Name Leif Hamre Role Writer | Died 2007 Movies Operation Arctic | |
Books Operation Arctic, Leap Into Danger, Otter Three Two Calling, Contact Lost, Ready for Take-off, Otter 3-2 Calling | ||
Leif Hamre (9 May 1914 – 20 August 2007) was a Norwegian military officer and children's writer. He was born in Molde.
Hamre was trained as a pilot in Scotland and Canada during the Second World War. He continued his military career after the war, and assumed various leading positions in the Royal Norwegian Air Force. He is also regarded as a pioneer of helicopter trafficking in Norway, and headed and organized the Air Force's first helicopter service.
He is known for his action books for boys, in which he utilized his experience in aviation. He made his literary debut in 1957 with Otter tre to kaller, which won first prize from the publishing house Aschehoug, in their competition for best book for boys. The setting in the book is a rescue operation after an aircraft accident at Finnmarksvidda, under harsh weather conditions. A follow-up, Blå to – hopp ut came in 1958. Later books are Brutt kontakt from 1965, Operasjon Arktis from 1971, and Fly uten fører from 1978. The books have been translated into nineteen languages.