3 days of commemoration, celebration and remembrance began when the people of Epping Forest and North Weald welcomed friends from Norway. 2 Norwegian F16 Fighters and 2 classic Vampires from the 1950s flew escort as a C130 Hercules landed at North Weald Airfield on Friday 7 September 2012..
The arrivals were greeted by many local people at The Squadron, North Weald Airfield’s recreation of a Battle of Britain mess like the one the veterans would have known when they served in the RAF during WWII.
The crowds and guests were treated to some special flypasts as a classic Spitfire went through its paces and the Hercules departed in spectacular fashion.
The 3 day visit culminates on Sunday with North Weald Community Day. Come along for a fun-packed day with stalls, demonstrations and some fantastic planes really close-up!
Flags outside North Weald Airfield.
Classic WW2 spitfire.
Spitfire fly-by.
A Vampire jet lands.
1950s Vampire jets.
F16 lands at North Weald Airfield.
Royal Norwegian Air Force F16.
A 2nd F16 lands.
Royal Norwegian Air Force F16.
Hercules comes in to land.
Royal Norwegian Air Force Hercules.
"Nanna".
Getting off the Hercules.
Children waving Norwegian flags.
Veteran greetings.
Greeting the Norwegian guests.
Norwegian volunteers to work on "Little Norway".
Children from St Andrews school with Chairman Brian Rolfe.
Chairman Brian Rolfe shows children his badge.
Children from St Andrews school with veterans and Chairman.
Hercules takes off and returns on Sunday.
Hercules in final fly past.
"Spirit of Kent" spitfire.
The spitfire leaves.
Royal Norwegian Air Force F16s.
Norwegian pilots.
Norwegian veterans with Chairman Brian Rolfe.
