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Filmavisen DVD cover.

Documentary(2011)

Starring:
Vilhelm Bjørseth (Narrator)
Jan Frydenlund (Narrator)
Rolf Kirkvaag (Narrator)

A long-running news bulletin presenting everyday events of post-war Norway, such as official state visits, road reports, sports events, technological achievements, motor racing, business activities etc., shown at theatres as fore-films.

1945

Short S.25 Sunderland Mk.II/III

The 330 Squadron of RNoAF (Luftforsvaret) operated these seaplanes from 1943 until 1945.

Short S.25 Sunderland Mk.II/III of the 330 skvadron from the Luftforsvaret .

Unidentified Aircraft

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Junkers Ju 52/3mvai

Registration, SE-AFD, c/n 5646. Version with 3 Pratt & Whitney R-1340 Wasp engines. Delivered to AB Aerotransport on May 1937, hired by the Swedish Air Force (Flygvapnet) from 1941-1945 as renamed designation Tp-5. Went back to civil use with ABA on June 1945 until October 1948 when sold to Svensk Flygtjänst AB. In 1949, she was sold to Spain.
At Oslo lufthavn-Fornebu / Oslo Airport (FBU/ENFB).

Reg.SE-AFD Junkers Ju 52/3mvai Vikingaland of AB Aerotransport.

1946

Messerschmitt Bf 109

Messerschmitt Bf 109 the Luftwaffe.

Unidentified Aircraft

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Douglas C-54A Skymaster

Douglas C-54A Skymaster of the The Air Transport Command/USAF.

Douglas C-54E-5-DO Skymaster

Registration NC90905, c/n 27344.

Reg.NC90905 Douglas C-54E-5-DO Skymaster Flagship Boston of American Airlines System .

The same airplane in the new American Overseas Airlines livery of American Airlines subsidiary for USA-Europe routes.

Reg.NC90905 Douglas C-54E-5-DO Skymaster Flagship Boston of American Overseas Airlines .

Douglas C-47 Skytrain

Douglas C-47 Skytrain of DNL-Norwegian Air Lines.

Douglas C-47A-35-DL Skytrain

Registration LN-IAP, c/n 9664. Ex USAAF, delievered to DNL in 1946. Then absorbed into the SAS fleet. In 1953 it went to the Royal Danish Air Force (Flyvevåbnet) as K-681 and was then acquired by the Danish Aviation Museum (Danmarks Flyvemuseum) in 1982 where it currently resides, masquerading as OY-DDA.

Reg.LN-IAP Douglas C-47A-35-DL Skytrain Nordpol of DNL-Norwegian Air Lines.

Junkers Ju 52/3m

At Oslo lufthavn-Fornebu / Oslo Airport (FBU/ENFB).

Junkers Ju 52/3m of DNL-Det Norske Luftfartselskap.

Reg.LN-KAF, c/n 5489. Operated by DNL between 1946-1948. Another Junkers Ju 52/3m passing in the background.

Reg.LN-KAF Junkers Ju 52/3mg2e Askeladden of DNL-Det Norske Luftfartselskap.

1947

Douglas C-53D-DO Skytrooper

Registration LN-IAL, c/n 11697. Ex USAAF, operated as DNL in 1947 until 1948, then as SAS. An unidentified C-47, C-53 or DC-3 is parked behind.

Reg.LN-IAL Douglas C-53D-DO Skytrooper Nordlys of DNL-Norwegian Air Lines.

Douglas C-53B-DO Skytrooper

Registration OY-DCA, c/n 4828. Built in 1941 for the USAAF, operated as DDL since November 1946 until 1948, then as SAS.

Reg.OY-DCA Douglas C-53B-DO Skytrooper Arv Viking of DDL-Danish Air Lines .

Douglas C-53 Skytrooper

Douglas C-53 Skytrooper of DNL-Norwegian Air Lines.

Douglas C-47 Skytrain

Douglas C-47 of DNL-Norwegian Air Lines.

Douglas C-47 Skytrain of DNL flying over a C-47 / DC-3 on the left and Junkers Ju 52/3m on the right.

Douglas C-47 of DNL-Norwegian Air Lines.

At Stavanger Lufthavn – Sola (SVG/ENZV).

