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Bernt Balchen (23 October 1899 – 17 October 1973) was a Norwegian pioneer polar aviator, navigator, aircraft mechanical engineer and military leader. A Norwegian native, he later became an American citizen and was a recipient of the Distinguished Flying Cross.
Learn how Colonel Bernt Balchen led a covert American airline that flew top-secret missions over Nazi-occupied Europe during World War II. Discover how Sweden helped the Allies by allowing the OSS to transport Norwegian refugees and recover Nazi rockets.
Col. Bernt Balchen was America's greatest Arctic expert in modern times. Born in Norway in 1899, he served as a cavalryman in the Finnish Army against the Russians in World War I before becoming a pilot in the Norwegian Naval Air Force in 1921 where he acquired his initial Arctic flying experience.
Bernt Balchen. In 1926 helped the Amundsen-Ellsworth-Nobile Expedition prepare to fly the dirigible Norge over the North Pole. Chief pilot of the Byrd Antarctic Expedition in 1929, he navigated a Ford tri-motor over the South Pole.
10 nov 2021 · Bernt Balchen was a Norwegian-American pilot and Arctic expert who flew over the South Pole and rescued downed flyers in WWII. He also helped the Norwegian resistance and escaped from the Germans in 1944.
Bernt Balchen ble født i Tveit (nå Kristiansand). Han tok middelskoleeksamen i 1916, skogskole 1917–18. Han ble såret under borgerkrigen i Finland, hvor han deltok som frivillig.
9 giu 2024 · Balchen became a U.S. citizen in 1931 and rose to the rank of Captain in the U.S. Air Force. During World War II he led air operations against Germany from his position in...
