The German battleship Tirpitz was sunk by British bombers between Bjerkaker and Håkøya in 1944.
Håkøya |
Fighters from Bardufoss also had the task of providing aerial support for naval operations in the area, but failed to scramble in time to prevent the battleship Tirpitz from being sunk by Avro Lancaster bombers at Håkøya near Tromsø.