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March 29, 2005 at 11:36 am in reply to: How Low Can You Go?? #1379782

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Hmmm

February 24, 2005 at 8:41 pm in reply to: What is the oldest surviving airfield in the world? #1434455

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Fascinating thread.

As ever, one has to set the definitions tightly.

Choose your definition, and you can have whichever you want. 😉

Well, Kjeller airfield was officially established 21. september 1912 and has seen military presence ever since.
Kjeller has over the years seen use as base for operational flying, flying school, aircraft factory, and aircraft maintenance depot.
Today Kjeller is still used as the base for RNoAF maintenance depot for depot level maintenance and modifications of F-16, Sea Kings and Bell 412.
Although Kjeller no longer see any operational flying, there is still military presence on the field and it is still owned and operated by the military forces and can be classed as a military airfield from 1912 up until today.
-So any airfield that has had continuous flying (military) for such a long period is interesting.

E

February 22, 2005 at 8:31 pm in reply to: What is the oldest surviving airfield in the world? #1346787

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I was thinking RAAF William’s Point Cook might be in the race

http://www.nationaltrust.org.au/pdfs/0316.pdf
This document states that Point Cook was established in 1913, so Kjeller beats that…
🙂

February 21, 2005 at 10:23 pm in reply to: What is the oldest surviving airfield in the world? #1348867

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Wingnut,

Let me do a search on Wix for you, I think we finally did establish which was the oldest Air Field by Countrys.

Do you remember when you did the thread so I can check in the new search engine or go to the old files.

Cheers
RER

WIX thread

January 26, 2005 at 7:42 pm in reply to: Red Bull P-38 #1392891

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Well, apparently I missed one of the big modifications that Red Bull is asking for. Remember how the Goodyear Blips have those multicolored light boards on the sides, to display adverts and messages? Well the plan is to embed thousands of small, multicolored LED lights in the underside of the wings and nacelles to be able to flash messages to crowds on the ground.

Should be pretty impressive in the evening/twilight…

No, please…!
You must be joking..!?

January 24, 2005 at 6:31 pm in reply to: Airworthy Vampire single seaters #1397748

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Ex-swiss Vampire FB.6 LN-JET over Kjeller airfield last summer.
It will get a fresh annual in april and will be displayed at airshows in Norway for the 2005 season.
See also: Warbirds of Norway

October 30, 2004 at 5:14 pm in reply to: "New" F-104 at Kleine Brogel (Belgium) #1355770

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http://starfighter.no/

Say no more…..

October 14, 2004 at 10:21 pm in reply to: Vampire Survivor's #1387713

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DH. 100 Vampire FB.6 reg. LN-JET (ex-swiss J-1146) makes a low pass with extended speedbrakes at Kjeller airfield, Norway. Pilot is Øyvind Ellingsen.

September 20, 2004 at 6:08 pm in reply to: Great Escape Documentary Last Night #1436211

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Interesting that the only three to make it all the way were Norwegian and Dutch. Probably because there were lots of Dutch and Norwegian nationals “working” in the Reich territories so it was easier for them to pass themselves off as Dutch or Norwegian civilian workers. The Brits and Yanks had less chance of using that ploy.
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The two norwegians had IDs that identified them as electricians..
They got to a port in nothern Germany (Stettin I think) and managed to get unseen on board a swedish transport ship. They hid below deck and escaped by a miracle, the German guards that searched the ship before depature. There is a norwegian TV documentary that has a very interesting interview with Jens Müller (that escaped toghether with Per Bergsland), telling his story.

September 8, 2004 at 4:48 pm in reply to: The first Warbird you saw fly! #1559093

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Don’t know if this thread has been used before, but which warbird was the first you saw fly, when was it, and how did it affect you?

Mine is easy; Harvard LN-TEX
T J Johansen

My first warbird sighting was LN-TEX at Gardermoen 1984, and of course Sally B at the same show.. Great!!
BTW: I belive I know the fellow standing up in the Harvard front seat.

September 3, 2004 at 4:01 pm in reply to: Ju88 & He111 recovery in Norway today #1564231

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even more pictures here. (not mine)
He111

September 2, 2004 at 8:31 pm in reply to: Ju88 & He111 recovery in Norway today #1565100

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I belive the original plan was that the Greman museum would get both aircraft after “we” got to pick whatever parts we need for the Heinkel He111 and Ju88 at Gardermoen. But I belive it is possible that the Norwegian museum will try to get the complete Ju88, because its condition is much better than the Ju88s we already got.

More pictures on this norwegian forum:
He111 Jonsvann
He111 upside down..

May 20, 2004 at 8:35 pm in reply to: Kjeller airfield under threat (History from 1912) #1552327

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Thank you for all your inputs.
Just wanted to post a picture to show what it looks like at Kjeller.
Not always this busy here, but every year there is a flying day and this year it was held last saturday (15th May).
Dakota Norway with LN-WND.
Harvard LN-WNH and Vampire LN-JET.

May 17, 2004 at 6:23 pm in reply to: Kjeller airfield under threat (History from 1912) #1554487

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Quote:

RAAF Base Point Cook is the oldest continuously operating military airfield in the world.

Chris

Hmm!

That is quite interesting… as Kjeller has been a military base continuously operating from its official opening on 21 september 1912. (counting 1940-1945 under German occupation)
On 21 september 1912 Capain Thaulow took off in Maurice Farman Longhorn in good weather at about 5pm and flew for about 12 minutes, the history books tells us.
A total of four flight was flown that day.
Kjeller celebrated 90 years in september 2002 with an open day.

Maybe we can claim to be the oldest…?

Erik

April 9, 2004 at 8:25 pm in reply to: Hawker Hunter 'blue note'. What is it? #1800078

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What about the T.7/T.7A?

Does it have the “blue note?
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