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Tail Fin Heroes
When Norwegian's first Boeing 737s took to the skies in 2002, we challenged a well-established monopoly. This is why we adorn the tails of our aircraft with personalities who have pushed boundaries. Today, we have tail fin heroes from several of the countries we operate in, including all the Nordic countries, as well as Spain, France, England, Ireland, Scotland, Argentina and the US. Here are a few of our tail fin heroes:

Andre Bjerke
Norwegian writer

Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson
Norwegian Writer

Elsa Beskow
Swedish author

H C Andersen
Danish author

Ivar Aasen
Norwegian linguist

Jens Glad Balchen
Norwegian Engineer

John Bauer
Swedish artist

Karen Blixen
Danish author

Kristian Birkeland
Norwegian natural scientist

Anders Celsius
Swedish astronomer

Aril Edvardsen
Norwegian evangelist

Camilla Collett
Norwegian writer

Christopher Columbus
Explorer of the new world

Clara Campoamor
Spanish politician

Edvard Grieg
Norwegian romantic composer

Erik Bye
Norwegian artist

Frederika Bremer
Swedish author

Georg Brandes
Danish literary critic

Gloria Fuertes
Spanish poet

Greta Garbo
Swedish actress

Helmer Hanssen
Norwegian polar explorer

Henrik Ibsen
Norwegian playwright

Ivo Caprino
Norwegian film director

Rosalia de Castro
Spanish author

J C H Ellehammer
Danish inventor

Johan Falkberget
Norwegian author

Juan Sebastian Elcano
Spanish explorer

Kirsten Flagstad
Norwegian opera singer

Ludvig Holberg
Danish-Norwegian writer

Minna Canth
Finnish writer and activist

Ole Bull
Norwegian violinist

Peter Christen Asbjørn
Norwegian folklorist

Piet Hein
Danish philosopher

Roald Dahl
British storywriter

Sam Eyde
Norwegian entrepreneur

Sonja Henie
Norwegian figure skating

Thorbjørn Egner
Norwegian writer

Tycho Brahe
Danish astronomer

Victor Borge
Danish comedian


Aasmund Olavsson
Norwegian writer

Aksel Sandemose
Norwegian author

Amalie Skram
Norwegian author

Anders Zorn
Swedish artist

Anton Jakobsen
Norwegian politician

Asta Nielsen
Danish actress

Carl Larsson
Swedish artist

Carl Nielsen
Danish composer

Carl von Linne
Swedish natural scientist

Christian Krohg
Norwegian painter

Christina Nilsson
Swedish soprano

Christopher Polhem
Swedish inventor

Dirch Passer
Danish actor

Edvard Munch
Norwegian artist

Evert Taube
Swedish poet

Frederikke Marie Quam
Norwegian activist

Fridtjof Nansen
Norwegian explorer

Geirr Twitt
Norwegian composer

Georg Sverdrup
Norwegian polar explorer

Gidsken Jakobsen
Norwegian aviation pioneer

Gunnar Sønsteby
Norwegian resistance hero

Gustav Vigeland
Norwegian sculptor

Harry S Pettersen
Norwegian resistance hero

H.C. Ørsted
Danish physicist

Helge Ingestad
Norwegian explorer

Henrik Wergeland
Norwegian poet

Jenny Lind
Swedish opera singer

Johan Thaulow
Norwegian painter

Johan Ludvig Rundberg
Finnish poet

Jørgen Moe
Norwegian folklorist

Jørn Utzon
Danish architect

Knud Rasmussen
Danish arctic explorer

Max Manus
Norwegian Resistance hero