Delivered new 9th ferbruary 1961 as L-188A Electra N9646C for Western Airlines.. 1969 converted to L-188A(F) freighter, still for Western. August 18th 1972 LN-MOI Nordic Air. LN-MOI bought by Fred. Olsen August 20th 1973, an rr to LN-FOH August 28th 1973. Op. by FOF in ex Nordic colours until repainted to FOF colours scenod half of 1974. Repainted to these new white FOF colours in 1985. March 1988 it was painted black for the "Air de Cologne" project by SAS Cargo.. FOF colours 1990, flew with TNT stickers in 1991, FOF cs until wfu 01-1997. OE-ILA 03-1998, C-GLBA 07-2007. 60 years of flying-

First flight 23rd April 1974 at Renton, delivered new to Sabena 26th April 1974. 4th January 1988 LX-LGN for Luxair (leased). March 1992 back as OO-SDA for Sobelair and Sabena until March 1999 F-GVAC, July 2003 G-GPFI and VH-OZQ until wfu at Bournemouth December 2008. In June 2011 fuselagen only perserved at BOH as a cabin trainer. My first good shot of Sabena after SN opened schedule to Oslo in November 1985.

First flight in 1980, and delivered new to Aeroflot - Leningrad department 31st January 1980. In December 1992 rr to RA-85390 for Aeroflot- Russian Airlines - St Peterburg division, later Pulkovo Avia. wfu at LED in May 2005 and later broken up there. Seen entering rwy 24 for the retunflgiht as SU636 via ARN to LED.

Preparing for an evenig departure three days before Oslo's Fornebu airport closed

After a long and illustrious career, this Convairliner ended her career as a fire trainer. Delivered new to SAS 13 June 1956, she served on European and Scandinavian routes for the tri-national airline until November 1976 when she was sold to Botswana Desert Airways and the registration 3D-AAC was applied, but not taken up. She was then sold to Nor-Fly as LN-MAP where she remained until 1983 and withdrawn from use at Fornebu where she ended as a fire trainer. Here seen during being doused with water during a exercise. During 1998 she was moved to Oslo's new international airport at Gardermoen

Piper PA-31-310 Navajo buitl in 1977, imported to LN-SAW in February 1978, opb Nordsjøfly fraom April 1978 until taken over by Norving in January 1984. OY-CTP in December 1988, and in 1989 ZS-MNP

Photo: J. Zwart

Sporting the European Regional Airline Association's logo and those of all the member airlines.

The first CL44 built for the civil market. Used by Canadair for tests and demonstrations following its first flight on 16 November 1960, built as a CL-44D4-1. Delivered to Loftleidir as TF-LLH in May1965. Converted to CL-44J late 1966. Photographed at Fornebu summer 1971 by my friend Jan Olav Martinsen, who have given me the privilige of uploading his photos. 2.December 1971 sold to Cargolux, and converted to freighter. 12.May 1979 EI-BGO Aer Turas. Wfu January 1986 at Dublin and broken up in June 1986.

First flight 1969 at Long Beach, and delivered new to SAS 22.february 1969 as the 3rd DC-8-63 named "Frode Viking". Leased to Icelandair for 7 months from April 1981. 2.December 1981 transferred to Scanair and renamed "Mette Viking". September 1983 OY-KTF was repainted to the new Scanair colours as seen on this photo. Wfu 29.December 1988 and sold as N792AL and converted to freighter. July 1989 HK-3490X TAMPA Cargo, February 1991 N814AX ABX, and Air, July 2009 9G-AXE Maridian Airways until stored at Oostende July 2010, and broken up 2013. Shot by my good friend Jan Olav Martinsen

First flown in 1944, 43-17178 USAAF, 20 October 1944 39121 converted to R5D-2 for US Navy, 25 July 1946 N88707 Eastern Airlines fleet no 714 (leased), returned to US Navy 6 May 1951 and stored. 1956 N68576 converted to DC-4A, 11 August 1956 LN-SUP Braathens SAFE "Commander". 1957 leased to Loftleidir. 1960 returned and repainted in the colours seen on this photo, and renamed "Norse Commander". 6 July 1966 D-ADAR TF TransprotFlug, 1967 D-ADAR leased to Alitalia. 1968 D-ADAR TF TransportFlug (returned). August 1968 wfu, and later broken up.Unkown Photographer, received through Fornebuhistorisk Forening

Photographed after roll-out after repainting in THAI colours for a lease period. First flight 12 November 1969 at Long Beach, delivered new to SAS 25 November 1969 as OY-KGG "Sune Viking". In January 1970 prepared for lease, 29 January 1970 HS-TGM for THAI. 1 October 1970 returend to SAS as OY-KGG. 21 November 1974 leased to Swissair as HB-IDY, and returned as OY-KGG with SAS 26 September 1975. Repainted to new SAS colours in 1985. 10 May 1991 N762NW for Northwest Airlines, and in October transferred to Delta Air Lines, in NW colours. Wfu at Sanford 3 January 2011 and broken up.

The first Lufthansa scheduled flight to Fornebu was on 5 November 1966. From time onwards, Lufthansa operated a weekly Saturday CV-440 flight from Hamburg via Gothenburg to Fornebu, and the first arrival was photographed on a rainy opening day. First flight was in 1957, and delivered new to LH as D-ACEX on 18 September 1957. On 31 June 1968 it was sold to Air Algerie as 7T-VAY, and converted to a CV-640 with RR Dart 542 turbo prop engines. April 1982 N849TA for Atlas Aircraft Corp, and a month later to C-GQCY for High Line Airways. To Norcanair in 1988, operated for TimeAir unitl withdrawn from use in March 1993.

First flight 13 July 1966 at Hurn and delivered new to British Eagle 22 July 1966 as G-ATPL. Leased to SAS as G-ATPL "Arnold Viking" from 4 August 1967 to 1 March 1968 as SAS first DC-9 deliveries were delayed. Flew for EGT until WFU 6 November 1968. Then to Dan-Air 14 October 1969 until 1990, going to Ladeco as CC-CYI on 17 December 1990. WFU November 1994 and stored at Santiago. Broken up for spares in 2000. Dan-Air started to fly to FBU from Newcastle three times a week in May 1985, Monday, Wednesday and Friday, and this was an ice cold Friday. DC-9s LN-RLK and OY-KGA seen behind.