Douglas C-47 of DNL-Norwegian Air Lines.

Douglas C-47A Skytrain

Registration LN-IAT, c/n 20019.

Reg.LN-IAT Douglas C-47A Nordtind of DNL-Norwegian Air Lines.

Douglas C-47A-35-DL Skytrain

Registration LN-IAP, c/n 9664. Already seen above in episode 1946.

Reg.LN-IAP Douglas C-47A-35-DL Skytrain Nordpol of DNL-Norwegian Air Lines.

Gloster Meteor F.4

Registration G-AIDC, c/n G5/100. Built in 1946 as demonstrator airplane. Full red layout, wearing whitre “Gloster Meteor Mark IV Rolls Royce Derwent Engines” markings on each sides of the fuselage.
Written off in an accident in May 1947.

Reg.G-AIDC Gloster Meteor F.4.

1948

Douglas C-47A Skytrain

Registration G-AJAV, c/n 12396. Ex USAAF and RAF. Preserved nowadays at the Museo Aeronáutico Fuerza Aerea Venezolana.

Reg.G-AJAV Douglas C-47A Skytrain of Silver City Airways.

Piper J-3 Cub

Registration LN-SAS, c/n ??, re-used for Piper PA-28-140, and PZL-Okecie PZL-110 Koliber 150 nowadays.

Reg.LN-SAS Piper J-3 Cub.

An Air Show somewhere in 1948.

Reg.LN-SAS Piper J-3 Cub.

Bell 47D-1

Registration SE-HAD, c/n 39. Built in 1948, it was imported to Sweden by Ostermans Aero AB, and became the forth helicopter in Sweden.

Reg.SE-HAD Bell 47D-1 of Ostermans Aero AB.

Boeing B-29 Superfortress

Boeing B-29 Superfortress.

Hønningstad C-5 Polar

Registration LN-DBW , c/n 001. Norwegian built in 1948 for and by Widerøe's Flyveselskap airline. The airplane is today at Bodo Aviation Museum Norway.

Reg.LN-BDW Hønningstad C-5 Polar of Widerøe's Flyveselskap .

Stinson Reliant

Registration LN-HAC not found, and which type neither.

Reg.LN-HAC Stinson Reliant.

Short S.25 Sandringham 5

Registration LN-IAW, c/n SB.2023. Crashed on landing at Trondheim on October 1948. 19 people were killed in the accident.

Reg.LN-IAW Short S.25 Sandringham 5 Bukken Bruse of DNL-Det Norske Luftfartselskap.

Short S.25 Sandringham 6

Short S.25 Sandringham 6 of DNL-Norwegian Air Lines.

Interstate S-1A Cadet

Registration LN-NAS, c/n 201. Destroyed the 18th April of 1954.

Reg.LN-NAS Interstate S-1A Cadet of Norsk Aero Klubb.

Republic RC-3 Seabee

Registration LN-PAP, c/n 828. Importated to Noraway in 1947. It crashed on August 1951.

Reg.LN-PAP Republic RC-3 Seabee of Thor Solberg Flyveselskap AS.

Unidentified Aircraft

Registration LN-GAU, re-used later for a Scheibe L-Spatz 55 glider.

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Messerschmitt Bf 108 Taifun

Registration LN-DAT, c/n 5138.

Reg.LN-DAT Messerschmitt Bf 108 Taifun of Widerøe's Flyveselskap AS.

Fairchild Cornell II

Built in Canada and used after WWII by the Royal Norwegian Air Force (Luftforsvaret).

Fairchild Cornell II of the Luftforsvaret .

North American Harvard I

Ex RAF used by Royal Norwegian Air Force (Luftforsvaret) after the WWII.

North American Harvard I of the Luftforsvaret .

De Havilland DH100 Vampire F.3

The Royal Norwegian Air Force purchased 20 Vampires F.3s, 36 FB.52s and six T.55 trainers. In 1948, this one must be a F.3

De Havilland DH100 Vampire F.3 of the Luftforsvaret.

De Havilland DH98 Mosquito

De Havilland DH98 Mosquito of the Royal Air Force.

Douglas C-47A Skytrain & Lockheed 18 Lodestar

On the ground under the flying Mosquito listed above, a KLM Douglas C-47 and Lockheed 18 Lodestar.

