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Asbjørn Olaf Flakstad

Merchant Navy. Norwegian

Born  30 Mar 1913Slagen, Vestfold

Roster information listed for Asbjørn Olaf Flakstad


ShipTypeRank / roleAttacked onBoat
BritanniaMotor tankerThird Engineer Officer5 Oct 1943U-188 (1)

Personal information

Son of Marie Olafsen, of Hegdehaugen, Oslo. He was taken prisoner when he served as third engineer officer aboard the Norwegian motor tanker Ole Jacob, which was captured by the German raider Atlantis west of the Strait of Malacca on 10 November 1940 and subsequently released from captivity after being landed in Japan on 10 December 1940.

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