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.
latest news
The gift cards expire in three months
Gift cards purchased for Dakota trips are valid until the end of the 2024 flight season, regardless of when they were purchased and at what price. This means that those who have such cards must take the opportunity during the three remaining months of the season. The last scheduled day for round-trip flights is...
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
In tight formation
NORMANDY: It's a strange feeling to be staying close to Cherbourg airport in Normandy these days. From early in the morning until late at night, the sound of overflying, humming star engines is constantly heard. And almost no other aircraft sound. I guess that's what it's like to be human.
Norwegian invasion
UTAH BEACH: I vakker kveldssol 5. juni gikk Olaf "Laffen" Olsen ut som første norsk fallskjermhopper over Normandie under den storslagne minnesmarkeringen som finner sted over nesten en hel uke. Fra 4500 fot over Utah Beach forlot LN-WNDs samtlige 19 passasjerer...
We survived this time too.....
CHERBOURG: Med sedvanlig amerikansk galgenhumor, stiger den gamle fallskjermhopperen Leslie Cruse (92) ut av C 47 Whisky Seven, og sier til en av sine gamle piloter: Vi overlevde denne gangen også. Les mer og se bilder her....
The PR coup
LEE-ON-SOLENT: LN-WND attracted a great deal of attention while it was parked at Deadlus Airport in Lee-on-Solent, England on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. The local organizers of Daks over Normandy on the English side, in collaboration with the Lee Flying Association, had...
The invasion blew away...
CHERBOURG: Noe forsinket, akkurat som den originale invasjonen i 1944, kom den flygende armada inn over Normandie onsdag ettermiddag. Med et svært dårlig værvarsel for onsdagen var det på forhånd ikke store forventninger til den massive fallskjerm-demonstrasjonen, men...
Travel letter on a trip to Normandy - The troops gather
Den nyrenoverte amerikanske C 47 som har fløyet hele veien over Atlanteren for å ta del i Daks over Normandy, 70 års markeringen for den allierte invasjonen i 1944, var allerede på plass, og LN-WND hadde ikke mer enn satt på parkeringsbremsene før våre danske...
Season opening with Spitfire!
The Dakota season got underway at Torp on Saturday, May 10. Three trips were completed on the day. The lucky ones were probably those who took part in the afternoon's Oslofjord tour, because at the entrance to Drammensfjorden, just south of Svelvik, Pär Cederquist came up on the Dakota's right...
Coverage of the F-5 case on NRK.no and Sandefjords blad.
Les mer om F-5 saken på nrk.no her... I Sandefjords blad....
Skydiving for veterans
Dakota Norway var flott profilert på NRK gjennom Norge Rundt reportasje om fallskjerhopp for veteraner. Se reportasjen her.... eller les mer her: Veteranene klatrer ombord... 70 åringer kaster seg ut i fra et 70 år gammelt fly...
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.