Danish WW2 Pilots | Remembering Danish air force volunteers of the Second World War

Danish WW2 Pilots

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

Profile15 Jul 11, 10:31

Preben Ernst Ipsen

Preben Ernst Ipsen is in service in the Royal Air Force during the Second World War.

Profile29 Aug 13, 20:01

Henning Ole Christian Gammeltoft

Henning Ole Christian Gammeltoft, M.D., volunteers for the Royal Air Force Medical Branch during the Second World War.

Article22 May 18, 20:16

Distinguishing Shoulder Title

From early on the Danish volunteers in the RAF wanted to distinguish themselves as Danes in Allied service. One way of doing that was to wear a nationality shoulder title on the uniform.

Article26 Apr 20, 9:07

The first Allied aircraft arriving in Copenhagen

On 5 May 1945, the first Allied aircraft landed in what was to become B.160 Copenhagen/Kastrup carrying the SHAEF Mission to Denmark - and the Danish pilot Flt Lt 'Morian' Hansen, DFC GM.