{"id":1755,"date":"2020-05-05T14:12:03","date_gmt":"2020-05-05T12:12:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jaermuseet.no\/flyhistorisk\/?p=1755"},"modified":"2020-05-05T14:12:58","modified_gmt":"2020-05-05T12:12:58","slug":"olav-frithjof-aamoth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jaermuseet.no\/flyhistorisk\/olav-frithjof-aamoth\/","title":{"rendered":"Olav Frithjof Aamoth"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Generalmajor (p) Olav Aamoth ble f\u00f8dt i oktober 1934. I l\u00f8pet av andre verdenskrig m\u00e5tte han og familien flykte til Sverige da de havnet i tyskernes s\u00f8kelys. Det var under oppholdet i Sverige Olav for f\u00f8rste gang fikk \u00f8ynene opp for fly og flygning. Deretter grep interessen om seg. Han startet med modellflygning og etter hvert var hans eneste \u00f8nske \u00e5 f\u00e5 fly disse fantastiske flyene. Da han ble gammel nok, var han rask med \u00e5 melde seg inn i Norsk Aero Klubb og da han s\u00f8kte seg til Flyskolen etter best\u00e5tt artium hadde han allerede seilflygersertifikat i lomma.<\/p>\n<p>Sommeren 1953 m\u00f8tte Olav til opptakspr\u00f8ver p\u00e5 Fornebu f\u00f8r veien gikk videre til Jarlsberg for uttaksflygning etterfulgt av oppstart p\u00e5 flyskolen i Canada den samme h\u00f8sten. Her gjennomf\u00f8rte han den element\u00e6re treningen p\u00e5 No 3 FTS Claresholm og den avanserte treningen p\u00e5 No 2 AFS Portage la Prairie. Utdanningen i Canada ble avsluttet \u00a0p\u00e5 \u00a0No 1 PWS Mac Donald hvor flygerne som n\u00e5 hadde f\u00e5tt vingen gjennomf\u00f8rte skyte- og v\u00e5pentrening. Etter halvannet \u00e5r i Canada vendte han hjem i desember 1954.<\/p>\n<p>Etter \u00e5 ha v\u00e6rt innom 330 skvadron p\u00e5 Gardermoen for det obligatoriske overf\u00f8ringskurset til F-84G Thunderjet, ble han stasjonert ved 331 skvadron p\u00e5 Sola. Noen m\u00e5neder senere ble 331 skvadron forflyttet til Bod\u00f8. Olav ble med nordover og fl\u00f8y F-84G Thunderjet frem til han startet p\u00e5 Luftkrigsskolen h\u00f8sten 1955. Etter uteksamineringen fra Luftkrigsskolen i 1957 gikk veien tilbake til Bod\u00f8 og n\u00e5 til 334 skvadron. P\u00e5f\u00f8lgende \u00e5r erstattet 334 skvadron sine F-84G med F-86F Sabre og i 1960 konverterte skvadronen til nytt fly og ny rolle. Konverteringen til F-86K foregikk p\u00e5 Gardermoen og i august 1960 returnerte skvadronen til Bod\u00f8 og gikk rett p\u00e5 beredskap i rollen som Allv\u00e6rsjager, AWX.<\/p>\n<p>I 1960 vendte Olav tilbake til Luftkrigsskolen som var i ferd med \u00e5 etablere seg i Trondheim. Her var Olav instrukt\u00f8r frem til han i 1963 vendte tilbake til 334 skvadron som nestkommanderende.<\/p>\n<p>Etter noen sv\u00e6rt aktive \u00e5r ved 334 skvadron begynte han p\u00e5 stabsskole i England hvor han gikk fra 1965 til 1966. Vel hjemme i Norge ble Olav igjen postet til Bod\u00f8 hvor han etter en periode ved Luftkommando Nord-Norge fikk jobben som sjef for 331 skvadron v\u00e5ren 1967 og fikk dr\u00f8mmejobben som var \u00e5 fly F-104 Starfighter. Deretter fulgte noen hektiske m\u00e5neder i det skvadronen skulle p\u00e5 beredskap i sin nye rolle som rendyrket avskj\u00e6ringsskvadron allerede fra 1. november det samme \u00e5ret.<\/p>\n<p>Olav forble skvadronssjef for 331 skvadron frem til han h\u00f8sten 1970 ble beordret til Luftforsvarsstaben i Oslo hvor han skulle jobbe ved Forsvarets Forskingsinstitutt i forbindelse med den legendariske kampflyanalysen som f\u00f8rte til anskaffelsen av F-16..<\/p>\n<p>Etter at kampflystudien av 1974, som var del av Forsvarsstudien 74, ble fremlagt, gikk han tilbake til staben for \u00e5 fortsette arbeidet med innf\u00f8ringen av F-16 i Luftforsvaret. Foruten to \u00e5r som gruppesjef i Bod\u00f8, fortsatte Olav arbeidet med F-16 i staben frem til han ble stasjonssjef i Bod\u00f8 i 1979. Denne jobben hadde han i fire \u00e5r. Deretter ble han stabssjef i Forsvarskommando Nord-Norge, f\u00f8r han etter et \u00e5r i denne jobben ble Luftkommand\u00f8r i Nord-Norge. Deretter ble han utnevnt til Generalinspekt\u00f8r for Luftforsvaret i 1985. Etter seks \u00e5r som Luftforsvarets \u00f8verste leder, ble han sommeren 1991 utnevnt til ny forsvars- og luftattache i Washington D.C. Olav stod i denne jobben frem til han avsluttet sin aktive yrkeskarriere i Forsvaret i 1994. Fly basillen levde videre hos Olav og han fortsatte i mange \u00e5r i Norsk Aero Klubb som President, Generalsekret\u00e6r og hele tiden aktiv i cockpit.<\/p>\n<p>Olav Aamoth ble intervjuet av Sondre B. Hvam (konservator nmf og ph.d-stipendiat ansatt i J\u00e6rmuseet) 3. mars 2020.