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Finnish Air Force Personnel - Page 1

Continuation War Started June 25, 1941

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

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

FAF Pilots In # of Victories Order Warrant Officer [Sotilasmestari] Eino Ilmari 'Illu' Juutilainen Double Knight of Mannerheim Cross
94 Total Victories In 437 Sorties Most Confirmed Victories of Any Pilot Outside Germany
2 in Fokker D.XX1, 34 in Brewster-239 F2A-1, 58 in Me109G

Brewster-239 F2A-1 LeR 3 1./LeLv 34
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Warrant Officer [Sotilasmestari]
Eino Ilmari 'Illu' Juutilainen
Standing In Front Of 20 Rudder Victory Marks On His
Brewster-239 F2A-1 BW-364,
But Ends WW2 with
94 Total Victories
Finland June 26, 1942
SA-Kuva Photo #97210
[1200x769] (656K)

Me109G-6 LeR 3 1./HLeLv 34
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LeR 3 1./HLeLv 34 Pilot
Warrant Officer [Sotilasmestari]
Eino Ilmari 'Illu' Juutilainen
with 80 (of 94 Total) Victories
At End of June 1944
Photo At Taipalsaari Airfield, Finland June 30, 1944
Note: Mannerheim Cross
On Left Pocket
SA-Kuva #155493
[723x1024] (466K)

Fokker D-XX1 &
Brewster-239 F2A-1 &
Me109G-2 & Me109G-6
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Warrant Officer [Sotilasmestari]
Eino Ilmari 'Illu' Juutilainen
Was Finland's Highest Scoring Ace & Also Highest Non-German Scoring Ace with 94 Confirmed Victories Using Fokker D.XX1, Brewster-239 F2A-1, Me109G-2 MT-222, Me109G-6 MT-426, MT-427,
& MT-457
Note: Mannerheim Cross
On Left Pocket
[748x1024] (373K)

Me109G-2 LeR 3 1./LeLv 34
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LeR 3 1./LeLv 34 Pilots
[Left→Right]
LeLv 34 Commander Major [Majuri]
Eino Antero 'Eikka' Luukkanen
(56 Total Victories)
(2.5 In Fokker D.XX1 &
14.5 In Brewster-239 F2A-1 &
39 In Me109G)
Warrant Officer [Sotilasmestari]
Eino Ilmari 'Illu' Juutilainen
(94 Victories)
Leutnant [Luutnantti]
Ky�sti Keijo Ensio 'K�ssi' Karila
(32 Total Victories)
(13 In Curtiss Hawk 75A &
19 In Me109G) &
Lotta (Auxillary) Ms. Garberg,
Lotta (Auxillary) Ms. Ilveskorp,
Staff Sergeant Eino Iisakki Peltola
(10.5 Total Victories)
(7.5 In Brewster-239 F2A-1 &
3 In Me109G)
& On Wing Lotta Ms. Vengo &
Mechanic E. Laiho Finland 1943
[1200x819] (448K)

Me109G-2 LeR 3 /LeLv 34
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Leaning Against Tail of MT-2xx
(Left)
Warrant Officer [Sotilasmestari]
Oiva Emil Kalervo 'Oippa' Tuominen
(44 Total Victories)
(1.5 In Fokker D.X11 &
6.5 In Gloster Gladiator &
23 In Fiat G.50 &
13 In Me109G)
Knight of Mannerheim Cross &
(Right)
Warrant Officer [Sotilasmestari]
Eino Ilmari 'Illu' Juutilainen
Double Knight of Mannerheim Cross
In Finland Summer 1943
[1200x666] (549K)

Me109G-6
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FAF Pilots [Left→Right]:
Warrant Officer [Sotilasmestari]
Eino Ilmari 'Illu' Juutilainen,
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LeR3 1./HLeLv 24 (1st Lentue) Commander Lieutenant [Luutnantti]
Lauri 'Lapra' Vilhelm Nissinen,
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Savoia-Marchetti SM-82 Transport
In German Colors Italian Pilot,
Sergeant [Kersantti]
Kosti Keskinummi, (Far Right)
Ready to Fly to Breslau, Poland to Get Me109G6s to Bring Back to
Feldluftpark Pori, Finland
SA-Kuva Photo
[1200x823] (536K)

Me109G-6 LeR 3 1./HLeLv 34
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LeR 3 1./HLeLv 34 Pilots
[Left→Right]
Leutenant [Luutnantti]
Kauko Risku
(Unknown Victories),
Warrant Officer [Sotilasmestari]
Eino Ilmari 'Illu' Juutilainen
(94 Victories),
Master Sergeant [V��peli]
Antti Johannes Tani
21.5 Total Victories,
(7 In Morane-Saulnier MS406 &
14.5 In Me109G)

All 3 Talking to Someone Off Camera to the Left
In Finland Summer 1944
[1024x666] (444K)

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