Profiles
T/Cpl Hans Andersen (1904–n/a)
Hans Andersen is one of the Danes who volunteers for the Royal Canadian Air Force. He serves an Aero Engine Mechanic.
Profiles
Hans Asmussen Green (1911–1943)
FS Hans Asmussen Green (R.149218) was killed in action on 23 September 1943, when his Lancaster was shot down by a German night fighter. Green was born in Denmark, but emigrated to Canada in 1930, where he was naturalised in 1935. He enlisted in the Royal Canadian Air Force in December 1941.
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The Foreign Minister's Mosquito flight to Copenhagen
It was a busy day in B.160 Copenhagen/Kastrup on 7 May 1945. Just before 11.00 hrs. a Mosquito FB VI touched down. Three weeks before the pilot had bombed the Gestapo HQ in Odense, now he arrived with the soon to be Foreign Minister.
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Danish Spitfires at War
The Free Danes in London dreamed of establishing a Danish Spitfire Squadron. In 1941-1942, funds were collected in Danish communities all around the world for the Danish Spitfire Fund. This article tells the story of the Danish Spitfires.