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Engineer:
On the night of 12. September 1941, 5 Albacore planes took off from the aircraft carrier HMS "Victorious". The target in Glomfjord was the power plant at Fykan and Nordag's aluminum factory in Haugvik. The pilots reported hits in both places, but in reality neither target was hit. At the power plant, the bombs hit too high and ended up in the mountains above. At the aluminum factory, two men were killed while working on a locomotive when the bombs hit.
Engineer:
Lieutenant Colonel Johs. Müller, who was commander of Luftwaffe 4./Flak Abteilung 824, was given responsibility for developing the air defense around Glomfjord after the bombing. According to intelligence reports made in 1942, this air defense consisted of several air defense positions: 2 pcs. 37 mm anti-aircraft battery and 6 pcs. 20 mm anti-aircraft battery. To ensure constant staffing, a crew barracks was also built. The remains of this barracks can be seen to this day.
In 1944, this close defense was discontinued when there was no longer aluminum production at the factory. The reason why aluminum production stopped has for a long time been credited to the efforts of the commandos during Operation Musketoon in 1942. But in reality, it was just as much a lack of raw materials that put an end to aluminum production.
Worker:
So the occupier is referred to by both name and rank, while the 2 Norwegian workers who lost their lives during the bombing were barely mentioned in a subordinate clause!?
Engineer:
Excuse me?
Worker:
Their names was Albert Bakke and Erling Aleksander Nilsen!
Subject text: Helge Seim
Screenplay: Helge Seim og Jan Ivar Bårtvedt
Voices: Jan Ivar Bårtvedt og Matias Bjune Pedersen
Editing: Helge Seim
Source:
- Tvenning K. (1994) Årbok nr. 10: Bomber drepte bestekammeraten Meløy Historielag
- Interview Knut Støre
- Other interviews