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Old 24th February 2008 | 17:15
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JW411
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I have done a fair amount of flying in Norway in the past especially when I was in the RAF. I have managed to visit Oslo, Kjevik, Stavanger, Bergen, Oerland, Trondheim, Andoya, Bodo and Bardufoss among others.

When the weather is good it is spectacular but you cannot guarantee good weather. It changes so quickly. I can remember landing east at Bodo one day and by the time I had taxied in, a 30 knot westerly was blowing!

Going round the circling lights at night in a snow storm at Trondheim is also a barrel of laughs.

On one occasion we got to Bodo at the same time as a front and the whole coastline went out. Having tried Trondheim and Bergen, we ended up diverting to Lossiemouth!

Be very, very careful.
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