Finland - World War Two

page generated: May 5, 2006

compiled by Allan Magnus


References:

  1. Ilmavoitot osa 1, Kalevi Keskinen and Kari Stenman, Kari Stenman Publishing, Espoo, Finland
  2. Lentomestarit, Ilmavoimien Historiajulkaisuja I, Veikko Juurikas, Vammalan Kirjapaino Oy 1999
  3. Hävittäja-Ässät: Finnish Fighter Aces, Kalevi Keskinen, Kari Stenman & Klaus Niska, Apali Oy, Tampere, Finland 1994
  4. Air Aces, Christopher Shores, Presidio Press, Novato, California 1983
  5. The Finnish Airforce 1918-1968, Christopher Shores, ARCO 1969

last name given name airforce victories comments
AaltonenLasse ErikFinnish Air Force8.5LeLv26,LeLv34
AhokasLeoFinnish Air Force12LeLv32,LeLv24
AlakoskiKlaus JalmariFinnish Air Force26LeLv32,LeLv26,LeLv30,LeLv34
AlapuroVeikko SakariFinnish Air Force5LeLv32,MaaSK; also shot down 4 observation balloons
AlhoMartti AslakFinnish Air Force15LeLv24
AvikainenOnni IlmariFinnish Air Force6LeLv24,LeLv6,LeLv30; hospitalized on 10/May/1944 for remainder of the war
BergPaavo DavidFinnish Air Force4.5LeLv32; KIA 1/Nov/1941
BremerAulis NathanaelFinnish Air Force7.5LeLv32T-LLv35,HLeLv26
DurchmanMatti EnsioFinnish Air Force6LeLv6,LeLv30,LeLv34
EhrnroothErkki OlaviFinnish Air Force2LeLv34,LeLv32
ErkinheimoNiilo JohannesFinnish Air Force10.75LeLv32,LeLv34; KIFA 16/Nov/1943
EvinenVeikko ArvidFinnish Air Force5LeLv32,T-LLv35,LeLv34,HLeLv32; WIA 24/Jun/1994; died 25/Jun/1944
FräntiläMauno MikaelFinnish Air Force4.5LeLv24,LeLv30,LeLv34,HLeLv30,HleLv34
GerdtAimo EmilFinnish Air Force5.83LeLv32,LeLv34,LeLv30
HalonenEero Martti OlaviFinnish Air Force16LeLv24
HamalainenJ.Finnish Air Force5
HattinenLars Paul ErichFinnish Air Force6LeLv28
HilloJaako JuhoFinnish Air Force8LeLv32
HuotariJouko Armas AnteroFinnish Air Force17.5LeLv24
HyrkkiTuomoFinnish Air Force5LeLv 28
IkonenSakari HeikkiFinnish Air Force4LeLv24, LeSK,T-LLv35
InehmoMartti Olavi KalervoFinnish Air Force7LeLv28
JärviTuro TapioFinnish Air Force28.5LeLv30,LeLv24
JoensuuAntti IlmariFinnish Air Force1LeLv26,MaaSK,HleLv34
JutilaLauri OlaviFinnish Air Force7.5LeLv30,LeLv32,LeLv34; KIA 17/Jun/1943
JuutilainenEino IlmariFinnish Air Force92LeLv24, LeLv34
KajantoJaako OlaviFinnish Air Force5LeLv32; KIA 19/Mar/1943
KalimaMartti Tauno JohannesFinnish Air Force10.5LeLv30,LeLv10,LeLv14,HLeLv30
KarhilaKyösti Keijo EnsioFinnish Air Force32.25LeLv32,LeLv30,LeLv34 ,LeLv24
KarhunenJormaFinnish Air Force26.5LeLv24
KaruVeikko JohannesFinnish Air Force7LeLv30,LeR3,LeLv26,HLeLv30
KatajainenNils EdvardFinnish Air Force35.5LeLv24
KauppinenOsmo KalervoFinnish Air Force5.5LeLv24,KoeL
KauppinenViljo IlmariFinnish Air Force9.5LeLv24; WIA 7/Jun/1944 and spent rest of war in hospital
KeskinummiKosti RauniFinnish Air Force5.5LeLv24; WIA 28/Jun/1944 and was hospitilized until end of the war
KiljunenAaro JaakoFinnish Air Force5.33LeLv32
KinnunenEero AulisFinnish Air Force19LeLv24; KIA 21/Apr/1943
KirjonenMauno IlmariFinnish Air Force9.75LeLv32,LeV,LeLv34,LeLv30
KokkoPekka JohannesFinnish Air Force10LeLv24,KoeL
KoskelainenArvo IlmariFinnish Air Force5LeLv30,LeLv24
KoskinenEino Eero SakeusFinnish Air Force12.33LeLv32
