Norwegian aircrew

[fearnaught]

Hi, picked up a Norwegian Captain's uniform yesterday but with no name. Can anyone suggest where I could find a list of who was awarded various Norwegian medals and try from that angle. He had a DFC so that limits it to about 80 individuals, also he had a Participation Medal which may narrow it down. He had King Olaf's 70th medal and an Aircrew Europe with a rosette so probably started early in the war. Any help appreciated, Mike

[David Tremain]

Hi Mike,
Do you have a name? If so, the London Gazette should have something. Failing that, I suppose you could try contacting the Norwegian embassy.
David

[fearnaught]

Hi David, that's the problem, I'm trying to find his name, Mike

[fearnaught]

Hi, here are some pics of uniform, It might have belonged to a sarg. Ulstein but can't find one with the DFC. Any help appreciated, Mike

[Brigade Piron]

Can't help I'm afraid, but amazing uniform!

[WW2soldiergallery]

Hi,
No 76 Squadron RAF was well known for having a number of Norwegian airmen during WW2; Giørtz, Stenwig, Larsen, Hulthin and Lindaas to name a few, some of them wrote books about their experiences and there are photo's knocking about. 76 Squadron have an active association website who it might be worth contacting.
Also he would be an officer rather than a sergeant, DFC's for commissioned officers, DFM's for NCO's.

From Max Hastings 'Bomber command'
76 was an exceptionally international squadron even by the standards of Bomber Command It's little group of Norwegian aircrew added a distinctive character and an underpinnining of fierce determination. They were drawn from the steady trickle of escapees from occupied Norway. They had come to England to fight, and unlike, for instance, some of the Free French, they were single mindedly dedicated to doing so. 'The Norwegians never cared about the economic importance of a target' said one of 76's C/O's in 1943 'they just wanted to know how many Germans per acre...'

Regards

Pete

[fearnaught]

Hi Pete, another avenue. Thanks for that, sorry for late reply, been on holiday, Mike

[ubervamp]

Hi Mike

Probably nothing you don't know already, but:

Using the name approach first, I could only find 3 Norwegian "Ulstein"'s having served in WW2. Of them the only one that seems a (remote) candidate. Olav Ulstein (sgt.?)
He served in the 331 squadron, North Weald Wing, along with many other Norwegians. As far as I can make out, he survived the war. There is a page dedicated to the 331'st, but it won't open (maybe obsolete)

www.rnaf331.com

There is another site with some history and pics of 331/332 sqn's.

http://fykse.dnsalias.com/bilder/staaland/1/index.htm

There's even 2 pics of Olav himself, looking dapper in his spitfire cockpit
Some great pics there, and worth a visit anyway
You could always try contacting the owner and asking him for more info?
If have a hunch he might not reply in English, but I'm happy to translate anything if you need!

Regarding the dfc/medal-elimination approach:
I can't find any references to a Ulstein/Ulstien having recieved a dfc.

Here is a link to the Norwegian National Archives (WW2 airforce in excile)

http://www.arkivverket.no/arkivverke...il/Flyvaapenet

If there are any official records regarding recipients, they'll have them.

If you need any help with contact or translation let me know.
Happy to help, if I can!!

Cheers

Ubervamp

[ubervamp]

P.S.

That's the King Haakon V11's 70th medal

[Unknownsoldier]

5 people who hold the first three decorations:

Carl Ludvig Larsen
Leif Løvestad
Knut Skavhaugen
Odd Flood Solvang
Thor Arbo Wærner

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Pa...ilots_and_crew

hope this helps

Tom

[fearnaught]

Hi, thanks for all the help, lots of avenues. The search continues, Mike

[Fatherofthree]

Originally Posted by ubervamp

Hi Mike

Probably nothing you don't know already, but:

Using the name approach first, I could only find 3 Norwegian "Ulstein"'s having served in WW2. Of them the only one that seems a (remote) candidate. Olav Ulstein (sgt.?)
He served in the 331 squadron, North Weald Wing, along with many other Norwegians. As far as I can make out, he survived the war. There is a page dedicated to the 331'st, but it won't open (maybe obsolete)

www.rnaf331.com

There is another site with some history and pics of 331/332 sqn's.

http://fykse.dnsalias.com/bilder/staaland/1/index.htm

There's even 2 pics of Olav himself, looking dapper in his spitfire cockpit
Some great pics there, and worth a visit anyway
You could always try contacting the owner and asking him for more info?
If have a hunch he might not reply in English, but I'm happy to translate anything if you need!

Regarding the dfc/medal-elimination approach:
I can't find any references to a Ulstein/Ulstien having recieved a dfc.

Here is a link to the Norwegian National Archives (WW2 airforce in excile)

http://www.arkivverket.no/arkivverke...il/Flyvaapenet

If there are any official records regarding recipients, they'll have them.

If you need any help with contact or translation let me know.
Happy to help, if I can!!

Cheers

Ubervamp

I can offer nothing in respect of the identification, but I've posted this just to endorse something that has been posted before: that this is what the Forum is all about.

Assistance, information, knowledge and sharing that knowledge.

Marvellous.

Godt gjort ubervamp, god mann og en forsinket velkommen til forumet.

Regards
Brian

[Old Smelly]

I have an old magazine, like Picture Post, called 'Med Norske Flygere pa Kontinentet', published at the end of, or shortly after WW2. Mostly pictures, showing Norwegian air force in UK, then France, Belgium, Holland and finally returning to Norway. There are a few named pics of officers with DFC: Kapt. Jorstad, Maj. Rygg, Kapt. Westlye. Some of the other pics might be identifiable but it's written in Norwegian, so apart from the obvious, I'm unable to decipher it!

Lee

[ubervamp]

"With Norwegian Airmen on The Continent"

If you have the chance to scan the pages, I'd be happy to have a look, and do a translation!

Uv

[AndyC_65]

Originally Posted by Unknownsoldier

5 people who hold the first three decorations:

Carl Ludvig Larsen
Leif Løvestad
Knut Skavhaugen
Odd Flood Solvang
Thor Arbo Wærner

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Pa...ilots_and_crew

hope this helps

Tom

Based on this list, I was wondering how open Norwegian service records are?

For instance, I know that UK attestation papers include things like chest size, if Norwegian papers are available, and show the same amount of information you might be able to rule some of these in/out based on the size of the jacket?

Just a thought.

Andy C