Douglas C-47A Skytrain of KLM-Royal Dutch Airlines and Lockheed 18 Lodestar.

1949

Douglas DC-4-1009

Douglas DC-4-1009 of SAS-Scandinavian Airlines System .

Unidentified Aircraft

Registration seems to be SE-ALS, but nothing found.

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Goodyear K Class

Goodyear K Class of the US Navy.

1950

Douglas DC-6

Registration LN-LAG, c/n 43134. Delivered to DNL on 28th May 1948, very soon repainted in SAS livery. Sold to Mexico on April 1959.

Reg.LN-LAG Douglas DC-6 Sverre Viking of SAS-Scandinavian Airlines System .

Douglas DC-6

Registration SE-BDL, c/n 43129. Delivered to AB Aerotransport on the 26th June 1948, very soon repainted in SAS livery. Sold to Mexico on March1959.

Reg.LN-LAG Douglas DC-6 Sverre Viking of SAS-Scandinavian Airlines System .

Bell 47D-1

Registration SE-HAG, c/n 10. Sold to UK in 1969 and crashed in 1963.

Reg.SE-HAG Bell 47D-1 of Ostermans Aero AB.

Douglas Dakota III

Douglas Dakota III of the Royal Air Force.

Douglas DC-3A

By the name length, it could be LN-IAH Hallvard Viking or SE-BAT Torbjörn Viking? But registration last letter seems not matching.

Douglas DC-3A of SAS-Scandinavian Airlines System .

Avro Anson Mk.V

One of the many versions of the Avro Anson. This one is a Canadian built recognizable by its roundish windows. But the closed roof cockpit is from another variant.

Avro Anson Mk.V.

Douglas C-54A-15-DC Skymaster

Registration LN-HAU, c/n 10382. Built in 1944.
Same aircraft seen in another film at IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft.

Reg. LN-HAU Douglas C-54A-15-DC Skymaster Norse Trader of Braathens S.A.F.E. South American & Far East Airtransport.

Hønningstad C-5 Polar

Registration LN-DBW , c/n 001. Already listed above..

Reg.LN-BDW Hønningstad C-5 Polar of Widerøe's Flyveselskap .

1951

Lockheed C-121J Super Constellation

Seems to be an ex-MATS of the USAF/US Navy, by the erased circle logo beside the USAF ensign.

Lockheed C-121J Super Constellation of the US Air Force.

Bell 47D-1

Registration SE-HAC, c/n 42. Crashed on February 1953.

Reg.SE-HAC Bell 47D-1 of Ostermans Aero AB.

Douglas VC-47A Skytrain

Douglas VC-47A Skytrain of the US Air Force.

Douglas C-47A-DL Skytrain

Registration LN-IAS, c/n 19458. Delivered to DNL in 1948, soon transferred to SAS fleet. Sold to Fred. Olsen Airtransport in 1952.
Another C-47 / DC-3 in the background on the left.

Reg.LN-IAS Douglas C-47A-DL Skytrain Steinar Viking of SAS-Scandinavian Airlines System .

1952

Douglas C-47A Skytrain

From the Royal Norwegian Air Force (Luftforsvaret).

Douglas C-47A-DL Skytrain of the Luftforsvaret.

1953

Saab 29 Tunnan

From the Swedish Air Force (Flygvapnet).

Saab 29 Tunnan of the Flygvapnet.

Saab 90 Scandia

Saab 90 Scandia of SAS-Scandinavian Airlines System .

Douglas DC-6B

Registration LN-LMO, c/n 43745. Delivered to SAS on July 1952. Sold to Icelandair-Flugfélag Íslands in 1964.

Reg.LN-LMO Douglas DC-6B Hjalmar Viking of SAS-Scandinavian Airlines System .

Douglas DC-4-1009

Douglas DC-4 of SAS-Scandinavian Airlines System .

De Havilland DH100 Vampire FB.52

From the Royal Norwegian Air Force.

De Havilland DH100 Vampire FB.52 of the Luftforsvaret.

1954

Republic F-84G Thunderjet

From the Royal Norwegian Air Force (Luftforsvaret).

Republic F-84G Thunderjet of the Luftforsvaret.

