Tromsø Airport, Skattøra
Coordinates: 69°41′45″N 19°01′08″E / 69.6958°N 019.0189°E
Tromsø Airport, Skattøra was an airport in Norway that was built on water. It was used as a military air base. It was constructed in 1938 and was used until 1975. During the Second World War, it was used by the German Luftwaffe and they made it the center for their seaplane fleet in the North Atlantic. After the war, it was taken over by the Royal Norwegian Air Force and became a main air station until 1959. It also had civilian traffic from 1946, with airlines like Scandinavian Airlines and Widerøe. The airport closed in 1975 and is no longer in use.[1]
Tromsø Airport, Skattøra Media
Junkers aircraft visiting Tromsø in 1923, docked at the port in the city center
Heinkel He 115 of the Royal Norwegian Navy Air Service at the airport on 28 May 1940, during the Norwegian Campaign
A Heinkel He 115C of Luftwaffe at Skattøra in 1940
Aftermath of the bombing of the airport on 26 August 1940
Dornier Do 24 at Skattøra in 1945–46
Contemporary view of the airport
References
- ↑ "Tromsø Airport, Skattøra" (in en). Military Wiki. https://military-history.fandom.com/wiki/Troms%C3%B8_Airport,_Skatt%C3%B8ra. Retrieved 2023-04-09.