Sola Air Station is the militarized area of Stavanger Airport, Sola, Norway. At Sola we find the 134. Wing with Squadrons 330 and 334. Both are helicopter squadrons. Squadron 334 is currently under deployment as it will be using NH-90 helicopters. They will be delivered between 2005 and 2008. Squadron 334 will only have its command post at Sola, as the helicopters will be stationed on the new Fridtjof Nansen Class frigates when they arrive. Stavanger Airport, Sola is located in the municipality of Sola, Norway, near Stavanger. ... The NHI NH90 is a twin-engine, ten-ton multi-role helicopter manufactured by NHIndustries, a company established by Agusta, Eurocopter and Stork Fokker Aerospace. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) will a Leap year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

History

Sola Air Station was founded at May 29, 1937 by King Haakon VII, and an air show with 42 planes marked the occasion. In 1939, it was decided to station military aircraft on the airfield (because of the tense situation unfolding in Europe at the time). August 5, 1939, the first Caproni bomber landed here. 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Europe is conventionally considered one of the seven continents which, in this case, is more a cultural and political distinction than a physiogeographic one. ... 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Caproni was Italian aircraft manufacturer, started in 1908 by Gianni Caproni. ...

On April 9, 1940, the bomber squadron was ordered to the east, but before they could take off, six German planes attacked. The bombers were shot to pieces and the airport was seized. Here, the first invasion by paratroopers took place. The Germans even sent weapons containers in parachutes! The next paratrooper invasion took place May 9, 1945. This time, it was British and Norwegian troops that recaptured the airfield. 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... An American Paratrooper using a T-10C series parachute Paratroopers are soldiers trained in parachuting and formed into an airborne force. ... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Squadron 330 was the first Norwegian squadron to land after the war. The squadron had been founded in England during the war and Sola was the first airfield to host Norwegian war planes after the war. Squadron 330 was later disbanded, but the airfield remained as the biggest military airfield in the country up to the 1960s. Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population – Total (mid-2004) – Total (2001 Census) – Density Ranked 1st UK 50. ... The 1960s decade refers to the years from 1960 to 1969, inclusive. ...

In early 1946, Squadron 333 came here, but it was moved to Tromsø during the Korean War. In 1953 it came back, but left for Andøya in 1963. 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... County Troms Landscape Municipality NO-1902 Administrative centre Tromsø Mayor (2004) Herman Kristoffersen (Ap) Official language form Neutral Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 18 2,566 km² 2,519 km² 0. ... The Korean War, from June 25, 1950 to cease-fire on July 27, 1953 (technically speaking, the war has not yet ended), was a conflict between North Korea and South Korea. ... 1953 (MCMLIII) is a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Squadron 331 came in 1952. It was later disbanded and reformed until it moved to Bodø in 1955. 1952 (MCMLII) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Squadron 718 was formed here in 1952 and remained until it was disbanded in 1982. 1952 (MCMLII) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Sola Air Station has been threatened with abandoning, but in the later years, the government has decided that it will continue as an airfield for maritime helicopter operations.