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Years of service
  
1912-1950

Died
  
1950

Role
  
Aviator


Name
  
Finn Lutzow-Holm

Other work
  
Polar exploration

Allegiance
  
Finn Lutzow-Holm

Commands held
  
Royal Norwegian Navy Air Service

Finn Trond Lützow-Holm (28 May 1890 – 4 June 1950) was a Norwegian military officer, aviation pioneer and polar explorer.

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He was born in Nesseby as a son of priest and politician Ole Arntzen Lützow-Holm (1853–1936) and Anne Marie Riddervold Jensen (1855–1934). His mother was a daughter of Peter Andreas Jensen and granddaughter of Hans Riddervold. In May 1918 he married headmaster's daughter Birgit Lund (1893–1983). Their daughter, named Birgit as well, married Alv Johnsen.

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Finn Lützow-Holm took part in the air surveyance of the Bouvet Island and of the Queen Maud Land in 1929 and 1931, together with Hjalmar Riiser-Larsen. He was commander of the Royal Norwegian Navy Air Service from 1938.

Decorations and awards

Knight 1st Class of the Order of St. Olav - 1929Defence Medal 1940–1945Haakon VII 70th Anniversary MedalNorwegian Aero Club's Gold Medal,Gunnerus Medal in silver,French Legion of HonourItalian Al Valor Aeronautica

References

Finn Lützow-Holm Wikipedia


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