Norwegian Armed Forces Aircraft Collection
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Norwegian Armed Forces Aircraft Collection (Forsvarets flysamling) is a military aviation museum located in Gardermoen
, near Oslo
, Norway
. The museum was established in 1967, with a Heinkel He 111
and a Northrop N-3PB
as one of the first objects. However, the museum was not opened for the public until 1984. Most of the activities were based on voluntary effort.
The establishment of the Norwegian Aviation Museum in Bodø
in 1992 created in intense debate, especially since it was the original intention that all the objects should be moved to Bodø. After some years, a compromise was found, and in 1997 funds were allocated for a new building was erected at Gardermoen for a military aviation museum. The new building was inaugurated in May 2000.
Gardermoen
Gardermoen may refer to:* Gardermoen, Norway* Oslo Airport, Gardermoen* Gardermoen Air Station* Gardermoen Line* Gardermoen Station...
, near Oslo
Oslo
Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...
, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
. The museum was established in 1967, with a Heinkel He 111
Heinkel He 111
The Heinkel He 111 was a German aircraft designed by Siegfried and Walter Günter in the early 1930s in violation of the Treaty of Versailles. Often described as a "Wolf in sheep's clothing", it masqueraded as a transport aircraft, but its purpose was to provide the Luftwaffe with a fast medium...
and a Northrop N-3PB
Northrop N-3PB
The Northrop N-3PB Nomad was a single-engined American floatplane of the 1940s. Northrop developed the N-3PB as an export model based on the earlier Northrop A-17 design. A total of 24 were purchased by Norway, but were not delivered until after the Fall of Norway during the Second World War...
as one of the first objects. However, the museum was not opened for the public until 1984. Most of the activities were based on voluntary effort.
The establishment of the Norwegian Aviation Museum in Bodø
Bodø
is a city and a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the Salten region.The city of Bodø was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 . Bodin was merged with Bodø on 1 January 1968. Skjerstad was merged with Bodø on 1 January 2005...
in 1992 created in intense debate, especially since it was the original intention that all the objects should be moved to Bodø. After some years, a compromise was found, and in 1997 funds were allocated for a new building was erected at Gardermoen for a military aviation museum. The new building was inaugurated in May 2000.
List of aircraft on display
- Auster (Taylor Aircraft) J/1 Autocrat, used by the 132 Wing stationed in UK during WW2 (331- og 332-squadron)
- Bell 47 D-1Bell 47The Bell 47 is a two-bladed, single engine, light helicopter manufactured by Bell Helicopter. Based on the third Model 30 prototype, Bell's first helicopter designed by Arthur M. Young, the Bell 47 became the first helicopter certified for civilian use on 8 March 1946...
, in operational use by the airforce from 1953 to 1967. - Bell UH-1B, in use by the airforce from 1963 to 1990.
- Cessna O-1A BirddogCessna L-19 Bird DogThe Cessna L-19/O-1 Bird Dog was a liaison and observation aircraft. It was the first all-metal fixed-wing aircraft ordered for and by the United States Army since the U.S. Army Air Forces separated from the Army in 1947, becoming its own branch of service, the U.S. Air Force. The Bird Dog had a...
, stationed at Gardermoen and TorpTorpIn Scandinavian languages torp means a small dwelling, such as a cottage, with a small leased farm area cultivated by its inhabitants, similar to a croft....
. - de Havilland Vampire F.3, in use by the airforce from 1948.
- de Havilland Vampire T.55, in use by the airforce from 1951. The aircraft displayed is a replica based on a F.B.50 from Sweden.
- De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin OtterDe Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin OtterThe DHC-6 Twin Otter is a Canadian 19-passenger STOL utility aircraft developed by de Havilland Canada and currently produced by Viking Air. The aircraft's fixed tricycle undercarriage, STOL abilities and high rate of climb have made it a successful cargo, regional passenger airliner and MEDEVAC...
. - Douglas C-47A Dakota, in use by the airforce from 1950 to 1974.
- Fairchild Cornell M-62, two off. This aircraft cam in three variants, PT-19, PT-23, and PT-26. PT-19 and PT-26 was used by the Norwegian airforce, first at Little NorwayLittle NorwayThe Flyvåpnenes Treningsleir , the official name) or "Little Norway" was a Norwegian Army Air Service/Royal Norwegian Air Force training camp in Canada during the Second World War.-Origins:...
in Canada, from August 1940.
- Farman F.46, in use by the airforce for training purposes from 1921 to 1925.
