NAME CONFIRMED PROBABLE DAMAGE COMMENTS
Heglund, Sevin 14 [13+1] 6 7 [6+1] 6., 12.
Grundt-Spang, Helner Gustav Einer 11 [10+1] 2 3 [2+1]
Christie, Werner H. 10 [9+1] 1 5 [4+1] +0+1 G, 5., 15.
Gran, Martin Yngcar 10 [8+2] 2 6 [5+1]
Eriksen, Marius 9 1 3 4., 13.
Fearnley, Fredrik 7 [5+2] 3 [1+2] 1 3.
Jørstad, Nils Kolbjørn 7 [6+1] 2 5 [4+1]
Berg, Rolf Arne 6 2 [1+1] 5 [2+3] +0+1 G, 14.
Sognnæs, Helge 6 [5+1] 1 10
Mehre, Helge Olrik 6 0 10 11.
Bjørnstad, Bjørn 6 [5+1] 0 5 [3+2]
Austeen, Arne 6 [5+1] 0 3
Lundsten, Leif 5 [4+1] 1 1
Dogger, Ragnar 5 1 1 7.
Bache, Knut 5 [4+1] 0 2 [1+1]
Djønne, Olav 5 0 0
Westly, Erik Leif 4 1 10 +0+1 G
Olsen, Reidar Haave 4 1 4 [3+1]
Løvestad, Leif 4 1 2 Nav/RO
Aanjesen, Ola Gert 4 1 3 [2+1] +0+1 G, +0+1 V1, 9.
From, Reidar Emil 3 [2+1] 2 2
Liby, Søren Kjell 3 1 0 +1, 1.
Thorsager, Finn 3 [2+1] 0 7 2.
Weisteen, Tarald 3 0 3 +2 V1
Torkildsen, Remo 3 0 1 Nav/RO
Jensen, Harald 3 0 1
Fossum, Erik 3 [2+1] 0 1 [0+1] +1 V1
Gundersen, Erik 3 [1+2] 0 0
Ryg, Jon 2 1 1
Hagerup, Anton 2 [2+1] 1 0
Wærner, Thor Arbo 2 0 1
Solvang, Odd Flood 2 0 1
Løfsgaard, Jan Egil 2 0 1
L`Abbe-Lund, Kjell 2 [1+1] 0 1
Krohn, Dag 2 0 1
Garben, Johan 2 0 1
Wyller, Andreas 2 0 0
Tradin, Rolf Torbjørn 2 0 0 10.
Tjensvoll, Eivind 2 [0+2] 0 0
Stousland, Carl Jacob 2 0 0
Johansen, Erling V. 2 0 0 Nav/RO
Haanes, Karl 2 0 0
Eriksrud, Finn 2 0 0
Eitzen, Fredrik 2 0 0
Bolstad, Kaare 2 0 0 +0+1 G
Benjaminsen, Baard 2 0 0 Nav/RO
Strand, Thorstein 1 [0+1] 2 [1+1] 1
Ræder, Bjørn 1 2 [0+2] 0
Sem, Stein 1 [0+1] 1 [0+1] 3 [0+3] 5.
Råd, Johan 1 1 2
Helgedagsrud, Gun 1 1 2 Nav/RO
Wenger, Haakon 1 1 1
Gilhuus, John 1 1 1
Ditlev-Simonsen, John 1 1 1 8.
Mollestad, Peder 1 [0+1] 1 [0+1] 0
Herfjord, Kåre 1 1 0
Coucheron, Paul 1 [0+1] 1 0
Cleve, Fritjof 1 1 0
Isachsen, Hans Ragnar 1 0 4 +0+1 G, +0+1 V1
Nyerrød, Kristian 1 0 2
Larssen, Tore 1 0 2
Woxen, Trygve 1 0 1
T.-Johannesen, Birger 1 0 1
Tidemand, Otto Griel 1 0 1 [0+1] +0+1 G
Thulin, Per 1 0 1
Sandwik, Sigmund 1 [0+1] 0 1
Roald, Odd 1 0 1
Ringdal, Nils 1 0 1
Ree, Morten 1 0 1
Kristianen, Odd 1 0 1 [0+1]
Kolling, Rolf (Reidar) 1 0 1 [0+1]
Ingebrigtsen, Hans 1 0 1
Gran, Christen 1 [0+1] 0 1
Bugge, Per 1 0 1
Watvedt, Roy 1 0 0
Wagtskjold, Oluf Ragnar 1 0 0
Waaler, Per 1 0 0
Tvedte, Jon 1 0 0
Storaas, Bjarne 1 0 0
Skjellanger, Jens 1 0 0 Nav/RO
Skavhaugen, Knut 1 0 0
Schye, Kristian Fredrik 1 0 0
Schjødt, Annæus 1 0 0
Sejersted-Bødtker, Carl 1 0 0 +0+1 G
Riung, Normann Morris 1 [0+1] 0 0
Ravn, Hans 1 0 0 16.
Paulsen, Andreas 1 0 0 Nav/RO
Offerdal, Håkon 1 0 0
Nodeland, Thorleif 1 0 0
Løken, Johannes 1 0 0
Kopperud, Knut 1 [0+1] 0 0
Jonassen, Odd G. 1 0 0 Nav/RO
Johnsen, Thorvald 1 0 0
Hjorten, Per 1 0 0 Nav/RO
Helland, Johannes 1 0 0 +0+1 G
Heide, Jan Erling 1 0 0 Nav/RO
Håbjørn, Erik 1 0 0 17.
