Collin, some Norway questions for you...

Rami

Rami

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Good evening, my friend.

I have some questions for you regarding British operations in Norway, because I have in mind some ideas for expanding Bardufoss Hurricanes this weekend and over the break.

First, I changed the carriers from the Ark Royal to the HMS Furious from your shipyard, because the Furious is a reasonable match for the HMS Glorious.

As far as other participation, the Skua raid by 803 squadron on the Konigsberg is covered by the Swordfish campaign, and the Gladiators stationed at Lake Lesjaskogsvatnet which were struck by He-111s is covered by the Heinkels! campaign. That mission can easily be flipped.

From my research, 263 Squadron, along with 46 Squadron, participated, but all other information is sketchy at best, including 701 squadron, 802 squadron, 803 squadron, and 804 squadron. Any additional information you or others can supply, including specific raids, such as the one by 263 squadron on targets around Trondheim, would be greatly appreciated.

I would like to include Skuas, Sea Gladiators, and "normal" Gladiators in this, if I can get the research help I need. I figured since the FAA is your specialty, you might be able to lend me a hand here. I remember a long time ago that Jagdflieger and Morton were working on a Norwegian campaign, but I've not heard anything about that in a couple of years. If I could have something like that to work off of, it would be a big help.

Thanks,
 
Rami said:
Good evening, my friend.

I have some questions for you regarding British operations in Norway, because I have in mind some ideas for expanding Bardufoss Hurricanes this weekend and over the break.

First, I changed the carriers from the Ark Royal to the HMS Furious from your shipyard, because the Furious is a reasonable match for the HMS Glorious.

As far as other participation, the Skua raid by 803 squadron on the Konigsberg is covered by the Swordfish campaign, and the Gladiators stationed at Lake Lesjaskogsvatnet which were struck by He-111s is covered by the Heinkels! campaign. That mission can easily be flipped.

From my research, 263 Squadron, along with 46 Squadron, participated, but all other information is sketchy at best, including 701 squadron, 802 squadron, 803 squadron, and 804 squadron. Any additional information you or others can supply, including specific raids, such as the one by 263 squadron on targets around Trondheim, would be greatly appreciated.

I would like to include Skuas, Sea Gladiators, and "normal" Gladiators in this, if I can get the research help I need. I figured since the FAA is your specialty, you might be able to lend me a hand here. I remember a long time ago that Jagdflieger and Morton were working on a Norwegian campaign, but I've not heard anything about that in a couple of years. If I could have something like that to work off of, it would be a big help.

Thanks,
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Hmmmm


Squadrons

701 was a Walrus squadron deployed from HMS Glorious to support ops at Harstad.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/701_Naval_Air_Squadron

802 Sea Gladiators operating from HMS Glorious.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/802_Naval_Air_Squadron

803 Skuas operating from HMS Glorious at this particular time.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/803_Naval_Air_Squadron

804 Sea Gladiators briefly on board HMS Glorious as escort until they reached Norway when they were transferred to HMS Furious and missed the action and the sinking of Glorious.

269 Squadron RAF Maritime Unit, Avro Ansons. Though you haven't mentioned them, they were there.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._269_Squadron_RAF

263 RAF Squadron, Gloster Gladiator.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._263_Squadron_RAF
http://ww2today.com/24th-april-1940-263-squadron-land-at-lake-lesjaskog
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obi...1/Wing-Commander-Herbert-Kitch-Kitchener.html
the pdf below should help you.
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/laurieburley/jeff/pdfs/air2715502nwesummary.pdf

46 Squadron RAF, Hurricane's.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._46_Squadron_RAF#Norway
http://www.mark23.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/YORKSHIRE/stanley.htm

hope this helps.

regards Collin:ernae:
 
Hello Rami

Some additional links:- :salute:
Research Paper - Air Command & Staff College - 9 April 1940 German Invasion of Norway
http://www.nordiki.no/9april1940.pdf

Invasion of Norway
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~norway/n_wwii.html

Norwegian Aircraft in 1940
http://www.nuav.net/norwair1940.html

46 SQN
http://www.epibreren.com/ww2/raf/46_squadron.html#2905

263 SQN
http://www.epibreren.com/ww2/raf/263_squadron.html

269 SQN
http://www.epibreren.com/ww2/raf/269_squadron.html

701 SQN FAA
http://www.epibreren.com/ww2/raf/701_squadron.html

802 SQN FAA
http://www.epibreren.com/ww2/raf/802_squadron.html

803 SQN FAA
http://www.epibreren.com/ww2/raf/803_squadron.html

804 SQN FAA
http://www.epibreren.com/ww2/raf/804_squadron.html

806 SQN FAA
http://www.epibreren.com/ww2/raf/806_squadron.html

RAF Coastal Command - Caithness - Wick Airport
http://www.caithness.org/history/articles/airoperationsrafwickpart1/airoperationsrafwickpartone.htm

Naval History - Norway
http://www.naval-history.net/WW2CampaignsNorway.htm

Wikipeadia:-
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norwegian_Campaign

The German Invasion of Norway by Geirr H. Harr
http://www.historyofwar.org/bookpage/haarr_norway.html
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1848320329

If you do not already have these links, make sure you do not loose them:-
http://www.epibreren.com/ww2/raf/
http://www.epibreren.com/ww2/

I also have a couple of profiles for Ju-52's involved in the Norway, will try and add them to the others this weekend.

If I come across any other Norway info I will let you know. :wavey:
 
800 and 803 Sqn here,http://freespace.virgin.net/john.dell/sinking_of_the_konigsberg.htm

Norwegian gladiators
http://surfcity.kund.dalnet.se/gladiator_norway.htm

There used to be a great Gladiator site, but alas no more, thought I had saved it, but,again, alas no.

EDIT: here it is on Wayback:
home: http://web.archive.org/web/20091021071008/http://geocities.com/acrawford0/index.html
Norway campaign: http://web.archive.org/web/20070630163107/www.geocities.com/acrawford0/nor2.html

hope this helps sweetie :d
Jamie
 
Jamie thanks for the Gladiator link, I was wondering where it had gone to.

Ju-52 Norway skin No.2 nearing completion - got a few bugs to iron out, looks nice with the DP added in.

Does anyone have a photo looking down into the aft gun position ? Could superimpose in in the skin if there is. While the gunner looks good it also looks as if he's part of the roof rather than in a gun position. Will see what I can do with the repaint.
 
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Seagull and others,

Thanks for all the info. I finished Bardufoss Hurricanes last night, so now I will sift through all of the information available and put together some missions based on what you guys have linked me to.
 
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