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FalkeEins
20th September 2005, 13:13
A lavishly illustrated (A4 softback) 80-page account of the Winter War 1939-1940 by Kari Stenman in the Batailles Aeriennes quarterly series published by Lela Presse with the emphasis on events as seen from the Finnish side. Given the large & disparate Russian forces involved this was the logical way to proceed - although there is no shortage of coverage of Soviet air operations.
Summary of contents
-Introduction
-the opposing air forces & foreign aid. The emphasis here is on Finnish fighter aviation - an excellent selection of clear photos and colour profiles cover the Fokker D.21 , Gauntlet, Gladiator, Ms 406 & Hurricane.
-a day-by-day account of air operations from November 1939 through to March 1940. Excellent photo coverage of Finnish Blenheims, Gladiators, Ms 406 & D.XXI fighters in action.
-Appendices: Finnish aerial victory list and units
-Uniform illustrations
-Modelling- building a Finnish Fokker D.XXI
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