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Pilot 3rd February 2008 19:56
Bf109 Finland
 
Greetings all,

Is anywhere available full list of all Bf109G used in Finland?

Cheers :)

Juha 3rd February 2008 20:25
Re: Bf109 Finland
 
Hello
you can find one in at least a couple books, Keskinen, Stenman, Niska Suomen Ilmavoimien Historia 6 Messerschmitt Bf 109G had an advance to a non-Finn in that it had an English summary and captions also in English but the newest editions was divided into 2, 6A for G-2s and 6B for G-6s and -8s

Juha

Revi16 3rd February 2008 20:37
Re: Bf109 Finland
 
I found this,

Bf-109G's aquired, MT 201-248 (48 x Bf 109G-2 1943), MT 401-514. 162 total. Finland purchased 112 Bf 109G-6 fighters and two G-8 recon fighters in 1944.

Lots of data here, "Details and peculiarities of FAF Messeschmitt Bf 109G-6" & "FAF Aircraft in Color" Bf 109.

http://www.sci.fi/~ambush/faf/faf.html


Regards,
Mike

Pilot 3rd February 2008 23:09
Re: Bf109 Finland
 
Thank you gentleman for your valuable input. To regret I have no above mention book and I am sure that this is perfect source of info. I visit link above and it is nice.

Cheers :)

Maciej Góralczyk 5th February 2008 13:42
Re: Bf109 Finland
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Revi16 (Post 59186)
Finland purchased 112 Bf 109G-6 fighters and two G-8 recon fighters in 1944.
A little correction - there were 3 Bf 109 G-8 bought, but MT-474 (W.Nr. 200223, Stammkennzeichen PS+XT) crashed at Riga on 27.06.1944 during its ferry-flight to Finland.

Pilot 5th February 2008 15:18
Re: Bf109 Finland
 
Maciej Góralczyk- is this samples of G-8 used operationaly in recce missions?

Maciej Góralczyk 5th February 2008 18:24
Re: Bf109 Finland
 
As far as I remember, finnish G-8s didn't have cameras and were used as normal fighters, f.e. MT-462 (W.Nr. 200041) was flown by Nils Edward Katajainen who shot down 8 soviet planes between 28.06.1944 and 03.07.1944 - when he belly-landed after airbattle and damaged this Bf 109.

Pilot 5th February 2008 19:01
Re: Bf109 Finland
 
Thank you :)

net_sailor 7th February 2008 20:01
Re: Bf109 Finland
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Maciej Góralczyk (Post 59285)
As far as I remember, finnish G-8s didn't have cameras and were used as normal fighters, f.e. MT-462 (W.Nr. 200041) was flown by Nils Edward Katajainen who shot down 8 soviet planes between 28.06.1944 and 03.07.1944 - when he belly-landed after airbattle and damaged this Bf 109.
Hello Maciek. I got my own copy of "Suomen Ilmavoimien Historia No. 6" now so I can add further story:
On 28.11.44 after repair MT-462 returned to combat within HLeLv 33. On 20.02.45 stored on depod but in 1949 again enter into active service. Later burned in ground accident (4.09.50) and scrapped.

Another G-8 story to complete. MT-483 (W.Nr. 710012) delivered on 12.07.44 to 1/HLeLv 24 later moved to HLeLv 31 (04.12.44). After short service within LeTeknK (03.06.47) returned to HLeLv 31 (31 02.07.47). Damaged in crash during take off on 23.02.53 and scrapped.

Maciej Góralczyk 7th February 2008 22:53
Re: Bf109 Finland
 
In addition, here you can see some known photos of those planes:
http://pwm.org.pl/viewtopic.php?t=168


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