Hansen-Just, Johan 1 0 0 Nav/RO
Gulsrud, Terje Gudmund 1 0 0
Gram, Gregers 1 0 0
Gabrielsen, Olav 1 0 0 +0+1 G
Eriksen, Thorleif 1 0 0
Engelsen, Rolf 1 [0+1] 0 0
Breck, Sigmund 1 0 0
Bjørnøe, Øiulf 1 0 0 Nav/RO
Berg-Olsen, Eyolf 1 [0+1] 0 0
Bakken, Ola 1 0 0 Nav/RO
Aarflot, Bror Lars 1 [0+1] 0 0 +0+1 G
Røssland, Johannes 0 1 1 [0+1]
Owren, Guy 0 1 [0+1] 1 [0+1]
Odman, Harald 0 1 1
Meinicke, Just Wiede 0 1 0 Nav/RO
Bakke, Ørnulf 0 1 0 +0+1 G
Thurmann-N. Bredo 0 0 3
Bulukin, Wsewolod 0 0 3
Mohr, Wilhelm 0 0 2
Ulstein, Olav 0 0 1
Ullestad, Olav 0 0 1 [0+1]
Sunde, Erik 0 0 1
Steen, Arvid 0 0 1
Søhr, Arvid 0 0 1
Sandvig, Kjell 0 0 1
Samuelsen, Emil 0 0 1
Nordberg, John 0 0 1 Nav/RO
Lindseth, Esten 0 0 1
Leifseth, Henning 0 0 1
Koren, Gustav 0 0 1
Keim, Reidar 0 0 1
Johansen, Ulleberg 0 0 1
Hesselberg, Finn 0 0 1
Henrichsen, Y. De Castro 0 0 1
Hellan, Arild 0 0 1
Hassel, Robert 0 0 1
Fuglesang, Nils 0 0 1
Fosse, Gunnar 0 0 1
Buer, John 0 0 1
Braathen, Arve 0 0 1
Bjørn, Claus 0 0 1 +1 V1, Nav/RO
unknown (pilot of No. 332 Sq.) 0 0 1 [0+1]
Veiersted, Eivind 0 0 0 +1 V1
unknown (pilot of No. 332 Sq.) 0 0 0 +1 G
unknown (pilot of No. 332 Sq.) 0 0 0 +1 G
Comments:
- Fnr. Erik Hagen, No. 242 Squadron - two claims allowed. Not found yet.
- Fnr. Kåre Kopperud, No. 250 Squadron - four or five claims
allowed. Not found yet.
- Ltn. Gunnar Piltingsrud, No. 615 Squadron - two claims allowed. Not
found yet.
- Sjt. Søren Kjell Liby claimed one Ju 88 (29.4.1942) as damaged,
however probably not allowed (Larsson, Knut: Nordic Claims Of Enemy
Aircraft 1940-1945,
http://www.rafandluftwaffe.info/raf2.html).
- Finn Thorsager is sometimes credited with 2 and 1 shared destroyed
alternative 1 and 2 shared destroyed, 8 damaged (Gustavsson, Håkan:
Biplane Fighter Aces from the Second World War,
http://surfcity.kund.dalnet.se/aces.htm).
- 19.8.1942 - Fw 190 - shared victory achieved by Kapt Kaj Birksted
(Denmark) and Sjt. Fredrik Fearnley, this victory was first allowed as
destroyed then downgraded to probable (Larsson, Knut: c.d.).
- 19.8.1942 - Fw 190 - victory achieved by Sjt. Marius Eriksen, this
victory was first allowed as probable then downgraded to damage (Larsson,
Knut: c.d.).
- 19.8.1942 - Do 217 - shared victory achieved by Ltn Stein Sem and Ltn
Werner Christie, this victory was first allowed as destroyed then downgraded
to damage (Larsson, Knut: c.d.).
- 19.8.1942 - Fw 190 - victory achieved by Fnr. Sven Heglund, this
victory was first allowed as destroyed then downgraded to probable (Larsson,
Knut: c.d.).
- 19.8.1942 - Bf 109 - victory achieved by Sjt. Ragnar Dogger, this
victory was first allowed as destroyed then downgraded to probable (Larsson,
Knut: c.d.).
- 29.12.1944 - Bf 109 - victory achieved by Fnr. John Ditlev-Simonsen,
this victory was first allowed as destroyed then downgraded to probable
(Larsson, Knut: c.d.).
- 14.1.1945 - Fw 190 - victory achieved by Kapt. Ola Gert Aanjesen,
this victory was first allowed as destroyed then downgraded to probable
(Larsson, Knut: c.d.).
- Rolf Torbjørn Tradin is sometimes credited with 2 destroyed
alternative 1 and 1 shared destroyed (Gustavsson, Håkan: c.d.)
- Helge Olrik Mehre is sometimes credited with five confirmed victories
and eight damaged (Larsson, Knut: c.d.).
- Sven Heglund is sometimes credited with 15 and 1 shared destroyed, 5
probable, 6 and 1 shared damaged (Shores, Christopher: Aces High, Volume
2 (A Further Tribute to the Most Notable Fighter Pilots of the British and
Commonwealth Forces in WWII), Grub Street, London 1999).
- Some sources present, that Sjt. Marius Eriksen achieved 9 confirmed
victories, 2 probables (1 no details), 3 damaged (Shores, Christopher -
Williams, Clive: Aces High (A Tribute to the Most Notable Fighter Pilots
of the British and Commonwealth Forces in WWII), Grub Street, London 1994).
- Rolf Arne Berg is sometimes credited with six shared destroyed on the
ground (Shores, Christopher - Williams, Clive: c.d.).
- Ltn Werner Christieis sometimes credited with six shared destroyed on
the ground (Shores, Christopher - Williams, Clive: c.d.).
- Fnr. Hans Ravn is sometimes listed with three victories. Only found one
yet.
- Major Erik Håbjørn is sometimes listed with two or three
victories. Only one found in 609 Squadron.
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