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March 12, 2008 at 2:36 pm in reply to: Yellow Bulldog Squadron #1242322

Martti Kujansuu
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Well, I don’t have any more photos from the plane or the event other than the photos at the link. However, I took this one today at the Finnish Aviation Museum! :p

Gloster Gamecock and Thulin typ. D (at the background).

March 11, 2008 at 10:08 pm in reply to: Blenheim Mk. IV "BL-200" #1242731

Martti Kujansuu
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Information about the “double steering” and skies installed on Finnish Blenheims. As usual, translation if needed.

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March 11, 2008 at 3:04 pm in reply to: Yellow Bulldog Squadron #1243187

Martti Kujansuu
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What exactly do you mean by ‘Yellow’ squadron, please? I’m working on colour drawings of the Bulldog at the moment and you’ve raised my curiosity with this title!

Many thanks for a fantastic pic.

Richard J. Caruana

Hi Richard!

Well, the Yellows were the “good” guys and probably the “bad” guys were something like the Greens? Strange thing that the “bad” guys were always attacking from the east… 😀

The Bulldogs were from Lentoasema 5 (LAs 5).

Lovely photo… Got any more ????? 😀

From the event or from the aeroplane?

March 10, 2008 at 10:22 pm in reply to: Yellow Bulldog Squadron #1243829

Martti Kujansuu
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Is that a camera gun on the upper wing?

Hello Alex!

Indeed it is. The precise model is Fairchild CG 16. These cameras were modified to fit aviation use. I have seen only one photo taken with this type of camera. Maybe the rest were destroyed by the Finnish Air Force in the great cleanup of 1950s and 60s?

Martti

March 6, 2008 at 10:37 pm in reply to: Finns Want Their Brewster Back From The US Navy #1246537

Martti Kujansuu
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http://www.pienoismallit.net/galleria/referenssi_3090/

March 6, 2008 at 9:56 am in reply to: Finns Want Their Brewster Back From The US Navy #1247244

Martti Kujansuu
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The World’s only Brewster’s visit to Finland
The HQ of the Air Force notifies: The World’s only Brewster’s visit to Finland

Free to be released on 9 o’clock 6th March 2008.

The World’s only Brewster’s visit to Finland

As the Finnish Air Force is now 90 years old the National Naval Aviation Museum has loaned the World’s only Brewster to Aviation Museum of Central Finland for several years. The plane arrived to Finland in previous week and it will be introduced to the preess at the Finnish Air Force Day on Tuesday 6th of March.[…]

http://www.peda.net/veraja/jklmlk/tikkakoski/ilmailu/ajankohtaista

March 1, 2008 at 8:49 pm in reply to: Lennuklubi's Antonov at Santahamina airstrip #433572

Martti Kujansuu
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Nice colour scheme. I wonder who thought that one up? Must admit it lends a different look to the old workhorse.

The plane was bought from Estonia and is registered to Estonia so I quess the Estonian made the paint job. 😉

March 1, 2008 at 4:28 pm in reply to: Lennuklubi's Antonov at Santahamina airstrip #433578

Martti Kujansuu
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Do you want to give us any more info. about Santahamina?

Santahamina – Wikipedia

Santahamina (“Sand harbour”) is an island and the 51st District of city of Helsinki. The Guard Jaeger Regiment is based there and is the only urban combat unit at the Finnish Defence Forces.

The island rose from the Baltic Sea c. 4500 years ago. During the Viking era the island was the main base of various sailors and pirates. The first settlements were found in 13th century.

The airfield (“Sahara”) was founded in 1918 when the Lentopataljoona (“Flying Battalion”) was transferred to the island from city of Turku. During early 1920s all of aeroplanes belonging to the Finnish Air Force were based on Santahamina.

After the end of 1930s the island and thus the airfield proved to be too small for modern bombers and fighters and it was gradually abandoned and converted to infantry training ground.

March 1, 2008 at 9:02 am in reply to: Phillip Lawton's Hurricane to Finnish colors #1252052

Martti Kujansuu
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Will it be Finland-based, or is it just visiting?

The owner and his Finnish wife will move to Finland after the restoration. Yes, it will be Finnish-based.

Martti

February 29, 2008 at 8:39 am in reply to: Phillip Lawton's Hurricane to Finnish colors #1253263

Martti Kujansuu
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WW2 Hurricane fighter will fly to Finland after restoration.

February 26, 2008 at 3:07 pm in reply to: Phillip Lawton's Hurricane to Finnish colors #1256857

Martti Kujansuu
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The second Hurricane seems to be Mk. IIB G-BYDL/Z5207.

February 25, 2008 at 3:31 pm in reply to: Phillip Lawton's Hurricane to Finnish colors #1257846

Martti Kujansuu
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Thanks for the info!

Hopefully the Hurricane is going to be painted as HC-465 since it was the closest thing to a XII.

HC-465 was a Mk. II with 12×7,7mm Browning and with 1,260 hp.

February 18, 2008 at 6:40 pm in reply to: Historical Airdromes/Air fields on UNESCO List #1265782

Martti Kujansuu
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Helsinki-Malmi.

Wikipedia – Helsinki-Malmi

– “The official opening ceremony took place on 15 May 1938.”
– “Helsinki-Malmi Airport was among the first in the world to be designed from the beginning as an international airport.”
– “It has been selected to the worldwide List of 100 Most Endangered Cultural Sites 2004 by the World Monuments Fund, and re-selected to the 2006 list in June 2005. The Airport is also included in the Finnish selection of the international DoCoMoMo Workgroup dedicated to cataloguing and preserving buildings, monuments and sites of the modern movement.”

February 16, 2008 at 3:37 pm in reply to: Vampire Survivors #1267683

Martti Kujansuu
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Preserved Finnish Vampires. 7 out of 15 Vampires (47 %).

Suomen Ilmailumuseo

DH Vampire F.B.52 – VA-2 – VO-692
DH Vampire Trainer T.55 – VT-9 – VTO699

Keski-Suomen Ilmailumuseo

DH Vampire F.B.52 – VA-6 – ??
DH Vampire Trainer T.55 – VT-8 – ??

Päijät-Hämeen ilmailumuseo

DH Vampire F.B.52 – VA-3 – ??
DH Vampire Trainer T.55 – VT-6 – ?? (Cockpit only)

Other

DH Vampire F.B.52 – VA-7 – ?? at Jalasjärvi.

February 16, 2008 at 12:59 pm in reply to: Blenheim Mk. IV "BL-200" #1267687

Martti Kujansuu
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Bristol Blenheim Mk IV, 10th February 2008, 1 o’clock.

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