# Svein Heglund

> Svein Heglund was a Norwegian engineer and RAF officer. He was the leading Norwegian pilot ace during the Second World War shooting down 16 German planes. He was awarded the Norwegian War Cross with two Swords and the British Distinguished Service Order and Distinguished Flying Cross. He served as head of Luftforsvarets forsyningskommando (LFK), with the rank of major general, from 1974 until his retirement in 1982. His memoir of his career in the RAF - Høk over høk - was published in 1995.

*Norwegian pilot and officer (1918-1998)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Scientist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Scientists
- **Country:** Norway
- **Born:** 1918-12-10
- **Died:** 1998-06-18
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
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