Jan Fredrik Wiborg
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Jan Fredrik Wiborg was a Norwegian civil engineer.
During the early 1990s, he criticised plans for building Oslo
's new airport at Gardermoen
. The Parliament of Norway had originally decided to build the new airport at Hurumlandet
, but weather surveys claimed this location would only be operable 80% of the time. Wiborg claimed the information was falsified and that parliament were deliberately misled by government officials.
Wiborg died on 21 June 1994 after falling from a hotel window in Copenhagen, and crucial documents about the case disappeared. Circumstances about his death was never fully cleared. Journalists from the newspaper Aftenposten
were awarded the prestigious SKUP prize in 1999 for their investigation of the case.
During 2000 the parliamentary Standing Committee on Scrutiny and Constitutional Affairs
held a public hearing about the alleged foul play during the airport planning process. An official report was released in 2001.
Jan Fredrik Wiborg had a son, Daniel Wiborg, born the 13th September 1976 and is today an aeronautical engineer.
During the early 1990s, he criticised plans for building Oslo
Oslo
Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...
's new airport at Gardermoen
Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
Oslo Airport, Gardermoen is the principal airport serving Oslo, Norway. It acts as the main domestic hub and international airport for Norway, and the second-busiest airport in the Nordic countries. A hub for Scandinavian Airlines and Norwegian Air Shuttle, and a focus city for Widerøe, it is...
. The Parliament of Norway had originally decided to build the new airport at Hurumlandet
Hurumlandet
Hurumlandet is a peninsula in Buskerud county, Norway. It is situated west of the Oslofjord and east of the Drammensfjord. It comprises the municipalities Røyken and Hurum. Hurumlandet is located south of Asker. It is connected to Follo through the subsea Oslofjord Tunnel. Before 1990, Hurumlandet...
, but weather surveys claimed this location would only be operable 80% of the time. Wiborg claimed the information was falsified and that parliament were deliberately misled by government officials.
Wiborg died on 21 June 1994 after falling from a hotel window in Copenhagen, and crucial documents about the case disappeared. Circumstances about his death was never fully cleared. Journalists from the newspaper Aftenposten
Aftenposten
Aftenposten is Norway's largest newspaper. It retook this position in 2010, taking it from the tabloid Verdens Gang which had been the largest newspaper for several decades. It is based in Oslo. The morning edition, which is distributed across all of Norway, had a circulation of 250,179 in 2007...
were awarded the prestigious SKUP prize in 1999 for their investigation of the case.
During 2000 the parliamentary Standing Committee on Scrutiny and Constitutional Affairs
Standing Committee on Scrutiny and Constitutional Affairs
The Standing Committee on Scrutiny and Constitutional Affairs is a standing committee of the Parliament of Norway. It is holds a supervisory role in relation to the proceedings of the parliament and public sector. The committee has 11 members and is chaired by Anders Anundsen of the Centre.From...
held a public hearing about the alleged foul play during the airport planning process. An official report was released in 2001.
Jan Fredrik Wiborg had a son, Daniel Wiborg, born the 13th September 1976 and is today an aeronautical engineer.