![]() Roald Dahl was born in Cardiff in 1916, and his parents were Norwegian. To be recognized for his connection to Norway in this centenary year, and for him to be made the first British tail fin for Norwegian, is something we are extremely proud of,” says Bernie Hall, Brand Marketing Manager, Roald Dahl Literary Estate. Many elements of his universally-loved stories are said to have roots in the Norwegian tales that he heard from his family and from visits to Norway as a child. “Roald Dahl is widely regarded as the world’s number one storyteller. ![]() Examples of tail heroes are Norwegian Roald Amundsen, Swedish Greta Garbo, Danish Karen Blixen, Finnish Minna Canth and Spanish Christopher Columbus. Norwegian’s tail heroes are people who have challenged the established society and inspired others. Victor Borge on a Norwegian Air Shuttle’s Tail Norwegian currently flies four million British passengers annually to more than 40 destinations from London Gatwick, Manchester, Edinburgh and Birmingham. Roald Dahl comes on the tail of one of Norwegian’s new Boeing 737-800. Roald Dahl has inspired adults and children for generations, and it is an honor for us to get the world renowned and beloved author on one of our plane tails,” says commercial director Thomas Ramdahl in Norwegian. “The launch of our first British tail hero is a result of our presence and plans for further expansion in the UK. He grew up in England with Norwegian parents. Roald Dahl is known worldwide for his children’s books. ![]() The author Roald Dahl becomes Norwegian Air Shuttle’s first British distinctive person to be featured on a Norwegian Air Shuttles’ vertical plane tail marking the author’s 100 th anniversary this year. ![]()
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