- Focke-Wulf Fw 190A-3. Crashed at BerlevågBerlevågis a municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Berlevåg. Berlevåg was separated from the municipality of Tana to form a municipality of its own on 1 July 1913....
in 1943. - Heinkel He 111PHeinkel He 111The Heinkel He 111 was a German aircraft designed by Siegfried and Walter Günter in the early 1930s in violation of the Treaty of Versailles. Often described as a "Wolf in sheep's clothing", it masqueraded as a transport aircraft, but its purpose was to provide the Luftwaffe with a fast medium...
( 5J+CN ). Built in 1938, emergency landing after battle damage at DigervardenDigervardenDigervarden is a mountain of Oppland, in southern Norway....
26 April 1940. Recovered in 1976. - Interstate S.1A Cadet. Used at Little Norway.
- Junkers Ju 52/3m-g4e ( CA+JY ). Went through the ice at Hartvigsvannet in April 1940, recovered in 1983.
- Junkers Ju 88CJunkers Ju 88The Junkers Ju 88 was a World War II German Luftwaffe twin-engine, multi-role aircraft. Designed by Hugo Junkers' company through the services of two American aviation engineers in the mid-1930s, it suffered from a number of technical problems during the later stages of its development and early...
. Emergency landing at Nonsfjellet in May 1940, rescued in 1990. - Kjeller PK X-1, experimental helicopter constructed by Paul Kjølseth at KjellerKjellerKjeller is located near Lillestrøm in the municipality of Skedsmo, Norway. It is located 25 kilometers north of Oslo.-The name:The Norse form of the name was probably Tjaldir. This is then the plural of tjald n 'tent'...
in 1955.
- Lockheed C-60A LodestarLockheed LodestarThe Lockheed Model 18 Lodestar was a passenger transport aircraft of the World War II era.-Design and development:The prototype of the Lockheed Model 18, which first flew in 1939, was constructed from one of a batch of Lockheed Model 14 Super Electras which had been returned to the manufacturer by...
. Used during WW2. - Lockheed C-130H Hercules. In service at the 335 squadron from 1969 to 2008, when it was replaced by the C-130J.
- Lockheed TF-104G Starfighter. In service at the 331-squadron from 1975 to 1981, and at the 334-squadron to 1982.
- Lockheed T-33A Shooting Star used by the airforce from 1953 to 1968.
- Noorduyn NorsemanNoorduyn NorsemanThe Noorduyn Norseman is a Canadian single-engine bush plane designed to operate from unimproved surfaces. Norseman aircraft are known to have been registered and/or operated in 68 countries throughout the world and also have been based and flown in the Arctic and Antarctic regions.-Design and...
Mk.IV. In service from 1953 to 1954. - North American F-86F Sabre. In active service from 1957 to 1966.
- North American F-86K Sabre, two off. In active service from 1956.
- Northrop F-5 Freedom Fighter, three off.
- Northrop N-3PBNorthrop N-3PBThe Northrop N-3PB Nomad was a single-engined American floatplane of the 1940s. Northrop developed the N-3PB as an export model based on the earlier Northrop A-17 design. A total of 24 were purchased by Norway, but were not delivered until after the Fall of Norway during the Second World War...
. This particular aircraft was stationed at the 330 squadron C-flight in Budareyri. Crash landed in 1943, recovered and restored in 1979. - Piper L-18C Super Cub. Used from 1956.
- Republic F-84G Thunderjet. Used at the 331 squadron from 1954, between 1958 and 1960 at the 338 squadron.
- Republic RF-84F Thunderflash. In service at the 717 squadron from 1956 to 1969.
- Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2e. Came to Norway in 1917, in service up to 1924.
- Rumpler TaubeRumpler TaubeThe Etrich Taube, also known by the names of the various manufacturers who build versions of the type, such as the Rumpler Taube, was a pre-World War I monoplane aircraft. It was the first mass-produced military plane in Germany...
Start. The first aircraft in Norway. - Saab 91B-2 Safir. Used for training since 1957d.
- Sikorsky H-19D-4 Chickasaw. Used from 1958 to 1967.
- Supermarine Spitfire PR XISupermarine SpitfireThe Supermarine Spitfire is a British single-seat fighter aircraft that was used by the Royal Air Force and many other Allied countries throughout the Second World War. The Spitfire continued to be used as a front line fighter and in secondary roles into the 1950s...
. In use by the airforce from 1947 until 25 March 1954.
External links
- Official site, English text