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BIG NEWS!
NSF have been granted four million NOK through the revised national state budget for the rebuild of Spitfire IX PL258. This is of monumental importance for our mission to convey the stories and honor the effort and sacrifice made by young Norwegian pilots and ground crew during World War 2.
NSF was given the amazing news at Kjeller yesterday by Margrete Reusch (Venstre). Also present was members of the Norwegian government committee of culture – Kristin Ørmen Johnsen (Høyre), Silje Hjemdal (FrP), Tage Pettersen (H) and Himanshu Gulati (FrP).
There will be more news about these amazing news to follow shortly
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SATURDAY SPECIAL
- The story of Finn Thorsager
Slightly blurry, but quite the historic photo of Finn Thorsager at Manston during the Dieppe raid in August of 1942. The Norwegians led by Wing Co David Scott-Maldon had been in the thick of it since June and already suffered losses. They were then thrown into the rather ill-fated Dieppe raid. However, their brave and positive efforts had been noticed by the top brass.
Photo: via Finn Thorsager
I’m proud to say Scotty was a friend and neighbour of mine in later life. A very fine man indeed. He never forgot his time leading the Norwegian wing.
Quite a well known photo of 331 sqd pilot Ragnar Dogger with their mascot Varg.
Har dere fotografier av bakkemannskapene som f.eks flymekanikere for motor og skrog på Spitfire? Deres innsats bidro til å holde både fly og piloter i lufta og i stand til å løse oppdragene de ble beordret til. Det utviklet seg nære og gode relasjoner mellom piloter og bakkemannskapene pga jobben de gjorde, noe som også medførte stor sorg når piloter ikke returnerte fra oppdrag. Jeg har lest at britiske vingsjefer foretrakk at de norske bakkemannskapene vedlikeholdt deres egne fly - fordi de gjorde en så god jobb 😉
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SATURDAY SPECIAL
- The story of Finn Thorsager
On readiness, Catterick 1942. Not much happened in terms of meeting the Luftwaffe while 332 Squadron was based at Catterick, but there were indeed a few incidents. Finn was not part of any of the engagements however. This would soon change as 332 would soon join 331 Squadron at North Weald.
Photo: via Finn Thorsager
Norways top scoring fighter ace, Svein Heglund, bikes his way past one of 331 sqds Spitfires at North Weald. By the looks of it during the fall/winter period. Possibly late 42 or early 43.
The war did not stop during winter months . . . but our brave Norwegian fighters took it in their stride.
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SATURDAY SPECIAL
- The story of Finn Thorsager
After a short spell with 331 Squadron based at Skeabrea, Finn joined the newly formed 332 Squadron at Catterick in early 1942. Here's Spitfire Va R7335 "AH-J" which Finn flew a great deal during the spring of 1942.
Photo: Finn Thorsager
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Podcast – NSF Talks
- NSF Talks - Tor Idar Larsen 26/08/2021Knut Åshammer talks to NSF board member Tor Idar Larsen about his earliest aviation memories, his idea of writing to veterans in the early 2000s, and the first steps into what would become a career in writing about historical aviation. Larsen also talks about his experience flying in the P-51 Mustang over Duxford and his […]Norwegian Spitfire Foundation
- NSF Talks - Espen Tjetland 19/08/2021Tor Idar Larsen talks to NSF board member Espen Tjetland about his first steps into the world of aviation and onwards to flying solo in a P-51 Mustang! Espen also talks about flying the Tiger Moth and the Chipmunk as well as his favorite aircraft - the Supermarine Spitfire. He shares his thoughts on both […]Norwegian Spitfire Foundation
- NSF Talks - Lars Ness 22/06/2021Tor Idar Larsen talks to NSF founder and chairman Lars Ness about the recent fantastic news concerning the rebuild of Spitfire IX PL258. Lars also talks about his background and why he became interested in historic aviation. He shares his memories from flying the A-26 Invader and being part of the airshow scene in the […]Norwegian Spitfire Foundation
- NSF Talks - Eirik Østensjø 11/06/2021Tor Idar Larsen talks to airshow organizer, webdesigner and photographer for NSF (as well as many other things) - Eirik Østensjø - about his memories from legendary Norwegian airshows from the 1980s and 1990s and how he became interested in historic aviation. Eirik also talks about photography and shares his advice for any photographer with […]Norwegian Spitfire Foundation
- NSF Talks (trial) - Knut Åshammer 19/05/2021NSF Talks with video maker and commercial pilot student Knut Åshammer about his work with Norwegian Spitfire Foundation. He specifically deals with filming and video editing, and you have more than likely seen his work for NSF on YouTube. Knut has been with us for several years now and have become a vital part of […]Norwegian Spitfire Foundation
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