Prince Jacques de Bourbon-Parma was trained as pilot in the Norwegian Air Force in Canada, but did not finish training before the war ended. He was a French citizen, but was related to the Danish, and thus also Norwegian, royal family.
Cpl Gerda Gorm Hansen was one the Danish women who volunteered for the Women’s Auxiliary Air Force during the Second World War.
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.
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.