De Havilland DH114 Heron 1B

Registration LN-SUD, c/n 14005. Operated with Braathens S.A.F.E. from 1952 to 1957.

Reg.LN-SUD De Havilland DH114 Heron 1B Ola of Braathens S.A.F.E. Airtransport.

Vickers 701 Viscount

Registration G-AMOH, c/n 21.

Reg.G-AMOH Vickers 701 Viscount R.M.A Henry Hudson of BEA-British European Airways.

Douglas DC-3

Unidentified airline.

Douglas DC-3.

1955

Vickers 701 Viscount

Registration G-AMOA, c/n 9.
The American actor James Stewart getting down from this Viscount .

Reg.G-AMOA Vickers 701 Viscount R.M.A George Vancouver of BEA-British European Airways.

Vickers 701 Viscount

Registration G-AMOD, c/n 15.

Reg.G-AMOD Vickers 701 Viscount R.M.A John Davis of BEA-British European Airways.

Another famous American actor: Robert Mitchum.

Reg.G-AMOD Vickers 701 Viscount R.M.A John Davis of BEA-British European Airways.

Douglas DC-6

Registration SE-BDF, c/n 43124. Delivered on June 1948, sold to Transair Sweden in 1960.

Reg.SE-BDF Douglas DC-6 Alvar Viking of SAS-Scandinavian Airlines System .

Douglas DC-4-1009

Registration OY-DFI, c/n 42931. Delivered on August 1948 to DDL, then painted as SAS few months later.

Reg. OY-DFI Douglas DC-4 Dan Viking of SAS-Scandinavian Airlines System .

On the left the Saab 90 Scandia listed below.

Reg. OY-DFI Douglas DC-4 Dan Viking of SAS-Scandinavian Airlines System .

Saab 90 Scandia

Saab 90 Scandia of SAS-Scandinavian Airlines System .

Douglas DC-4-1009

Registration LN-IAD, c/n 42993. Delivered on June 1946 to DNL, then transfered as SAS on August 1948.

Reg. LN-IAD Douglas DC-4 Haakon Viking of SAS-Scandinavian Airlines System .

Douglas DC-4-1009

Registration SE-BBA, c/n 49205. Delivered on June 1946 to Svensk Interkontinental Lufttrafik AB/ Swedish Intercontinental Airlines -SILA, then transfered as SAS on August 1948.

Reg. SE-BBA Douglas DC-4 Sigtrygg Viking of SAS-Scandinavian Airlines System .

Douglas DC-6

Registration LN-LMF, c/n 43120. Delivered to SAS on May 1948 as SE-BDB.

Reg.LN-LMF Douglas DC-6 Agne Viking of SAS-Scandinavian Airlines System .

Douglas C-47 Skytrain & De Havilland DH114 Heron 1B

An USAF’s C-47 on the left in the foreground and another one in the background, with unidentified livery.

De Havilland DH114 Heron 1B of Braathens S.A.F.E. Airtransport and Douglas C-47 Skytrain.

1956

De Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver Mk.1

De Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver Mk.1.

Douglas DC-4-1009

Registration OY-DFI, c/n 42931. Already seen in the 1955 sequence.

Reg. OY-DFI Douglas DC-4 Dan Viking of SAS-Scandinavian Airlines System .

Douglas DC-6B

Registration LN-LMO, c/n 43745. Already seen in the 1953 sequence.

Reg.LN-LMO Douglas DC-6B Hjalmar Viking of SAS-Scandinavian Airlines System .

Bell 47D-1

Registration LN-ORA, c/n 13.

Reg.LN-ORA Bell 47D-1 of Scancopter-Service A/S.

Convair 440-75 Metropolitan

Registration LN-KLB, c/n 320. First of the SAS ‘s fleet delivered on March 1956.

Reg.LN-KLB Convair 440-75 Metropolitan Igar Viking of SAS-Scandinavian Airlines System .

Convair 440-75 Metropolitan

Registration OY-KPE, c/n 394. Delivered to SAS on January 1957.

Reg.OY-KPE Convair 440-75 Metropolitan Sune Viking of SAS-Scandinavian Airlines System .

De Havilland DH114 Heron 2B

Registration LN-SUR, c/n 14093. Crashed on the 7th November 1956 into mountain Hummelfjell (Norway). See below.

