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Finnish Air Force - Page 22

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-462

Me109G-8 FAF LeR 3 3./HLeLv 24 MT-462 (PR+QX) WNr.200041
Flown By Master Sergeant [Vääpeli] Nils Edvard 'Nipa' Katajainen

Me109G-8 LeR 3 3./HLeLv 24 MT-462
(PR+QX) WNr.200041
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MT-462 Was a Replacement Aircraft Without Proper Markings Due to Short Service to Date (2 Days) Starting To Take Off
At Lappeenranta Airfield, Finland June 30, 1944:
But, 5 Days After Delivery,
On July 3, 1944 Katajainen Was Shot Down & Force-Landed (Unhurt), & Repairs Were Not Done Before Armistice Making the Standard Paint Job Unnecessary
SA-Kuva #155460
[1200x709] (481K)

Me109G-8 LeR 3 3./HLeLv 24 MT-462
(PR+QX) WNr.200041
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MT-462 Flown By
Master Sergeant [Vääpeli] Nils Edvard 'Nipa' Katajainen In Cockpit Ready to Start Mission
At Lappeenranta Airfield, Finland June 30, 1944
SA-Kuva #155459
[846x1200] (694K)

Me109G-8 LeR 3 3./HLeLv 24 MT-462
(PR+QX) WNr.200041
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MT-462 Flown By
Master Sergeant [Vääpeli] Nils Edvard 'Nipa' Katajainen
In Cockpit with Mechanic Ready to Crank Engine Inertial Starter
At Lappeenranta Airfield, Finland June 30, 1944
SA-Kuva #155458
[1200x843] (186K)

Me109G-8 LeR 3 3./HLeLv 24 MT-462
(PR+QX) WNr.200041
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MT-462 Flown By
Master Sergeant [Vääpeli] Nils Edvard 'Nipa' Katajainen
In Cockpit with Mechanic Ready to Crank Engine Inertial Starter
At Lappeenranta Airfield, Finland June 30, 1944
SA-Kuva #155458
[1600x1124] (1,066K)

MT-465

Me109G-6/R6 FAF LeR 3 2./HLeLv 24 MT-465 (SZ+PL) WNr.165347 Yellow 7
with Yellow Fuselage Band & Yellow Lower-Half Nose Band & Yellow Wingtips
R6 MG151 20mm Cannon Underwing Pods Removed

Me109G-6/R6 LeR 3 2./HLeLv 24 MT-465
(SZ+PL) WNr.165347 Yellow 7
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MT-465 with Sand Filter & Bulky R6 MG151 Wing Gun Pods Removed On Express Orders of Pilot
1st Lieutenant [Luunantti]
Atte Eirik Olavi Nyman
At Lappeenranta Airfield, Finland July 1944
[1200x791] (505K)

MT-466

Me109G-6 FAF LeR 3 2./HLeLv 31 MT-466 (SZ+PD) WNr.165339 After April 24, 1947
with Sand Filter & Yellow Fuselage Band & Yellow Lower-Half Nose Band & Yellow Wingtips

Me109G-6 LeR 3 2./HLeLv 31 MT-466
(SZ+PD) WNr.165339
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MT-466 with Bat On Half-Moon Emblem & White-Blue-White
Post-War Roundels Sometime Between April 24, 1947
to May 4, 1949
[1024x668] (398K)

MT-467

Me109G-6/R3/R6 FAF LeR 3 3./HLeLv 34 ex-JG 53 MT-467 (SZ+PP) WNr.165351 After June 29, 1944
with Yellow Fuselage Band & Yellow Lower-Half Nose Band & Yellow Wingtips
& R6 MG151 20mm Cannon Pods Under Wings with 135 Rounds/Gun
Flown By Staff Sergeant [Ylikersantti] Aaro Eerikki 'Naru' Nuorala

Me109G-6/R3/R6 LeR 3 3./HLeLv 34 MT-467
(SZ+PP) WNr.165351
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MT-467 Landing At Taipalsaari Airfield, Finland June 30, 1944
SA-Kuva #155489
Later, Nuorala Crashed On Takeoff (Unhurt) At Taipalsaari Airfield, Finland July 9, 1944
[1200x850] (882K)

MT-469

Me109G-6 FAF LeR 3 1./HLeLv 34, Later, LeR 4 /PLeLv 41 MT-469 (TX+ZK) WNr.165450 with Sand Filter
& Yellow Fuselage Band & Yellow Lower-Half Nose Band & Yellow Wingtips
Flown By Master Sergeant [Väälepi] Antti Johannes Tani (From June 30, 1944 to December 4, 1944)

Me109G-6 LeR 3 1./HLeLv 34 MT-469
(TX+ZK) WNr.165450
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At Immola Airfield, Imatra, Finland Delivered On June 30, 1944
[1200x783] (93K)

Me109G-6 LeR 3 1./HLeLv 34 MT-469
(TX+ZK) WNr.165450
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At Immola Airfield, Imatra, Finland Delivered On June 30, 1944
[1600x1044] (1,035K)

Me109G-6 LeR 3 1./HLeLv 34 MT-469
(TX+ZK) WNr.165450
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At Immola Airfield, Imatra, Finland Delivered On June 30, 1944
[2128x1435] (206K)

Me109G-6 LeR 4 /PLeLv 41 MT-469
(TX+ZK) WNr.165450
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MT-469 Being Refueled At Luonetjärvi Airfield, Finland During So-Called 'Turkish' War August 1950:
Note: MT-469 Was Stored After Armistice At Aircraft Depot
February 20, 1945 & Brought Out of Storage for New Unit /PLeLv 41 On February 25, 1949
[1200x563] (532K)

MT-471

Me109G-6/AS FAF LeR 4 /PLeLv 41 MT-471 (NO+EY) WNr.165117
with White Nose Band & White Underwing Bands

Me109G-6/AS LeR 4 /PLeLv 41 MT-469
(TX+ZK) WNr.165450
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MT-469 In Middle of Three Aircraft with Mechanics Ready to Start Engines For Departure In Finland, After January 17, 1949
Note: MT-469 Delivered with
G-6/AS Option = DB605A-1 Engine Swapped Out For DB605/AS Engine
& Added Pressurized Cockpit
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Previously During Continuation War,
LeR 3 3./HLeLv 24
2nd Lieutentant [Vänrikki]
Erkki Estama
Was Shot Down & Crash Landed (Unhurt) At Sairalla, Finland
July 18, 1944 &
MT-471 Finished Repair
On July 24, 1944
[1200x583] (572K)

MT-472

Me109G-6 FAF LeR 3 /HLeLv 31 MT-472 (Stkz. Not Found) WNr.164948
with Sand Filter &