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Read MoreThe origins of the Royal Norwegian Air Force
This text was was written on the request of the North Weald Airfield museum and will be displayed in their museum.
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Read MoreMosquito victory – the story of Finn Eriksrud
Read the story of 333 squadron pilot Finn Eriksrud. Finn flew Mosquitoes at Leuchars in 1943. This is the first part of his story, with the rest published in the book Into the Swarm summer of 2013.
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Read MoreLegendary Dane, Kaj Birksted
Kaj Birksted will be presented in the book Into the Swarm, coming out in the summer of 2013. Read the first part of his story here.
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Read MoreViking Spitfire: Dogfight over Vlissingen
Finn Thorsager meets a Focke Wulf 190 head-on somewhere over Vlissingen, Holland. Read the action packed excerpt here!
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Read MoreDid two Norwegians stumble upon Arne Austeens grave in Germany?
Did two Norwegians really stumble upon Arne Austeens unknown grave in Germany? Arne Austeen was last seen going down in flames over the Flensburgfjord. Could he really have been found and laid to rest in 1945?
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Read MoreThe unknown stories of four random Spitfires
The story of three Spitfires from one picture, and as a bonus the story of yet one more! Follow the life of Spitfire Vb BL891, Spitfire Vb AR293, Spitfire Vb BL681and Spitfire IXc ML244 from birth to death.
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Read MoreForget the Burma Spitfires
Had enough of the news coming in from Burma about finding nothing? Want another rumour to chew on? Here’s an old article from 2007, written about other myths and secrets including warbirds. And, who knows? They did find a P-40 in the desert just recently! And, maybe they will be victorious in Burma after all…..
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Read MoreArne Austeen – the tragedy over Flensburg
Major Arne Austeen from Gjøvik, Norway was one of the most decorated Norweian fighter pilots of World War Two. He flew in legendary RAF units such as 64, 611 and 331 squadron. Today, Arne Austeen is largely forgotten. Why? He was tragically killed by enemy fire just four days before VE day. Read the first part of this heroic mans story here.
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Read MoreGoing To War In A Whitley Bomber
Read the gripping story of Whitley crew member Leonard Adlam, taken from the book ‘Bomber Command: Failed To Return’ by Fighting High, written by Chris Yeoman et. al
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Read MoreTwo Brothers, One Dream: The story of the Woods-Scawen brothers
Chris Yeoman presents the amazing story of two courageous brothers, Patrick and Tony Woods-Scaven. This story will be published in the book Into the Swarm in the summer of 2013.
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Read MoreLeif Lundsten – Spitfire pilot from Toten
Spitfirepilots.com presents the first part of the story of Major Leif Lundsten. His whole story will be told in the book Into the Swarm, due for release summer of 2013.
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Read MoreGhostly Spitfires
Thousands of castles and old houses who have stories circling around them about lost spirits who does not seem to get peace. Everyone knows Tower of London and it’s ghosts and most of us have heard stories from England which makes you shiver down your spine. Old airports are no exception.
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Read MoreSpitfire ML407 – the Norwegian story
A closer look into Spitfire ML407s Norwegian connection. First written in 2007, the article is now updated with the latest happenings with ML407 and her Norwegian history.
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Read MoreTucks Luck!
Robert Stanford Tuck shot down a total of 30 officially credited enemy fighters before his luck finally run out in January 1942. From the early days of 1939 to 1942 he had become one of the living legends of the Royal Air Force, leading 92 Squadron and 257 Squadron during the Battle of Britain with often fantastic results and supernatural luck.
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Read MoreViking Spitfire – the story of Finn Thorsager
Finn Thorsager is the Norwegian history of aviation packed in just one person. To sitting on Roald Amundsens N-25 float, to his last landing at Fornebu in 1976 as a captain in the SAS. Finn had absolutely experienced, and taken part of, Norways development in the air.
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