Finnish Aircraft

[No_Nickname]

I was wondering how the fighters used by finland during the Finn War compared to Soviet and German Fighters.

[Geek44]

Hey mate...welcome to the zone N_N.
I don't know how much you know about WW2 aircraft but I can give you an 'off-the-top-of-my-head' list of the types used by the Finns.

Gloster Gladiator
Bristol Blenheim
Fokker XXI
Mörkö Morane (French aircraft with local modifications I think)
Messerschmitt 109G-6
Captured aircraft including Polikarpov I-16, Lavochkin LaGG 3 and probably others.
Dornier 17Z
Junkers Ju 52
Hawker Hurricane (?)
Curtiss Hawk

That's about the best I can do at the moment...hope it helps.

[Wolster]

I see the question mark Nick and can confirm that the Finnish Air Force did use the Hurricane as can be seen in the picture below:



Picture taken from this website:

Photos of Finland's Continuation War, P.6

Another site for Finnish aircraft here (I cant get this to work for me!)

FAF in Colour

[Geek44]

I thought so. I can remember going to a Finnish aviation museum in the mid 1970s. They had 1/72 models of every type they used...there were maybe two dozen and I'm trying not to exaggerate.

[Wustenfuchs]

The Finns used the Brewster Buffalo very successfully in the "Continuation War", but I'm not sure if you mean the "Continuation War" or the "Winter War" (the Buffalo hadn't arrived in Finland in time for the Winter War).

[No_Nickname]

Oh, I forgot there was two conflicts that the Finns were in during WWII. I was going towards the winter war but if you want, I would like to hear about both.

[cyberia]

Found a few pics NN...

Fokker CV




Brewster Buffalo




Bristol Blenheim




He-115

[Jim O]

Originally Posted by cyberia

Found a few pics NN...

He-115

I don't know what that odd bird is, but I don't think it's an He-115.


Here are some He-115's:

Heinkel_He_115A-2_%28He_115N%29_F.60_of_the_Royal_Norwegian_Navy_Air_Service.jpg

he115-6.jpg

2814L.jpg

[cyberia]

Hmmm, I wonder what it is?

[Geek44]

Jim's right. I believe Finland had one He 115 that was a defector from the Norwegian A/F. Highly regarded it was too. Your pic looks like a 'Ford Trimotor' except it only has one engine. It may also be an early Junkers type at a guess.