Danish WW2 Pilots
  • Space
    Britain's Victory, Denmark's Freedom. Danish Volunteers in Allied Air Forces during the Second World War
  • Space
    Danish WW2 Pilots

Peter Stig-Nielsen

Peter Stig-Nielsen volunteers for the Royal Air Force and is trained as pilot in Canada towards the end of the war.

10 Downing Street

In October 1941, a Spitfire Fund was set up to collect funds for a number of Danish Spitfires. The result of the collection was presented to Prime Minister Winston Churchill in 10 Downing Street on 9 April 1942.

Danish Officers in Luftwaffe Service

Compared to the number of Danes who volunteered for Waffen-SS, a rather small number of Danish military and navy pilots joined the Luftwaffe. In all seven Danish officers volunteered, were accepted, and trained in the Luftwaffe. Of these six were trained