Danish WW2 Pilots
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    Danish WW2 Pilots

Harry Henning Rasmussen

Harry Henning Rasmussen was one of the Danish Nationals volunteering for the Royal Canadian Air Force. He served as a flight engineer but it is not clear if he was aircrew or ground crew.

Gustave Jensen White

Pvt. Gustave ‘Gus’ J. White enlisted in the USAAF in August 1942 and served, presumably as ground crew, during the war. He was one of the Danish nationals enlisting in the air force in the United States.

B.160 Copenhagen/Kastrup - The Summer of 1945

Group Captain John Edgar "Johnnie" Johnson, top-scoring fighter ace in the European theatre, begins and ends his best-selling memories, "Wing Leader", in Copenhagen. This is due to the fact that he is the commanding officer of B.160 Copenhagen/Kastrup in May-June 1945. But it is not only the presence of this well-known pilot that makes the airport an interesting place.

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.