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Erik Marinus Jensen
Erik Marinus Jensen enlists in the Royal Canadian Air Force. He serves as Wireless Operator (Ground) in Canada.
Erik Marinus Jensen enlists in the Royal Canadian Air Force. He serves as Wireless Operator (Ground) in Canada.
Jens A. Norgaard was born in the Danish West Indies in 1916 shortly before the transfer of the island to United States. On D-Day he was the lead pilot of the Marauder attacks on Utah beach supporting the landing. He was a U.S. Citizen.
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.
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.