Dakota Norway

Dakota Norway is a Norwegian nonprofit foundation, which operates and owns Norway’s only Douglas C-47 Skytrain, based at Sandefjord Airport in Vestfold County.[1][2][3][4] It is Norway’s only flying veteran passenger aircraft.[5][6] The aircraft was first in service for the U.S. Air Force in 1943, but was purchased by Finland in 1948 and utilized by Finnair until 1969. Thore Virik and Arne Karlsen of Sandefjord purchased the aircraft from the Finnish Air Force in 1985. It has flown regular flights in Vestfold County since August 1986.[7]

The DC 3 Dakota was Finnish President Urho Kekkonen's private presidential plane during his time in office. Constructed in 1942, the vintage veteran airplane can be rented for domestic- or international flights during summer.[8]

References
  1. https://www.nrk.no/vestfold/dakotaflyet-pa-torp-har-ny-motor-1.12193316
  2. https://www.nrk.no/vestfold/dakota-far-1945-look-1.8132573
  3. http://perspektiv.wideroe.no/utgivelser/04-15/bak-uniformen/
  4. https://www.sb.no/stiftelsen-dakota-norway/kreftforeningen/torp/en-minnerik-dag-for-kreftsyke-barn/s/5-73-249337
  5. https://www.aftenposten.no/norge/i/WO2eK/Gammel-dame-summer-videre
  6. https://www.klikk.no/produkthjemmesider/vimenn/gamle-vinger-over-vestfold-3174860
  7. http://dakotanorway.no/om-stiftelsen/
  8. https://www.visitnorway.com/listings/historical-flights-with-dakota-norway/3588/
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