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Finnish Air Force Personnel - Page 7

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 Staff Sergeant [Ylikersantti] Niilo Johannes Erkinheimo 10.5 Total Victories In About 180 Sorties 45th Most Victories In FAF
6.5 in Curtiss Hawk 75A, 4 in Me109G

Curtiss Hawk 75A-6 LeR 1 /LeLv 32 CU-558 White 8
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LeR 1 /LeLv 32 Pilot
Staff Sergeant [Ylikersantti] Niilo Johannes Erkinheimo
Flew Curtiss Hawk 75A-6
CU-558 White 8
At Nurmoila Airfield, Finland
July 6, 1942
Later, On November 16,1943 Erkinheimo Was Flying
Me109G-2 MT-223 &
Was Killed In Action By Engine
Failure & Ditched At Sea & Drowned
Near Tytarsaan, Gulf of Finland, South Karelia, Finland & Aircraft Sank (100% Loss)
SA-Kuva #96327
[719x1024] (512K)

NO Other Staff Sgt. Niilo Erkinheimo Photos See Previous MT-227 Plane Entry

1st Lieutenant [Luutantti] Mauno Ilmari 'Manne' Kirjonen 10 Total Victories In 204 Sorties 52nd Most Victories In FAF
1 in Fokker D.XXI, 5 in Curtiss Hawk 75A 4 in Me109G

Fokker D.XXI LeR 1 /LeLv 32
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LeR 1 /LeLv 32 Pilot
Corporal [Alikersantti] Mauno Ilmari 'Manne' Kirjonen
Next to I-153 Russian Plane Shot Down Next to Lake Haukkajarvi, Utti, Finland July 21, 1941 - 9 Days After Promotion to Corporal
Later, with 2./HLeLv 34
SA-Kuva #31651
[1024x739] (547K)

NO Other Staff Sgt. Mauno Kirjonen Photos See Previous MT-227 Plane Entry

Sergeant [Kersantti] Arvo Ilmari Koskelainen 5 Total Victories In 140 Sorties 94th Most Victories In FAF
5 in Curtiss Hawk 75A, 0 in Me109G

Me109G-6 LeR 3 1./HLeLv 24
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LeR 3 1./HLeLv 24 Pilots
[L→R]:
Master Sergeant [Vääpeli]
Hugo Estama,
Corporal [Alikersantti]
K. Nevalainen,
Staff Sergeant [Ylikersantti]
Paavo Koskela,
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1./HLeLv 24 (1st Lentue) Commander
Captain [Kapteeni]
Aate Lassila,
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1st Lieutenant [Luutnantti]
Otso Leskinen,
Sergeant [Kersantti]
Arvo Ilmari Koskelainen.
At Suulajärvi Airfield, Finland August 1944
[1200x750] (606K)

Further Pilot Photos Will Be Shown By Date
As Not Much Information Is Known Outside of Photos
Multiple Photos of a Single Pilot Will Be Shown In One Group

2nd Lieutenant [Vänrikki] J. Sarasto

Brewster-239 F2A-1 LeR 2 /LeLv 24
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LeR 2 /LeLv 24 Pilot
2nd Lieutenant [Vänrikki] J. Sarasto
(Far Right)
Points to Map Where He Crashed Behind Russian Lines, But Escaped
To Mantsinsaari, Finland
September 14, 1941
SA-Kuva #48192
[1200x841] (759K)

Me109G-2 LeR 2 3./LeLv 28
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LeR 2 3./LeLv 28 Instructors
[L→R]:
2nd Lieutenant [Vänrikki]
J. Sarasto,
Sergeant [Kersantti]
O. Pitkanen,
Staff Sergeant [Ylikersantti]
E. Lajunen
At Värtsilä Airfield, Finland
July 1944
[1024x1048] (382K)

Unknown Officer Pilot of DC-2

Douglas DC-2 Transport Aircraft
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DC-2 FAF (DO-1)
Named 'Hanssin Jukka'
Swedish Count Carl Gustav von Rosen Bought a KLM DC-2 Named 'De Haan', Modified It, & Donated It to Finland To Be Used Mainly to Ferry Supplies & Personnel
Now with Unknown Pilot In Cockpit While Snowing
At Derevjanna, Finland
September 29, 1941
SA-Kuva #52133
[875x1200] (613K)

Unknown Officer Pilots Sunbathing

Me109G-2 LeR 3 /LeLv 24
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LeR 3 /LeLv 24
Two Unknown Pilots
[L→R]:
2nd Lieutenant [Vänrikki] &
1st Lieutenant [Luutnantti] with
Foil From Cheese to Make Sunbathing Tool
At Suulajärvi, Finland
May 10, 1944
SA-Kuva #150194
[1200x1202] (908K)

Two LeR 3 3./HLeLv 24 Pilots

Me109G-2 LeR 3 3./LeLv 24
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LeR 3 3./LeLv 24
Two Pilots
[L→R]:
Sergeant [Kersantti]
Risto Sakari Helava &
1st Lieutenant [Luutnantti]
Heikki Oskari Herrala
Checking Out Latest 'Aviation & 'Pilven Veikko' Magazines
At Suulajärvi, Finland
May 12, 1944
SA-Kuva #150315
[1186x1200] (892K)

Six LeR 5 1./HLeLv 30 Instructor Pilots

Me109G-6 LeR 5 1./LeLv 30
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LeR 5 1./LeLv 30
Six Instructor Pilots
[L→R]:
2nd Lieutenant [Vänrikki]
Ilmari Toiviainen,
2nd Lieutenant [Vänrikki]
T. Uusiaho,
1st Lieutenant [Luutnantti]
R. Hämäläinen,
1st Lieutenant [Luutnantti]
R. Hyvärinen,
2nd Lieutenant [Vänrikki]
B. Vesoma,
1st Lieutenant [Luutnantti]
A. Weissman.
In Front of MT-4xx
At Utti Airfield, Kuovola, Finland May 31, 1944
[1200x724] (670K)

LeR 3 3./HLeLv 24 1st Lieutenant [Luutnantti] K. Temmes

Me109G-6 LeR 3 3./LeLv 24
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LeR 3 3./LeLv 24
Lieutenant [Luutnantti]
K. Temmes
Standing In Front of Aircraft
At Lappeenranta, Finland
Summer 1944
[820x1200] (581K)

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