Welcome to Dakota Norway
Norway's only flying DC-3Flights for the 2024 season - click here
Here you get a full overview of all our flights in 2024, you can also download the calendar directly to your calendar.
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Vipps og vinn Dakota-turer søndag 25. august
Søndag 25. august er neste mulighet for en rundtur over Vestfold med det legendariske veteranflyet. Hvis du blir med på vår Vipps-aksjon, kan du til og med være så heldig å vinne to billetter til en verdi av 900 kroner hver. Vipps et valgfritt beløp til # 19873, før...
the foundation
dakota norway
Dakota Norway is a non-commercial foundation with one purpose: To keep the Dakota aircraft with Norwegian registration LN-WND in airworthy condition.
The aircraft is a military passenger aircraft version of the DC-3, an aircraft type that flew for the first time on December 17, 1935. LN-WND is a C-53D-DO, begun construction in 1942. It was taken over and accepted by the US Army Air Force on June 28, 1943. The aircraft was delivered to the US 8th Air Force in the UK on October 8, 1943, and the following year was part of the massive fleet of aircraft that was an essential part of the invasion of Normandy on June 6, 1944.
In the fall of 1944, the aircraft was used as a "private plane" for the Deputy Commander of the Allied Air Forces in Europe, Major General Ralph D. Royce, and was essentially flown by Captain Wendell Buckhiester of the US Air Force.
fly with the dakota
Dakota Norway has the Norwegian Civil Aviation Authority's approval to operate LN-WND and allow the public to take part in adventure flights. The purpose of these is to allow anyone who wishes to experience the history of aviation by flying an old aircraft.
Presenting the DC-3
Here you can watch the movie presentation of LN-WND in its entirety.
Film by: Knut Åshammer
Latest articles and announcements
Traditional uniform on a flight.
Yesterday we had a visit from a handsome little boy on our last day of member flying. The grandfather had brought his grandson along for an exciting experience. Nikolas Frizell, 5 years old, showed up in full captain's uniform. The uniform was sewn by Nikolas' great-grandmother 60 years ago....
Flying legends 2014 - A pilot's experiences!
We have received this great article from Gunnar Arnekleiv, who together with Morten Andreassen flew this year's trip to England and Flying Legends 2014. Gunnar gives us an exciting insight behind the scenes in both Dakota Norway and as an exhibition pilot at Duxford. Read the article and...
Happy birthday to you!
The Foundation wishes Thore Virik a happy 80th birthday on Sunday, August 3. Thore, who is an enthusiast and a great resource for Dakota Norway, is still active and can be seen almost daily in our hangar at Torp. Thore is one of the founders of the foundation and got the Dakota...
Great article from Normandy.
Having followed the entire event both on the ground and in the air from his seat in AT-6 Harvard, Dietmar Schreiber has created an article with all the unique images from Dakotas over Normandy. Many spectacular pictures and text from the event can be found in the link below. Read here for...
American military coverage of Normandy.
An exciting film clip produced by American Forces Network Ramstein-Regional News Bureau:
On a tray
OVER NORMANDY: Aboard LN-WND, it was a powerful sight to see some of the planes we were to fly in formation taxiing out onto the runway at HMS Deadlus in Lee-on-Solent in southern England on June 4. But it wasn't possible to photograph all the planes when you were on board one of them. The...
Video from "Dak's over Normandy"
Worthy ending - and stealing the show!
Updated with more pictures! LA FIERE: The veterans' parachute club who flew with Dakota Norway for a whole week in England and France put a dignified end to the parachute event that has gathered huge crowds in Normandy since Wednesday. Read more and...
BBC covers the Dakotas over Normandy (updated)
Dakota Norway ble meget flott profilert på BBC. Se inleggene her: BBC sak #1....... BBC sak #2...... BBC sak # 3....
Join us on the most beautiful adventure of the summer
The Dakota Norway Foundation is volunteerism, dedication and passion. Join us on a trip and fly with us! You can also become a member, support us and get benefits.