Finnish Wartime Photograph Archive
The Finnish Wartime Photograph Archive, maintained by the National Defence University’s Production department, was opened in April 2013, and has since proved to be highly popular worldwide. The image gallery’s first year anniversary celebration on National Veterans’ Day will bring with it new content, as the service will be updated with over 800 colour photographs and video material.
JSdia039, Jsdia044 and Jsdia045. Blenheims at Joensuu(?) in June or August 1941.
Jsdia057, Jsdia060, Jsdia197, Jsdia215. Jsdia468 and Jsdia582. Blenheims belonging to a training squadron at Jyväskylä during the late March 1944.
By: Roborough - 29th April 2014 at 20:40
Stunning pictures Martti.
I agree. Thanks for posting.
Bill
By: 7FORTY7 - 29th April 2014 at 17:49
Stunning pictures Martti.
By: Beermat - 29th April 2014 at 17:30
Nice. There are also some Curtiss Hawks, a 109, a He111, a Tupelov something, an Ilyushin DB-3, and all kinds of obscure goodies. I haven’t had much luck with using the search, I’ve just been clicking through, and have seen all these in the first 100 colour images.
By: Martti Kujansuu - 29th April 2014 at 17:18
This is perhaps one of most well known colour photographs taken of the Finnish Air Force during the Continuation War; fighter pilot Hans Wind poses in front of his Brewster B-239 “BW-393”. JSdia263:
By: Beermat - 29th April 2014 at 17:01
Stunning. Any more like this?
Edit – to answer my own question, yes. I should have followed the link! Worth trying the search. Some Fokker D.XXI’s as well – great stuff, Martti!
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April 29, 2014 at 4:09 pm