Overview

The small number of Finnish fighter pilots who defended Finland in three separate wars between 1939 and 1945 amassed scores only bettered by the Luftwaffe's pilots. Initially equipped with a mixed collection of fighters acquired from sources across the world, the Finnish Air Force was thrust into combat in the defensive Winter War against an invasion by the Soviet Union in 1939, followed by the Continuation War, together with Germany and the other Axis powers against the Soviets, in 1941-1944. The third conflict, the Lapland War against Germany, occurred in 1944-1945. Aircraft of the famous Finnish aces are described in detail with many photos and colour profiles. This book includes the aircraft of Ilmari Juutilainen, Hans Wind, and Eino Luukkanen, among others. It is an essential reading for aviation enthusiasts and scale aeromodellers.

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The photos and illustrations are excellent. Layout and quality are superb. The research is impeccable...This is THE book to read for those interested in an intense but relatively unknown air war of the period. -- Air & Space Power History ...this book is authored by THE expert in the field of the Finnish AF during WWII, then you have the best book written on the subject. Get it now. -- ModelingMadness.Com Highly recommended to modelers and aviation historians alike. -- AMPS Indianapolis

Highly recommended to modelers and aviation historians alike. -- AMPS Indianapolis

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Kari Stenman is the foremost authority on the Finnish Air Force in World War II, having written over a dozen books on the subject since the late 1960s. He is the co-author of the successful Aircraft of the Aces volume on Finnish fighter pilots and runs hi

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