 Complete the following phrase:  The first plane to land at the air station was a de Havilland Tiger Moth on 26 March 1938, making it the countrys oldest air station still operational. During World War II, RAF Gloster Gladiators No. 263 Squadron RAF and Hawker Hurricanes No. 46 Squadron RAF operating from Bardufoss played a vital part in keeping the Luftwaffe at bay during the fighting on the Narvik front in the AprilJune 1940 Norwegian Campaign. After the allied withdrawal from Norway, the airbase was taken over by the Germans and mostly used as a base for fighters, bombers and reconnaissance planes operating against the 