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Norway closes Bodo Air Base in the Arctic

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The Royal Norwegian Air Force has closed its Bodø Air Base, halting fighter operations from the crucial airstrip above the Arctic Circle. The base’s closure also marks the end of four decades in which the F-16 acted as the Scandinavian country’s main fighter jet, as they are set to be replaced by F-35s.

The Falcon jets flew their last mission in the country on January 6, 2022, with two F-16s taking off from Bodø, following which the base concluded its fighter operations. One of the two aircraft will come back to serve as a museum exhibit at the air base’s Aviation Museum.

However, a detachment of search and rescue helicopters will remain at the base, and civilian operations will continue at Bodø Airport.

Bodø has been Norway’s most important air base since the Cold War, with fighter jets stationed at the airstrip since 1955. It is located some 80 kilometers (50 miles) above the Arctic Circle, strategically located on the coast of the Norwegian Sea.

The airbase is also a short distance from the north of the country to monitor military flights out of Russia’s Kola Peninsula.

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