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Svein Heglund

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Norwegian pilot and officer (1918-1998)

NorwayScientistsLived 1918 to 1998 · aged 79
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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.

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War Cross with double swords
Distinguished Service Order
Distinguished Flying Cross

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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.

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Norway
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Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
deceased
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Lived 1918 to 1998 · aged 79
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