Ludvig G. Braathen
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Ludvig G. Braathen (1891 - 1976) was a Norwegian shipping magnate and land owner, who founded the airline company Braathens S.A.F.E in 1946.
A self-made man, Braathen started his shipping company, 'Ludv. G. Braathens Rederi', in 1926. 20 years later he decided to go into aviation. The company suffered a great blow in 1951, when Scandinavian Airlines System got a monopoly on international flights, a decicion Braathen continued to fight till his dying day.
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