Chronology of World War II
Monday, May 18
All-Norwegian Fighter Squadron
An all-Norwegian Fighter Squadron equipped with Spitfires is now flying with the Royal Air Force. It has been in action since March this year and is doing fine work. Many members of the Squadron can tell thrilling stories of their escapes from their native country to take up arms again in Britain. The Norwegian Air Force, which is commanded by Rear Admiral Hjalmar Riiser-Larsen, the famous explorer, is trained in Canada, and then comes to this country for final training and to take up operational duties. Men of the Norwegian ground staff line up for refreshments at the mobile N.A.A.F.I. (Navy, Army and Air Force Institutes) canteen in the Spitfire dispersal area, May 18, 1942.