The last surviving Ripon was shown nicely in the opening of Päijät-Häme Aviation Museum in Finland. I have updated the original article with slightly lenghtier English introduction and photos from the museum.
http://www.virtualpilots.fi/feature/photoreports/ripon/
The full article will be translated into English as time allows.
Any interested aviation magazine/press people can have print quality photos and more info by request. My email is jkauppin [] jmp.fi.
Cheers,
Jukka Kauppinen
By: Grendel - 14th June 2006 at 07:54
The Hangar construction looks quite a work of art as well!!!!
Oh, does it? I have no clue about hangars…
But it is a real WW2 hangar. Vesivehmaa airfield was built between the Winter War and Continuation War, and it was a training airfield and the advance training squadron of FiAF. Practically every single pilot who came into the AF during Continuation War spent time in this airfield, and most likely in that hangar too, learning the more advanced skills of flying.
By: bazv - 13th June 2006 at 18:45
Wow what a wonderful beast…thanks for posting Jukka.
The Hangar construction looks quite a work of art as well!!!!
By: GASML - 13th June 2006 at 15:19
Thankyou Jukka – for the translation too.
A brilliant project and congratulations on a great website as well.
I have just spent my lunchbreak reading Erkki Palosuo’s flying memories. I recommend anyone else who is interested to do so too (http://www.virtualpilots.fi/hist/WW2History-ErkkiPalosuo-VuosaariEnglish.html)
Flying open cockpit biplanes in minus thirty degrees – ouch 😮
By: TEXANTOMCAT - 13th June 2006 at 12:54
Lovely – thanks very much for posting
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