He served as Chief of Defence of Norway (Norwegian: sjef for Forsvarsstaben) from 1955 to 1956.
[2] He published the book Lærebok i luftnavigasjon in 1935, and worked as a pilot for the Norwegian Air Lines from 1935 to 1939.
[3] During the Second World War, he served as a pilot and aviation officer in Great Britain with the No.
[3] He was pilot of the first operation using the amphibious aircraft Catalina to land agents on the Norwegian coast on 1 May 1942.
[2] He was promoted to lieutenant general and head of the Royal Norwegian Air Force in 1951.