Helge Skappel, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Helge Skappel

Norwegian resistance member

Date of Birth: 05-Sep-1907

Place of Birth: Ringsaker, Hedmark, Norway

Date of Death: 17-Oct-2001

Profession: photographer, cartographer, aircraft pilot

Nationality: Norway

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Helge Sommerfelt Skappel (5 September 1907 – 17 October 2001) was a Norwegian aviator, photographer and cartographer.
He was among the early aviation company owners in Norway, and later became known as a photographer in Widerøe from 1934 to 1975, except for four years during World War II when he was imprisoned in concentration camps for resistance work.
He pioneered the use of aerophotogrammetry in Norway.