Spitfire Saga – Pionértid – Bind 1

(Spitfire Saga – Pioner era – Volume 1)

 

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Tilbudspris Kr. 400,- (normalt Kr. 445,-) +

On offer for NOK 400,- (normally NOK 445,-) + postage


Språk/Language:     

Norsk/Engelsk Norwegian/English

In English: Chapter summaries, photo captions, combat reports, quotes from English sources, lists of aircraft and personnel.


Forfatter/author:    

Cato Guhnfeldt (non-fiction)


Format/Size:                             

30,1 x 22,5 cm. (A4), innbundet m. omslag: Vekt: 1,852 kilo

30,1 x 22,5 cm. (A4), hard bound with dust cover. Weight: 1,852 kilo.


Innhold/Content:     

320 sider, over 470 fotografier (hvorav 25 i farger), liste over fly, flyvere/bakkefolk, personregister.

320 pages, more than 470 photographs, lists of aircraft, pilots/ground personnel, index of names

ISBN:                               

97882998071-0-4


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INNHOLD/CONTENT

Norges jagerflyskvadroner i krig

«Spitfire Saga» inneholder historien om Norges eneste to jagerflyavdelinger og deres innsats under 2. Verdenskrig. Den første jageravdelingen, 331 Skvadron, ble etablert i juli 1941. Fra baser i Nord-England, Skottland, på Orknøyene og Shetland sloss de norske flyverne den første tiden mer mot storm, vind og nattemørke enn mot fienden. Tre mann mistet livet, bl.a. i to ulykker. På bakken slet bakkefolkene med å holde flyene i luften. Vinden kunne være så sterk at fly blåste overende, og bakkefolkene ble feid avgårde langsmed bakken. Men oppfinnsomheten var stor når det gjaldt å skape trivsel langt fra det okkuperte Norge. Skjønt dey var ikke alltid lett i trekkfulle Nissen-brakker der snøen blåste opp mellom gulvbordene. Med akevitt og svinestek feiret man julen 1941. Kanskje var man hjemme før neste jul? Til daglig var det mye kaninkjøtt i middagsgrytene. Og skulle man treffe kvinnfolk, var eneste løsningen frelsesarmeens møter. Uten særlig kontakt med fienden var moralen lav. Dikteren Nordahl Grieg ble sendt opp fra London for å besøke avdelingen og lage krigsreportasje, og endte opp med å skrive et dikt om bakkefolkene og deres innsats. Etter å ha fløyet Hurricane jagerfly ble disse skiftet ut med Spitfire i november 1941. 4. mai 1942 kunne 331 Skvadron så endelig sette kursen sørover mot London-området.

I mellomtiden var Norges andre jageravdeling 332 Skvadron blitt etablert i Yorkshire i januar 1942. Også utstyrt med Spitfire jagerfly skulle denne skvadronen forbli her frem til juni 1942, da også denne avdelingen ble sendt sørover til London-området.

 

Norway’s fighter squadrons at war

«Spitfire Saga» contains the stoy of Norway’s only two fighter squadrons and their operations during the 2nd World War. The first fighter unit, 332 Squadron, was formed in July 1941. From RAF stations in Northern England, Scotland, on the Orkneys and the Shetlands, the Norwegian pilots fought more against storms, wind and darkness than the enemy. Three men lost theirlives, two of them in accidents. On the ground the ground crews struggled to keep the aircraft air worthy. The wind could be so strong that some ground crews were swept along the ground. The inventiveness, however, was high when it came to make the men thrive far away from occupied Norway. Although it was not easy in drafty Nissen huts where the snow blew up between the floor boards. With aquavit and pork steak Christmas 1941 was celebrated. Maybe one would be home next Christmas? Daily there was much rabbit meat in the dinner stew. And if one desired female companionship, the only solution was to join the meetings of the Salvation Army.  Without any contact with the enemy moral was low. The Norwegian poet Nordahl Grieg was dispatched from London to visit the unit and write a war account, and ended up writing a poem about the ground crews and their efforts. After having initially operated the Hurricane fighter these were replaced by the Spitfire in November 1941. On May 4th 1942 331 Squadron was finally able to set course for the London area.

In the meantime Norway’s second fighter unit had been formed in Yorkshire in January 1942. Also equipped with the Spitfire this unit was to remain here until June 1942, when it also was sent southwards to London.