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tiled-gallery type-rectangular tiled-gallery-unresized\" data-original-width=\"500\" data-carousel-extra='null' itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\" > <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 500px; height: 225px;\" data-original-width=\"500\" data-original-height=\"225\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 335px; height: 225px;\" data-original-width=\"335\" data-original-height=\"225\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jaermuseet.no\/flyhistorisk\/olav-frithjof-aamoth\/jaef246-026\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"331\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"221\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"1762\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.jaermuseet.no\/flyhistorisk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/05\/J\u00c6F246.026.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2152,1440\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"J\u00c6F246.026\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.jaermuseet.no\/flyhistorisk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/05\/J\u00c6F246.026-300x201.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.jaermuseet.no\/flyhistorisk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/05\/J\u00c6F246.026-1024x685.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jaermuseet.no\/flyhistorisk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/05\/J%C3%86F246.026.jpg?w=331&#038;h=221&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"331\" height=\"221\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"331\" data-original-height=\"221\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"J\u00c6F246.026\" alt=\"Olav Aamoth og et par andre flyelever st\u00e5r ved en P-51 Mustang fra No. 420 &quot;City of London&quot; Squadron RCAF like etter ankomsten til Canada mot slutten av 1953. Foto: Jostein Per B\u00f8rre Eggesb\u00f8.\" style=\"width: 331px; height: 221px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Olav Aamoth og et par andre flyelever st\u00e5r ved en P-51 Mustang fra No. 420 &#8220;City of London&#8221; Squadron RCAF like etter ankomsten til Canada mot slutten av 1953. Foto: Jostein Per B\u00f8rre Eggesb\u00f8. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-2\" style=\"width: 165px; height: 225px;\" data-original-width=\"165\" data-original-height=\"225\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-small\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jaermuseet.no\/flyhistorisk\/olav-frithjof-aamoth\/red-jaef246-062\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"161\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"106\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"1763\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.jaermuseet.no\/flyhistorisk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/05\/red.J\u00c6F246.062-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1687\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"red.J\u00c6F246.062\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.jaermuseet.no\/flyhistorisk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/05\/red.J\u00c6F246.062-300x198.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.jaermuseet.no\/flyhistorisk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/05\/red.J\u00c6F246.062-1024x675.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jaermuseet.no\/flyhistorisk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/05\/red.J%C3%86F246.062-scaled.jpg?w=161&#038;h=106&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"161\" height=\"106\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"161\" data-original-height=\"106\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"red.J\u00c6F246.062\" alt=\"Olav Aamoth er p\u00e5 vei ut av en Harvard etter landing p\u00e5 Claresholm etter sin f\u00f8rste solo. Foto: Jostein Per B\u00f8rre Eggesb\u00f8.\" style=\"width: 161px; height: 106px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Olav Aamoth er p\u00e5 vei ut av en Harvard etter landing p\u00e5 Claresholm etter sin f\u00f8rste solo. Foto: Jostein Per B\u00f8rre Eggesb\u00f8. <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-small\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jaermuseet.no\/flyhistorisk\/olav-frithjof-aamoth\/jaef246-099\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"161\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"111\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"1760\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.jaermuseet.no\/flyhistorisk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/05\/J\u00c6F246.099.