The Last Starfighter: One Object, Three Lives – Inside and Outside the Norsk Luftfartsmuseum

Museum objects have the potential to act as powerful symbols of natio�nal identity and modernity. This article examines the three lives of Starfighter 637, a Norwegian military aircraft that flew in the Arctic during the Cold War before becoming an exhibit at the Norsk Luftfartsmuseum and finally be...

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Main Author: Gledhill, Jim
Other Authors: {"funder_name":"Arts and Humanities Research Council","funder_doi":"http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100000267","funder_position":"0","funder_isni":"0000 0004 3497 6001","funder_ror":"https://ror.org/0505m1554","funder_award": "AH/V001078/1" }
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:unknown
Published: University of Oslo 2024
Subjects:
Norway
restoration
aviation museums
national identity
military objects
Arctic
Cold War
Online Access:https://journals.uio.no/museolog/issue/view/927
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Summary:Museum objects have the potential to act as powerful symbols of natio�nal identity and modernity. This article examines the three lives of Starfighter 637, a Norwegian military aircraft that flew in the Arctic during the Cold War before becoming an exhibit at the Norsk Luftfartsmuseum and finally being restored to fly again by a group of aviation enthusiasts. The case study of the Starfighter considers the role of socialisation in generating a military object’s meanings and value as cultural heritage, but also how museums can convey the kinetic experience of flying.

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