Ernst Schalburg was a Danish business owner in London at the outbreak of war. He volunteered for the RAF in 1941. From March 1944 he headed the Recruiting Office, Danish Nationals in London. Schalburg’s nephew was one of the most well-known Danes in the Waffen-SS and his niece arrested as a German spy. Two sons and a daughter served in the Allied forces.
Erik Marinus Jensen enlists in the Royal Canadian Air Force. He serves as Wireless Operator (Ground) in Canada.
Kaj Birksted becomes Wing Commander (flying) of the North Weald Wing on 1 August 1943. As Wing Commander he had the privilege to carry his initials as identity code on his aircraft. He is believed to have had three Spitfires carrying "KB" on the fuselage. This article is an attempt to compile information on these aircraft - at the time being with a focus on the first.
Six Danish airmen were on operation in the skies over Normandy on 6 June 1944. Two were involved in bombing the coastal batteries, three provided fighter cover over the Channel and the beaches, and the last carried out an improvised reconnaissance mission.
