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The Royal Norwegian Air Force (RNoAF) was established by a royal decree on 1 November 1944, thereby merging the Army and Navy air forces. No. 331 (Norwegian) Squadron defended London from 1941 and was the highest scoring fighter squadron in South England during the war.
Ganger Rolf, built at Heradsbygd south of Elverum in 1912 with Norways first military flight 1 September 1912, one of the first two aircraft of the Royal Norwegian Air Force. Maurice Farman MF.7. (1) 1912-1925. Njaal, built at Kjeller airport with first flight at Kjeller 21 September 1912, one of the first two aircraft of the Royal Norwegian ...
The Norwegian Armed Forces (Norwegian: Forsvaret, lit. 'The Defence') is the military organization responsible for the defence of Norway.It consists of five branches, the Norwegian Army, the Royal Norwegian Navy, which includes the Coast Guard, the Royal Norwegian Air Force, the Home Guard, and Norwegian Cyber Defence Force as well as several joint departments.
Evenes Air Stations is the main base for the Royal Norwegian Air Force in Northern Norway. [4] The Norwegian Defence Estates Agency was commissioned to ensure that sufficient construction (EBA) and infrastructure are in place by August 2022. Test operations together with the Armed Forces and the Air Force are expected to start at the same time.
Sunderland (1943–45) Albatross (1962–68) No. 330 Squadron RNoAF ( Norwegian: 330 skvadron) is a helicopter unit of the Royal Norwegian Air Force (RNoAF) and is Norway's military search and rescue service. The squadron operates ten Westland Sea King helicopters based at six airbases along the coast. Headquartered at Sola Air Station, the ...
The Swedish Armed Forces said about 4,500 personnel from its air force, army and navy would take part in the drill, which is being conducted in demanding Arctic winter conditions.
October, 1949. The Royal Norwegian Air Force Academy (RNoAFA) is the Norwegian Air Force's college which conducts officer training for the RNoAF and the Norwegian Armed Forces. The school was established in 1949 and is one of the Armed Forces´ three military academies. The two others are the Army Academy and the Naval Academy.
On 21 September 1945, the squadron was disbanded at Værnes as an RAF unit and passed to the control of the Royal Norwegian Air Force (RNoAF). During the war between them, No. 331 and No. 332 Squadrons scored many air victories: 180 confirmed destroyed, 35 probables and more than 100 damaged. Combined losses were heavy as well: 131 aircraft ...