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2326,1605\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"J\u00c6F246.099\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.jaermuseet.no\/flyhistorisk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/05\/J\u00c6F246.099-300x207.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.jaermuseet.no\/flyhistorisk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/05\/J\u00c6F246.099-1024x707.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jaermuseet.no\/flyhistorisk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/05\/J%C3%86F246.099.jpg?w=161&#038;h=111&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"161\" height=\"111\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"161\" data-original-height=\"111\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"J\u00c6F246.099\" alt=\"Olav Aamoth p\u00e5 helgeutflukt til nasjonalparken BANFF. Foto: Jostein Per B\u00f8rre Eggesb\u00f8.\" style=\"width: 161px; height: 111px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Olav Aamoth p\u00e5 helgeutflukt til nasjonalparken BANFF. Foto: Jostein Per B\u00f8rre Eggesb\u00f8. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 500px; height: 159px;\" data-original-width=\"500\" data-original-height=\"159\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 500px; height: 159px;\" data-original-width=\"500\" data-original-height=\"159\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jaermuseet.no\/flyhistorisk\/olav-frithjof-aamoth\/jaef246-143\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"496\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"155\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"1761\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.jaermuseet.no\/flyhistorisk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/05\/J\u00c6F246.143-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,801\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"J\u00c6F246.143\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.jaermuseet.no\/flyhistorisk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/05\/J\u00c6F246.143-300x94.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.jaermuseet.no\/flyhistorisk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/05\/J\u00c6F246.143-1024x320.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jaermuseet.no\/flyhistorisk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/05\/J%C3%86F246.143-scaled.jpg?w=496&#038;h=155&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"496\" height=\"155\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"496\" data-original-height=\"155\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"J\u00c6F246.143\" alt=\"Olav Aamoth i Oregon sammen med andre norske flyelever under den s\u00e5kalte \u00abMidterm leave\u00bb. Foto: Jostein Per B\u00f8rre Eggesb\u00f8.\" style=\"width: 496px; height: 155px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Olav Aamoth i Oregon sammen med andre norske flyelever under den s\u00e5kalte \u00abMidterm leave\u00bb. Foto: Jostein Per B\u00f8rre Eggesb\u00f8. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 500px; height: 256px;\" data-original-width=\"500\" data-original-height=\"256\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-2\" style=\"width: 158px; height: 256px;\" data-original-width=\"158\" data-original-height=\"256\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-small\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jaermuseet.no\/flyhistorisk\/olav-frithjof-aamoth\/jaef218-036\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"154\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"143\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"1758\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.jaermuseet.no\/flyhistorisk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/05\/J\u00c6F218.036-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,2388\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;CanoScan 9000F&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1297978533&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"J\u00c6F218.036\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.jaermuseet.no\/flyhistorisk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/05\/J\u00c6F218.036-300x280.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.jaermuseet.no\/flyhistorisk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/05\/J\u00c6F218.036-1024x955.