Lp/K
Finnish made summer flight helmet.
These helmets were used late 40's and in the 50's.
Rear view.
Interior view.
User's name "Risto" next of the size number "57".
"RISTO" THE CONTINUATION WAR PILOT
Finnish1944 pilot mannequin "Risto" wearing a Lp/K summer flight helmet, m/36 summer tunic, breeches, black jack boots and Luftwaffe 10B-30 1944 dated life vest.
Sergeant ranks on collar.
Junkers Ju 88A-4
This ruined 12 x 18 cm photo I bought from a Finnish internet auction. I gave for it a PhotoShop handling and it shows a Finnish WW2 used Junkers Ju 88 A-4 bomber in June 1943 at Onttola. See the nets over the JK-265. This aircraft was the mount of the crew of Mannerheim Cross winner WO Urho Oksala. Finns bought 24 Ju 88s during 1943 and 88s served until fall 1948. JK-265 was ex. Luftwaffe GE + YG and it served with 3/LeLv 44 until take off damage 30.6.1944. It was repaired and used as a trainer aircraft after WW2. Stored 1948 and scrapped 1952.
Messerschmitt Me109G-6
Finland had 159 Messerschmitt Bf 109s. This Me 109G-6 MT-507 is one of the two survivors in Finland.
MT-452 Me 109G-6 at Utti in 2008.
MT-452 was an ace mount in 1944 with 8 victories.
Bristol Blenheim Mk.IV
Bristol Blenheim Mk.IV BL-200 at Central Finland Aviation Museum in 2008. BL-200 flew 58 missions in 1944.