the name of one of the Pilots . Arne Halvorsen . Does any of You have any info about Norwegian pilots in Luftwaffe ? What unit they was in , the name of the other 7 pilots , what kind of plane they flying . I post the article , but text is in Norwegian . This is my first post in this Forum , so I hope that You accept that my English in not the best . Jan Arne |
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Re: Norwegian Pilots in Luftwaffe
Jan Arne,
I am not an expert on Norwegian Luftwaffe pilots, but I would consult the book: Neulen, Hans Werner, In the skies of Europe : Air forces allied to the Luftwaffe 1939-1945 (2000). Regards Mikkel Plannthin
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Re: Norwegian Pilots in Luftwaffe
there is a web site with info on most of the Norwegian pilots, for both sides
from what I remember, they were not all in at the same time, same unit, so that may be a training center type deal (I lost my HD and most of my sites, so I can't tell you where it is at) (if someone else knows, I wouldn't mind finding it again |
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Re: Norwegian Pilots in Luftwaffe
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Re: Norwegian Pilots in Luftwaffe
Hi Guys!
Thanks for Your input and reply . But I`m not sure that is correct that no Norwegian where Pilots in Luftwaffe . Here is one , Hans Bjørn Hæreid . Jan Arne |
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Re: Norwegian Pilots in Luftwaffe
Interesting topic.
That latter guy definitely seems to be a pilot, but I agree with Junker that the others in all likelihood were attached to a Flak unit or some other ground-based unit. Even so, the first article begins with "From somewhere on the Channel front, we eight Norwegian pilots, ...". This may be caused by the editor doing a direct translation of the rank "Flieger"? It is almost fun to read these old newspapers as they so clearly belong to a different time. Both, especially the first article, are filled with propaganda and expressions we wouldn't use today (there's reference to the "English sickness", "jewish capitalism" and "the infernal bolshevism")! Interestingly, the first article refers to the parents not understanding what their youngs boys are up to! Kjetil Aakra |
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Re: Norwegian Pilots in Luftwaffe
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Re: Norwegian Pilots in Luftwaffe
Hi Guys !
Thanks ! The article is from 11.des. 1944 . I have about 1400 period Norwegian News Papers . I will scan the rest of the article the coming weekend . And here is Pilot no. 2 . No photo of this guy , his name is Rudolf Bratteng from Bergen . He had served 2. mounths in Tunisia and later in the fights over Sicily. Article is from 2. mars 1944 . Sems like he could be a 2.Pilot or Co. Pilot . Jan Arne Last edited by Jan Arne S; 26th March 2008 at 09:26. |
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Re: Norwegian Pilots in Luftwaffe
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Re: Norwegian Pilots in Luftwaffe
Hi Juncker !
Her is an article about Alf Halvdan Lie from Mysen . Jan Arne |
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