KoskinenKostiFinnish Air Force7LeLv6, LeLv30, LeLv24
LahtelaKullervoFinnish Air Force10.25LeLv32,LeLv34,LeLv30
LaitinenAhti Tauno IlmariFinnish Air Force12LeLv24; POW 29/Jun/1944
LakioVilppu MikaelFinnish Air Force5LeLv24,HLeLv24
LampiHeimo OlaviFinnish Air Force13.5LeLv24
LänsivuoriOsmoFinnish Air Force5LeLv26, LeLv34
LautamäkiLauri JohannesFinnish Air Force4LeLv26,KoeL
LehtovaaraUrho SakariFinnish Air Force43.5LeLv28, LeLv34
LeinoHemmo KullervoFinnish Air Force11LeLv30,LeLv14,LeLv34
LindbergKim KonradFinnish Air Force5LeLv24,LeR3
LinnamaaAarre PäiviöFinnish Air Force5LeLv28
LukkanenEino AnteroFinnish Air Force53.5LeLv24,LeLv30,LeLv34
LummeAulisFinnish Air Force16.5LeLv24
LylyErik EdvardFinnish Air Force8LeLv46,T-LLv35,LeLv24,LeLv34
MagnussonGustaf ErikFinnish Air Force1.5LeLv24,LeR3
MassinenPauli AatosFinnish Air Force4LeSK
MattilaTure Allan NestorFinnish Air Force8LeLv30,LeLv34
MellinPaavo KullervoFinnish Air Force5.5LeLv24; POW 9/Mar/1942
MetsolaKai Kalevi JohannesFinnish Air Force10.5LeLv24
MyllyläUrho Paavo JohannesFinnish Air Force21LeLv26,LeLv28,LeLv34
MyllymäkiJouko JaloFinnish Air Force4LeLv28,LeSK,T0LLv35,LeLv24
NieminenUrho AbrahamFinnish Air Force6LeLv26,KoeL
NissinenLauri VilhelmFinnish Air Force28.5LeLv24, MaaSK; KIA 17/Jun/1944
NuoralaAaro EerikkiFinnish Air Force14.5LeLv30,LeLv10,LeLv14,LeLv34
NurminenPentti EmilFinnish Air Force5.83LeLv10,LeLv30,LeLv32
NymanAtte Erik OlaviFinnish Air Force5LeLv24
PallasvuoYrjö ArmasFinnish Air Force12.83LeLv32,LeLv34,LeLv30
ParonenOnni KullervoFinnish Air Force9.5LeLv26,LeLv34
PasilaMikkoFinnish Air Force10LeLv30,LeLv24
PekuriLauri OlaviFinnish Air Force18.5LeLv24,LeLv34; POW 16/Jun/1944
PeltolaEino IisakkiFinnish Air Force10.5LeLv24,LeLv34
PokelaVäinö NikolaiFinnish Air Force5LeLv30,LeLv24,LeLv34
PorvariValio ValfridFinnish Air Force4.5LeLv26
PuhakkaRisto Olli PetterFinnish Air Force36LeLv26, LeLv34
PuroOlavi KaukoFinnish Air Force36LeLv6,LeLv24
PyötsiäViktorFinnish Air Force12LeLv24
RiihikallioEero JuhaniFinnish Air Force16.5LeLv24,LeLv30
RimminenVeikko ToivoFinnish Air Force4LeLv24,LeSK,T-LLv35
SaarinenJorma KaleviFinnish Air Force23LeLv24; KIA 18/Jul/1944
SalminenPauli ErikFinnish Air Force6LeLv32
SarjamoUrho KaarloFinnish Air Force12.5LeLv24; KIA 17/Jun/1944
SarvantoJorma KaleviFinnish Air Force4LeLv24,KoeL,MaaSK,TLLv35
SavonenJoel AdielFinnish Air Force8LeLv26,LeLv24,LeLv25,LeSK
SoveliusPer ErikFinnish Air Force7LeLv24,KoeL,LeLV28
SuhonenVäinö IlmariFinnish Air Force19.5LeLv24
TaniAntti JohannesFinnish Air Force21.5LeLv28,LeLv34
TeromaaErik UoleviFinnish Air Force19LeLv24,LeLv26
TervoAltto KaleviFinnish Air Force23.25LeLv30,LeLv24,LeLv32,LeLv34; KIA 20/Aug/1943
TomminenToivoFinnish Air Force6.5LeLv28
TörrönenIikka VeikkoFinnish Air Force10.5LeLv24
TronttiNils RudolfFinnish Air Force7LeLv26,HLeLv34
TuominenOiva Emil KalervoFinnish Air Force36LeLv26,LeLv30, LeLv34; one observation balloon shot down
TurkkaYyjö OlaviFinnish Air Force17.5LeLv24,LeLv34
VesaEmil OnervaFinnish Air Force29.5LeLv24
VirtanenVäinö JohannesFinnish Air Force7LeLv32
WindHans HenrikFinnish Air Force75LeLv24

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