10 Apr 2010

Fought Hitlers bombers

Per Waaler and his comerads met a formation of German bombers up in the sky near Oslo in the early morning of 9 april 1940. Waaler became one the first Norwegian fighter pilots to down a german plane.

Video by me. Arial photos shot from a RNoAF Sea King helicopter taking off from Kjeller, just outside Oslo.

   

Full story over at ABC Nyheter (Norwegian). Another good read over at 9april1940.com (Norwegian).