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Finnish Air Force - Page 23

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-476

Me109G-6 FAF LeR 3 3./HLeLv 24 MT-476 (TX+ZV) WNr.165461 Ye1low 7 On Tail
& Yellow Fuselage Band & Yellow Lower-Half Nose Band & Yellow Under Wingtips

Me109G-6 LeR 3 3./HLeLv 24 MT-476
(TX+ZV) WNr.165461 Yellow 7
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MT-476 Flown By
Master Sergeant [Vääpeli] Nils Edvard 'Nipa' Katajainen At Lappeenranta Airfield, Finland
July 3, 1944
Later, After Combat Damage Katajainen Crashed On High Speed Landing & Was Injured At Lappeenranta, Finland July 5, 1944
Edited SA-Kuva Photo
[1024x787] (406K)

Me109G-6 LeR 3 3./HLeLv 24 MT-476
(TX+ZV) WNr.165461 Yellow 7
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MT-476 Flown By
Master Sergeant [Vääpeli] Nils Edvard 'Nipa' Katajainen with Other Aircraft At Lappeenranta Airfield, Finland July 1944
SA-Kuva Photo
[1200x843] (510K)

Me109G-6 LeR 3 3./HLeLv 24 MT-476
(TX+ZV) WNr.165461 Yellow 7
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MT-476 Flown By
Master Sergeant [Vääpeli] Nils Edvard 'Nipa' Katajainen with Other Aircraft At Lappeenranta Airfield, Finland July 1944
SA-Kuva Photo
[1600x1124] (769K)

NO Other MT-476 Photos See Previous Pages For MT-441 & MT-476 2 Plane Entry

MT-477

Me109G-6/R6/Trop FAF LeR 3 1./HLeLv 24 MT-477 (GU+LA) WNr.165249 Yellow 7
with Yellow Fuselage Band & Yellow Lower-Half Nose Band & Yellow Wingtips
& R6 MG151 20mm Cannon Pods Under Wings with 135 Rounds/Gun

Me109G-6/R6/Trop LeR 3 1./HLeLv 24 MT-477
(GU+LA) WNr.165249 Yellow 7
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MT-477 Flown By
1st Lieutenant [Luutnantti]
Mikko Pasila
Sitting On Nose of MT-477
In Finland Summer 1944
[1200x792] (423K)

Me109G-6/R6/Trop LeR 3 1./HLeLv 24 MT-477
(GU+LA) WNr.165249 Yellow 7
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1./HLeLv 24 Pilots Sitting On
Aircraft Are:
(Left)
2nd Lieutenant [Vänrikki]
Heimo Olavi Lampi,
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(Middle)
MT-477 Pilot
1st Lieutenant [Luutnantti]
Mikko Pasila,
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(Right)
1st Lieutenant [Luutantti]
Otso Leskinen
MT-477 Was Delivered to Finland July 5, 1944
[1200x773] (637K)

MT-479

Me109G-6 FAF LeR 3 2./HLeLv 24 MT-479 (Stkz. Not Found) WNr.165323
with Yellow Fuselage Band & Yellow Lower-Half Nose Band & Yellow Wingtips

Me109G-6 LeR 3 2./HLeLv 24 MT-479
(Stkz. Not Found) WNr.165323
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MT-479 Flown By
1st Lieutenant [Luutnantti]
Olavi 'Olli' Kauko Puro
In Cockpit After Returning From Hospital with Cast Still On One Leg
At Lappeenranta Airfield, Finland July 10, 1944
SA-Kuva #155496
[1200x843] (644K)

NOTE:
1st Lieutenant [Luutnantti] Olavi 'Olli' Kauko Puro Shot Down

1 LaGG-3 + 1 La-5 + 1 P-39 + 1 Pe-2 + 1 Il-2 On June 20, 1944 In MT-201
&
3 La-5s + 1 IL-2 On June 23,1944 In MT-449
&
2 Yak-9s + 2 La-5s On July 10, 1944 In MT479

13 Victories In 3 Weeks After Being Injured In Combat &
In Hospital From June 28 to July 10, 1944.

MT-480

Me109G-6 FAF LeR 3 3./HLeLv 24 MT-480 (TX+ZY) WNr.165464
with Yellow Fuselage Band & Yellow Lower-Half Nose Band & Yellow Wingtips
Flown By Staff Sergeant [Ylikersantti] Leo Ahokas

Me109G-6 LeR 3 3./HLeLv 24 MT-480
(TX+ZY) WNr.165464
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MT-480 Undergoing Maintenance At Lappeenranta Airfield, Finland July 13, 1944
[1200x766] (495K)

Me109G-6 LeR 3 3./HLeLv 24 MT-480
(TX+ZY) WNr.165464
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MT-480 Undergoing Maintenance At Lappeenranta Airfield, Finland July 13, 1944
[1600x1021] (914K)

Me109G-6 LeR 3 3./HLeLv 24 MT-480
(TX+ZY) WNr.165464
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MT-480 Undergoing Maintenance At Lappeenranta Airfield, Finland July 13, 1944
[2155x1243] (222K)

MT-482

Me109G-6/R3 FAF LeR 3 3./HLeLv 34 MT-482 (NI+XO) WNr.165185 Yellow 9 On Tail
with Sand Filter & 300-Liter Belly Tank
with Yellow Fuselage Band & Yellow Lower-Half Nose Band & Yellow Wingtips

Me109G-6/R3 LeR 3 3./HLeLv 34 MT-482
(NI+XO) WNr.165185 Yellow 9
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MT-483 Flown By
1st Lieutenant [Luutnantti]
Lasse Lehtonen
In Finland 1944
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Me109G-6/R3 LeR 3 3./HLeLv 34 MT-482
(NI+XO) WNr.165185 Yellow 9
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MT-483 Flown By
1st Lieutenant [Luutnantti]
Lasse Lehtonen
In Finland 1944
[1600x1035] (885K)

MT-483

Me109G-8/R3 FAF LeR 3 1./HLeLv 24 MT-483 (Stkz. Not Found) WNr.710012 with 300-Liter Belly Tank
with Yellow Fuselage Band & Yellow Lower-Half Nose Band & Yellow Wingtips
Flown By 1st Lentue [1./HLeLv 24] Commander Captain [Kapteeni] Atte Lassila

Me109G-8/R3 LeR 3 1./HLeLv 24 MT-483
(Stkz. Not Found) WNr.710012
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MT-483 Was a Reconnaissance Aircraft, But Without Camera &
Is 1 of 2 Me109G-8s In FAF, Photo At Lappeenranta Airfield, Finland July 1944
[1200x662] (489K)

Me109G-8/R3 LeR 3 1./HLeLv 24 MT-483
(Stkz. Not Found) WNr.710012
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MT-483 Was a Reconnaissance Aircraft, But Without Camera &
Is 1 of 2 Me109G-8s In FAF, Photo At Lappeenranta Airfield, Finland July 1944
[2141x1180] (205K)