Single-engine Nightfighter with Finnish Airforce?
 

On 17. August 1944 Erg.NJGr. reportet an loss of an Bf 109G-6 togehter with the finnisch Pilot Alikersantti (Unteroffizier) Bengt Ringbom. The 109 used the normal finnish markings (blue swastika and the Serial-No. 1558.)
Did the Finnish Airforce planed "Einmot-Nachtjagd?)
h.

Re: Single-engine Nightfighter with Finnish Airforce?
 

This was during training in Germany:
1944-08-17, 1./Erg.NJGr., Bf 109G-6, 1558, Groß-Laasch bei Ludwigslust, Absturz infolge Beschuß von Nachtjäger-Mosquito. Bruch 100 %.
Flugzeugführer Kers (Fw) Ringbom, Bengt, +

WNr. in NVM is not correct. This Bf 109 was a normal Luftwaffe aircraft with stadard German painting and markings and had no connection to the Finnish Air Force.

In spring 1944 Finnish Air Force decided to establish a night-fighter unit using Bf 109G aircraft and therefore 20 pilots were sent mid-June 1944 to Germany for training. The pilots were supposed to fly new aircraft to Finland after training, but armistice in September prevented this.

Matti

Re: Single-engine Nightfighter with Finnish Airforce?
 

Matti, thanks for the information!!!
h.

Re: Single-engine Nightfighter with Finnish Airforce?
 

Damned if I can find a Mosquito claim to match.