Thread: Single-engine Nightfighter with Finnish Airforce?
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Old 28th July 2012, 10:39
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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
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