* The Airbase is in the area of Bardufoss Airport. Bardafuss is Norway's oldest airport. Prior to WW2 it was expanded by the Norwegian Army Air Service and later was captured by the Germans. The Germans then expanded it and was used by the Luftwaffe. They also added a second runway but never used it. The RNoAF reclaimed the airport in 1945 and it was extended and modernized in the 1950's by NATO. Bardufoss is still an active airport that is used for both civilian and military purposes. |