Norwegian Armed Forces Aircraft Collection
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.
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-1, 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 Birddog, stationed at Gardermoen and Torp.
- 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 Otter.
- 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 Norway in Canada, from August 1940.
References
- ^ Kjeller PK X-1
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