Reg.LN-SUR De Havilland DH114 Heron 2B Lars of Braathens S.A.F.E. Airtransport.

English Electric Canberra T4

Registration WT485, c/n 71445. Trainer variant delivered to RAF on July 1955, sold to Indian Air Force on September 1975.

Reg.WT485 English Electric Canberra T4 of the Royal Air Force.

Hawker Hunter F.1

Hawker Hunter F.1 of the Royal Air Force.

In the background, the English Electric Canberra T4 listed above.

Hawker Hunter F.1 of the Royal Air Force.

De Havilland DH104 Devon C1 & Cessna 310 & Unidentified Aircraft

From Background to foreground, DH104 Devon of the RAF, Cessna 310 and unidentified trainer airplane.

De Havilland DH104 Devon C1 of the Royal Air Force and Cessna 310.

Unidentified Aircraft

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Cessna 310

Cessna 310.

Vickers Valetta C.1

Vickers Valetta C.1 of the Royal Air Force.

Republic RF-84F Thunderstreak

Registration F-T3.

Republic RF-84F Thunderstreak of the Luftforsvaret.

Lockheed T-33A Shooting Star

Registration H-DP, c/n 580-7477. Operated by the RnoAF (Norske Luftforsvaret) from 1955 to 1968.

Lockheed T-33A Shooting Star of the Norske Luftforsvaret .

Republic F-84G Thunderjet

From the Royal Norwegian Air Force (Luftforsvaret).

Republic F-84G Thunderjet of the Luftforsvaret.

North American F-86K Sabre

Registration ZX-D .From the Royal Norwegian Air Force (Luftforsvaret).

Reg.ZX-D North American F-86K Sabre of the Luftforsvaret.

North American F-86F Sabre

Registration FU-162- 31162 .From the USAF Skyblazers aerobatic team, based in Chaumont (France).

Reg.FU-162- 311162 North American F-86K Sabre of the USAF.

Douglas C-124A Globemaster II

Douglas C-124A Globemaster II from the 60th Troop Carrier Group of the USAF.

A Douglas C-47 Skytrain in the background.

Douglas C-124A Globemaster II from the 60th Troop Carrier Group of the USAF.

Douglas DC-7C Seven Seas

Registration LN-MOB, c/n 44927. Operated by SAS from 1956 to 1960.

Reg.LN-MOB Douglas DC-7C Seven Seas Torstein Viking of SAS-Scandinavian Airlines System .

Saab 90 Scandia

Registration SE-BSK, c/n 9011. Operated by SAS from October 1954 to February 1958.

Reg.SE-BSK Saab 90 Scandia Arne Viking of SAS-Scandinavian Airlines System .

Douglas C-54A Skymaster

Registration TF-IST, c/n 10303.

Reg. TF-IST Douglas C-54A Skymaster Solfaxi of Flugfélag Íslands -Iceland Airways.

Braathens S.A.F.E. Flight 253 - Hummelfjell Accident

Already displayed above. ThisDe Havilland DH114 Heron 2B from Braathens S.A.F.E. Airtransport crashed on the 7th November 1956 into mountain Hummelfjell en route from Trondheim Airport, Værnes to Oslo Airport, Fornebu. The aircraft's captain was killed in the impact and a passenger died shortly afterwards, but ten people survived the crash.

Reg.LN-SUR De Havilland DH114 Heron 2B Lars of Braathens S.A.F.E. Airtransport.

1957

Douglas DC-7C Seven Seas

Registration LN-MOD, c/n 44930. Operated by SAS from 1956 to 1967.

Reg.LN-MOB Douglas DC-7C Seven Seas Guttorm Viking of SAS-Scandinavian Airlines System .

Republic RF-84F Thunderstreak

From the RNoAF.

Republic RF-84F Thunderstreak of the Luftforsvaret.

Hawker Hunter F.1

Hawker Hunter F.1 of the Royal Air Force.

Gloster Javelin FAW 1

Gloster Javelin FAW 1of the Royal Air Force.

Gloster Javelin FAW 1 of the Royal Air Force.

Vickers 701 Viscount

Vickers 701 Viscount of the Bharatiya Vāyu Senā/Indian Air Force.