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jaermuseet.no\/flyhistorisk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/05\/J%C3%86F218.036-scaled.jpg?w=154&#038;h=143&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"154\" height=\"143\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"154\" data-original-height=\"143\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"J\u00c6F218.036\" alt=\"Svein Erik Haugen og Olav Aamoth studerer et kart. Foto via Erik Dahlen.\" style=\"width: 154px; height: 143px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Svein Erik Haugen og Olav Aamoth studerer et kart. Foto via Erik Dahlen. <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-small\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jaermuseet.no\/flyhistorisk\/olav-frithjof-aamoth\/jaef218-032\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"154\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"105\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"1756\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.jaermuseet.no\/flyhistorisk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/05\/J\u00c6F218.032-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1746\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"J\u00c6F218.032\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.jaermuseet.no\/flyhistorisk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/05\/J\u00c6F218.032-300x205.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.jaermuseet.no\/flyhistorisk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/05\/J\u00c6F218.032-1024x698.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jaermuseet.no\/flyhistorisk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/05\/J%C3%86F218.032-scaled.jpg?w=154&#038;h=105&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"154\" height=\"105\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"154\" data-original-height=\"105\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"J\u00c6F218.032\" alt=\"331 skvadron feirer fem \u00e5r med ulykkesfrie flygning med F-104G Starfighter i 1968. Fra venstre ser vi Bjarne V\u00e5ge, Siegfried Hernes, Olav Aamoth, Udo Johansen, Ragnar Westskogen. Ivar Braathen, John A Johnsen og Erik Dahlen. Foto via Erik Dahlen.\" style=\"width: 154px; height: 105px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> 331 skvadron feirer fem \u00e5r med ulykkesfrie flygning med F-104G Starfighter i 1968. Fra venstre ser vi Bjarne V\u00e5ge, Siegfried Hernes, Olav Aamoth, Udo Johansen, Ragnar Westskogen. Ivar Braathen, John A Johnsen og Erik Dahlen. Foto via Erik Dahlen. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 342px; height: 256px;\" data-original-width=\"342\" data-original-height=\"256\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jaermuseet.no\/flyhistorisk\/olav-frithjof-aamoth\/jaef218-035\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"338\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"252\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"1757\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.jaermuseet.no\/flyhistorisk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/05\/J\u00c6F218.035.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1136,848\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;MP620 series&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1238858930&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"J\u00c6F218.035\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.jaermuseet.no\/flyhistorisk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/05\/J\u00c6F218.035-300x224.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.jaermuseet.no\/flyhistorisk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/05\/J\u00c6F218.035-1024x764.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jaermuseet.no\/flyhistorisk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/05\/J%C3%86F218.035.jpg?w=338&#038;h=252&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"338\" height=\"252\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"338\" data-original-height=\"252\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"J\u00c6F218.035\" alt=\". Flygere fra 331 skvadron oppstilt utenfor det som var beredskapsbrakkene frem til 1970 under markeringen av 331 skvadrons fem \u00e5r med ulykkesfrie flygning med F-104G Starfighter i 1968. Foto via Erik Dahlen.\" style=\"width: 338px; height: 252px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> . Flygere fra 331 skvadron oppstilt utenfor det som var beredskapsbrakkene frem til 1970 under markeringen av 331 skvadrons fem \u00e5r med ulykkesfrie flygning med F-104G Starfighter i 1968. Foto via Erik Dahlen. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Generalmajor (p) Olav Aamoth ble f\u00f8dt i oktober 1934. 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