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Viking Spitfire: The Story of Finn Thorsager
Tor Idar Larsen
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Description for Viking Spitfire: The Story of Finn Thorsager
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9 April 1940: Finn Thorsager was the first Norwegian to open fire on invading German forces. He was credited with shooting down an enemy aircraft in a Gloster Gladiator biplane that dark morning, and made Norwegian history. Thorsager escaped the Nazi occupation, and fled Norway in the autumn of 1940. He travelled through Sweden, the Soviet Union, Japan, USA, and finally arrived at 'Little Norway', a training camp in Canada. After a time as an instructor, Thorsager was transferred to England where he joined 331 Squadron flying Hawker Hurricanes and then sister squadron, 332, in the legendary Supermarine Spitfire. In ... Read more
9 April 1940: Finn Thorsager was the first Norwegian to open fire on invading German forces. He was credited with shooting down an enemy aircraft in a Gloster Gladiator biplane that dark morning, and made Norwegian history. Thorsager escaped the Nazi occupation, and fled Norway in the autumn of 1940. He travelled through Sweden, the Soviet Union, Japan, USA, and finally arrived at 'Little Norway', a training camp in Canada. After a time as an instructor, Thorsager was transferred to England where he joined 331 Squadron flying Hawker Hurricanes and then sister squadron, 332, in the legendary Supermarine Spitfire. In ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Fonthill Media Ltd
Number of pages
208
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
Toadsmoor Road, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781781550434
SKU
V9781781550434
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Ref
99-2
About Tor Idar Larsen
Tor Idar Larsen has a bachelor's degree in Pedagogy and a minor in media production. His bachelor's degree involved post-modernity philosophy with a connection to World War 2 fighter pilots. Larsen also released a 36-page booklet on another Norwegian Spitfire pilot, Leif Lundsten. He maintains and writes for his own website www.spitfirepilots.com and is an active community member on aviation ... Read more
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