Fokker F27-100 Friendship

Registration PH-NVF, c/n 10102. It’s the second prototype that first flew on the 29th of January 1957. Preserved at the Aviodrome Museum in Lelystad (NL).

Reg.PH-NVF Fokker F27-100 Friendship.

Sikorsky H-34C Choctaw

Registration 34509.

Reg.34509 Sikorsky H-34C Choctaw of the US Army.

Bell 47D-1

Registration LN-ORA, c/n 13. Already seen in the section 1956, but as Scancopter-Service.

Reg.LN-ORA Bell 47D-1 of Helikopter Service.

Vickers 701C Viscount

Registration G-AOFX, c/n 182. Operated with BEA from 1956 to 1962. Sold to Brazilian VASP as PP-SRS.

Reg.G-AOFX Vickers 701C Viscount R.M.A Sir Joseph Banks of BEA-British European Airways.

Convair 240-4

Convair 240-4 of KLM-Royal Dutch Airlines .

Douglas C-47 Skytrain

Douglas C-47 Skytrain of the USAF.

Douglas Dakota IV

Douglas Dakota IV of the RAF.

Convair 440-75 Metropolitan

Registration SE-BSS, c/n 358. Operated by SAS from 1956 to 1975.
These black people might be famous, but not recognized. Are they Jazz musician?

Reg.SE-BSS Convair 440-75 Metropolitan Holger Viking of SAS-Scandinavian Airlines System .

1958

Dornier Do J Wal

Registration N24, c/n 36. Roald Amundsen expedition to the North Pôle. Abandoned in ice in 1925.

Reg.N24 Dornier Do J Wal of the Norsk Luftseiladsforenings Aktieselskap.

The picture on the right, shows N25, sister plane of the expedition.

Reg.N24 and N25 Dornier Do J Wal of the Norsk Luftseiladsforenings Aktieselskap.

Dornier Do 27B-1

Registration D-ENAT, c/n 103. Crashed before delivery to Luftwaffe, registered 12.09.1957, was to become PA+101; replaced by PA+101 c/n 114.

Reg.D-ENAT Dornier Do 27B-1.

Douglas DC-6B

Registration LN-LMP, c/n 43746. Delivered to SAS on December 1952. Sold to Brazil in 1961.

Reg.LN-LMP Douglas DC-6B Leif Viking of SAS-Scandinavian Airlines System .

Lockheed L-188A Electra

World tour of the A version.

Lockheed L-188A Electra proto of Lockheed Aircraft Corp.

Logos of the customer companies: Aeronaves de México, American Airlines, Ansett Airlines of Australia, unidentified logo, National Airlines, Northwest Orient Airlines, Pacific Southwest Airlines.

Lockheed L-188A Electra proto of Lockheed Aircraft Corp.

Cathay Pacific Airways, American Eastern Air Lines, Garuda Indonesia Airaways, TEAL-Tasman Empire Airways Limited, TAA-Trans Australia Airlines, Western Airlines.

Lockheed L-188A Electra proto of Lockheed Aircraft Corp.

Sikorsky S-58C

Prototype demonstration show.

Sikorsky S-58C.

1959

Republic RF-84F Thunderflash

Republic RF-84F Thunderflash of the Luftforsvaret.

North American F-86K Sabre

Registration ZX-D .From the Royal Norwegian Air Force (Luftforsvaret).
Already seen in the sequence 1956.

Reg.ZX-D North American F-86K Sabre of the Luftforsvaret.

Unidentified Aircraft

Santas Dumont Demoiselle replica?

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Fairchild C-119G Flying Boxcar

Fairchild C-119G Flying Boxcar.

Handley Page Victor B.1

Registation XA936.

Reg.XA936 Handley Page Victor B.1 of the RAF.

Boeing KB-50J Superfortress & McDonnell F-101A Voodoo

Air refueling of two McDonnell F-101A Voodoo by a Boeing KB-50J Superfortress.

Boeing KB-50J Superfortress of the Air Refueling Squadron / Tactical Air Command and McDonnell F-101A Voodoo of the USAF.

Hawker Hunter T.7A

Hawker Hunter T.7A of the Royal Air Force.

North American F-100C Super Sabre

From the aerobatic team “Skyblazers” of the USAF in Europe.

