Profiles
Flt Lt Charles Gordon Olsen (1920–1969)
Charles Gordon Olsen is born in United Kingdom. He joins the Royal Air Force in May 1940 and is trained as wireless operator and air gunner.
Profiles
Cpl Carl William Jensen (1909–1993)
Cpl Carl William Jensen was one of the Danish nationals serving with the USAAF during the Second World War. He enlisted in August 1944, four months before being naturalised.
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‘So the war hasn’t finished after all!’
As April turned into May in 1945, events suggested that the war in Europe would soon end. At this point, the anti-shipping attacks by Coastal Command and 2nd Tactical Air Force in Danish waters reached a climax. Wg Cdr Kaj Birksted and Lt Kjeld Rønhof was part of the escort, when the Strike Wings attacked on 3 May 1945. They both flew their last operations of the war on this day.
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Danes over Normandy, 6 June 1944
Six Danish airmen were on operation in the skies over Normandy on 6 June 1944. Two were involved in bombing the coastal batteries, three provided fighter cover over the Channel and the beaches, and the last carried out an improvised reconnaissance mission.