[MikeFox]

Thank you Juha,

So BW-372 is in Florida....I'll have to keep my eyes open to see when it goes on display...it would be worth the trip to go see the aircraft.

Reference the Pekuri/Trontii situation all I know is this:

Trontti was downed on 26 June 1944 while fighting La-5s from 159IAP, I believe. The Soviet ace Serov (39 kills) was either shot down by Katajainen (who claimed 1 La-5 in this engagement) or Serov rammed Trontti's Me. Ultimately, Serov died in the encounter and was awarded the HSU.

I read on the internet Trontti and Pekuri were kept at the same POW camp for awhile and Trontti, under interrogation, told the Soviets who Pekuri was. Then he was sent back to Finland to act as a spy which he never did. All I know about Pekuri was that after he was shot down he managed to evade capture for 5 days during which time he had many close calls. What those close calls were and how he evaded capture for almost a week is what I am interested in finding out.

Thanks for responding,
Mike