Danish WW2 Pilots
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    Britain's Victory, Denmark's Freedom. Danish Volunteers in Allied Air Forces during the Second World War
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    Danish WW2 Pilots

Peter Frederik Fischer

Flt Lt Peter Frederik Fischer volunteered for the Royal Air Force in 1943 as he graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge. He was selected for pilot training, but chose to serve as an air gunner in order to get into operations before the end of the war. He flew fifty-two operations in Bomber Command from May 1944 to February 1945.

Erik Simonsen

Erik Simonsen was one of the Danes serving in the Royal Norwegian Air Force during the Second World War. He served for a brief period only, and later joined the US Army.

Royal Air Force Exhibition in Copenhagen

On 30 June 1945, the Royal Air Force exhibition in Copenhagen officially opened. The exhibition was hosted by the department store Magasin du Nord on Kongens Nytorv in central Copenhagen. Danish Fg Off. Jørgen T. Bruun returned to Denmark from India to take part in the running of the exhibition.