North American F-100C Super Sabre of the USAF.

Armstrong Whitworth AW.650 Argosy 101/102

One of the prototypes of first series 101 or 102. Might be G-AOZZ, c/n 6651,built in 1957, a 102 in demo for Armstong Whitworth Aircraft Ltd until 1961. Then sold to BEA and operated till 1965, or G-APRL, c/n 6652, a 101 registered in 1959 and sold to Riddle Airlines (USA) in 1961.

Armstrong Whitworth AW.650 Argosy 101/102 of Armstong Whitworth Aircraft Ltd .

Convair 440-75 Metropolitan

Registration SE-BSX, c/n 396. Delivered to SAS on February 1957, Written off from use on October 1974.

Reg.SE-BSX Convair 440-75 Metropolitan Sverker Viking of SAS-Scandinavian Airlines System .

1960

Nobile N-1 Norge

1926 North Pole expedition aboard the first Class N airship of Nobile.
Same aircraft seen in other movies - IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft.

Nobile N-1 Norge

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Fokker F.VIIa/3M

Expedition over the North Pole by Richard E.Byrd on the 9th May 1926.
Same aircraft seen in other movies - IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft.

Fokker F.VIIa/3M Josephine Ford – Byrd Arctic Expedition.

Douglas DC-7C Seven Seas

Registration SE-CCA, c/n 44928. Operated by SAS from 1956 to 1967.

Reg.SE-CCA Douglas DC-7C Seven Seas Halvdan Viking of SAS-Scandinavian Airlines System .

Douglas DC-8-33

Registration OY-KTA, c/n 45384. First SAS’s Douglas DC-8 , delivered on March 1960 and operated until 1971.

Reg.OY-KTA Douglas DC-8-33 Halvdan Viking of SAS-Scandinavian Airlines System .

Vickers 806 Viscount

Registration G-AOYH, c/n 311.
Delivered in 1956 and operated by BEA until 1968. Sold to BKS Air Transport , then renamed Northeast Airlines Ltd until 1976 with merge in British Airways. Sent to Canada in 1983.

Reg.G-AOYH Vickers 806 Viscount R.M.A William Harvey of BEA-British European Airways.

Reg.G-AMOD Vickers 701 Viscount R.M.A William Harvey of BEA-British European Airways.

Vickers 700 Viscount

In the background, an unidentified airline for this Viscount of the 700 Series. The Convair 440 Metropolitan seen on the left is listed below.

Vickers 700 Viscount .

Convair 440-75 Metropolitan

Registration LN-KLG, c/n 506. Delivered to SAS on February 1957, Written off from use on October 1974.

Reg.LN-KLG Convair 440-75 Metropolitan Sigurd Viking of SAS-Scandinavian Airlines System .

1961

Fairchild C-119G Flying Boxcar

Registration 51-2695 BW-E, c/n 10684. Ex Belgian Air Force. Crashed when landing on the 6th December of 1968.
The Luftforsvaret (RnoAF) has operated 8 of this type from 1956 to 1969, registered BW-A to BW-H, with a cartoon figure painted on the left side.
A - Anton, B - Bamse, C - Cappy, D - Donald, E - Elmer, F - Fiimbeck, G - Goofey, H - Hiawatha.

Reg.BW-E Fairchild C-119G Flying Boxcar Elmer from the 335-skvadronen Luftforsvaret.

Convair 440-75 Metropolitan

Which Viking this time? Ivar, Hans, Egil, Ravn, Sune or Atle?

Convair 440-75 Metropolitan of SAS-Scandinavian Airlines System .

Douglas C-47A Skytrain

Reg. BW-?

Douglas C-47A Skytrain from the 335-skvadronen Luftforsvaret.

Douglas C-47A Skytrain

Designed CC-129 after 1970, this Douglas belongs to the RCAF 115 Communications Flight of Air Transport Unit , used for the United Nations Emergency Force (UNEF 1) after the Suez crisis in 1956.

Douglas C-47A Skytrain from the 115 ATU of United Nations - RCAF .

Convair 440 Metropolitan

Registration CA+039, c/n 472.

Reg.CA+039 Convair 440-75 Metropolitan of the Luftwaffe .

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