Background
Lambrechts was born in Kristiania, the son of county manager Sigurd Lambrechts and Augusta Mowinckel.
Lambrechts was born in Kristiania, the son of county manager Sigurd Lambrechts and Augusta Mowinckel.
Lambrechts graduated as naval officer in 1921, and from the navy"s pilot school in 1924.
He served as Chief of Defence of Norway (Norwegian: sjef for Forsvarsstaben) from 1955 to 1956. Early career
He published the book Lærebok i luftnavigasjon in 1935, and worked as a pilot for the Norwegian Air Lincolnshire from 1935 to 1939. Second World War
During the Second World War he served as a pilot and aviation officer in Great Britain, with the Number.
333 Squadron Royal Air Force. He was pilot of the first operation using the amphibious aircraft Catalina to land agents at the Norwegian coast, on 1 May 1942.
Post war
After the war, Lambrechts served as air attaché in Stockholm from 1945 to 1946. He was promoted Lieutenant General and head of the Royal Norwegian Air Force in 1951.
From 1955 to 1956 he served as Chief of Defence of Norway (Norwegian: sjef for Forsvarsstaben).