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Aircraft in Tromsø
Tromsø seaplane-base SKATØRA

This website is dedicated to the aviation history of Northern Norway with a focus on the seaplane base of Skattøra in the city of Tromsø.
At the moment the entire site is only in Norwegian.  In the future we will offer English translation of all texts.

The first aeroplane came to Tromsø i 1919.  Since then a lot of different types have visited the city as well as being stationed at Skattøra.  Follow the link underneath to explore
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The long and manyfold history of the most important seaplane airport in Northern Norway - SKATTØRA in Tromsø - is not well known.  In this Flash-gallery you can explore old photos from Skattøra, as well as an interactive map of the site.  Most of the photos come from our association´s collection of private photos and have never been made public before..
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Picture gallery and map...
   

Protect Skattora!

Skattøra was the regional center for military and civilian aviation in the North.  Today, this important seaplane base is threatened by destruction.

Further into the internet

Surf on with our links.
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Note on Norwegian letters:
SKATTØRA contains the Norwegian letter Ø, which in English is usually written as O or OE, and in German as Ö.  Information on the internet on Skattøra can thus be found by use of ´skattora´, ´skattoera´, ´skattöra´, in addition to ´skattøra´

further reading...   Links...
The website is designed, produced and maintained by Kim Brantenberg for the soceity for aeronautical history in Tromsoe. © 2006
last updatet 23.02.2006