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Finnish Air Force - Page 20

Continuation War Started June 25, 1941

Continuation War Cease-Fire September 5, 1944 & Armistice Signed September 19, 1944

Lapland War Started September 15, 1944 & Ended April 27, 1945

Messerschmitt 109G-6

In MT-xxx Order MT-456

Me109G-6/U2 FAF LeR 3 1./HLeLv 24 Later, LeR 3 /HLeLv33 MT456 (NS+XT) WNr.164982 Yellow 6
with GM-1 Engine Boost & Yellow Fuselage Band & Yellow Lower-Half Nose Band & Yellow Wingtips

Me109G-6/U2 LeR 3 1./HLeLv 24 MT-456
(NS+XT) WNr.164982 Yellow 6
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Flown By
1st Lieutenant [Luutnantii]
Otso Leskinen Warming Up Engine At Lappeenranta Airfield, Finland July 1, 1944 & Leskinen Shot Down His Only Victory (Yak-9)
At Noskuanselka, East of Viipuri, Finland On Same Date
[1200x866] (740K)

Me109G-6/U2 LeR 3 1./HLeLv 24 MT-456
(NS+XT) WNr.164982 Yellow 6
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Flown By
1st Lieutenant [Luutnantii]
Otso Leskinen Warming Up Engine At Lappeenranta Airfield, Finland July 1, 1944 & Leskinen Shot Down His Only Victory(Yak-9) At Noskuanselka, East of Viipuri, Finland On Same Date
[1600x1155] (1,176K)

Me109G-6/U2 LeR 3 1./HLeLv 24 MT-456
(NS+XT) WNr.164982 Yellow 6
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Flown By
1st Lieutenant [Luutnantii]
Otso Leskinen Warming Up Engine At Lappeenranta Airfield, Finland July 1, 1944 & Leskinen Shot Down His Only Victory(Yak-9) At Noskuanselka, East of Viipuri, Finland On Same Date
[2153x1554] (281K)

Me109G-6/U2 LeR 3 1./HLeLv 24 MT-456
(NS+XT) WNr.164982 Yellow 6
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In Front of MT-456 [L→R]:
Apprentice Mechanic R. Hautamaki, Mechanic P. Kaskinen,
Mechanic M. Kalso,
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MT-456 Pilot
Staff Sergeant [Ylikersantti]
Aimo Vahvelainen,
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& On Top of MT-456's Nose Is
Apprentice Mechanic N. Hyvarinen
At Lappeenranta Airfield, Finland Summer 1944
[1200x772] (731K)

Me109G-6/U2 LeR 3 1./HLeLv 24 MT-456
(NS+XT) WNr.164982 Yellow 6
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Flown By
1st Lieutenant [Luutnantti]
Otso Leskinen
Is Standing In Front Of MT-456
At Suulajärvi Airfield, Finland Summer 1944
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Me109G-6/U2 LeR 3 /HLeLv 33 MT-456
(NS+XT) WNr.164982
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MT-456 & Another Aircraft Both with White-Blue-White
Post-War Roundels In HLeLv 33 Squadron Formation In Finland 1951
[1024x593] (69K)

Me109G-6/U2 LeR 3 /HLeLv 33 MT-456
(NS+XT) WNr.164982
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MT-456 with White-Blue-White
Post-War Roundels In HLeLv 33 At Utti Airfield, Kouvola, Finland 1953
[1200x799] (485K)

MT-457

Me109G-6/U2 FAF LeR 3 1./HLeLv 34 Later, LeR 3 1./HLeLv 24 MT-457 (NS+XU) WNr.164983 White 0
with GM-1 Engine Boost & Yellow Fuselage Band & Yellow Lower-Half Nose Band & Yellow Wingtips
Flown By 1.HLeLv 34 Commander Warrant Officer [Lentomestari] Eino Ilmari 'Illu' Juutilainen
From June 26, 1944 to July 31, 1944 & Borrowed Once From 1./HLeLv 24 On September 3, 1944

Me109G-6/U2 LeR 3 1./HLeLv 34 MT457
(NS+XU) WNr.164983 White 0
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Flown By HLeLv 34 Commander
Warrant Officer [Lentomestari]
Eino Ilmari 'Illu' Juutilainen
Entering MT-457 Cockpit To Start Next Mission In July 1944
Note: Later, On September 3, 1944 Juutilainen Borrowed MT-457 Then Owned By LeR 3 1./HLeLv 24 For One Last Combat Mission &
Juutilainan Shot Down a Russian
Li-2 (DC-2) Transport Just Before
Cease-Fire (September 5, 1944), Ending with 94 Victories
In 437 Sorties
[1200x848] (520K)

MT-457 & MT-472

Me109G-6 LeR 3 1./HeLeLv 24 MT-472 (Stkz. Not Found) WNr.164948
with Yellow Fuselage Band & Yellow Lower-Half Nose Band & Yellow Wingtips
Flown By Captain [Kapteeni] Veikko Ala-Panula

Me109G-6/U2 & Me109G-6 (Front)
Me109G-6/U2 LeR 3 1./HLeLv 24
ex-LeR 3 1./HLeLv 34 MT457
(NS+XU) WNr.164983 White 0 &
(Rear)
Me109G-6
LeR 3 1./HLeLv 24 MT-472
(Stkz. Not Found) WNr.164948
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MT-457 Flown By
2nd Lieutenant [Vänrikki]
Heimo Olavi Lampi &
MT-472 Flown By
Captain [Kapteeni]
Veikko Ala-Panula
At Utti Airfield, Kouvola, Finland September 1944
[1200x787] (120K)

Me109G-6/U2 & Me109G-6 (Front)
Me109G-6/U2 LeR 3 1./HLeLv 24
ex-LeR 3 1./HLeLv 34 MT457
(NS+XU) WNr.164983 White 0 &
(Rear)
Me109G-6
LeR 3 1./HLeLv 24 MT-472
(Stkz. Not Found) WNr.164948
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MT-457 Flown By
2nd Lieutenant [Vänrikki]
Heimo Olavi Lampi &
MT-472 Flown By
Captain [Kapteeni]
Veikko Ala-Panula
At Utti Airfield, Kouvola, Finland September 1944
[1600x953] (992K)

Me109G-6/U2 & Me109G-6 (Front)
Me109G-6/U2 LeR 3 1./HLeLv 24
ex-LeR 3 1./HLeLv 34 MT457
(NS+XU) WNr.164983 White 0 &
(Rear)
Me109G-6
LeR 3 1./HLeLv 24 MT-472
(Stkz. Not Found) WNr.164948
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MT-457 Flown By
2nd Lieutenant [Vänrikki]
Heimo Olavi Lampi &
MT-472 Flown By
Captain [Kapteeni]
Veikko Ala-Panula
At Utti Airfield, Kouvola, Finland September 1944
[2164x1289] (325K)

Me109G-6/U2 & Me109G-6 (Front)
Me109G-6/U2 LeR 3 1./HLeLv 24
ex-LeR 3 1./HLeLv 34 MT457
(NS+XU) WNr.164983 White 0 &
(2nd Plane)
Me109G-6
LeR 3 1./HLeLv 24 MT-472
(Stkz. Not Found) WNr.164948 &
Five More Gustavs In LineUp
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Me109G-6/U2 MT-457 & Me109G-6 MT-472 & Five More = All Seven of LeR 3 1./HLeLv 24's Gustavs
At Utti Airfield, Kouvola, Finland After Armistice Is Signed On September 19, 1944
[1200x444] (280K)