FA-photo / Gloster Gladiator

During the Winter War, the Finnish Air Force (FAF) obtained 30 Mk II fighters from the UK. Ten of the aircraft were donated while the other 20 were bought by the FAF; all were delivered between 18 January and 16 February 1940, the first entering service on 2 February 1940. 

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The Finnish Gladiators served until 1945 but they were outclassed by modern Soviet fighters during the Continuation War and the aircraft was mostly used for reconnaissance from 1941. The Finnish Air Force obtained 45 aerial victories by 22 pilots with the aircraft during the Winter War and one victory during the Continuation War. 

Twelve Gladiators were lost in combat during the Winter War and three during the Continuation War. Two pilots became aces with this aircraft: Oiva Tuominen (6.5 victories with Gladiators) and Paavo Berg (five victories).

SA-kuvia - FA-photo

Morane-Saulnier 406

                                                                 Polikarpov R-5 "nerve-saw"

                                                                      DB-3 "dropped"

                                                          DB-3 forced landing

SB-2M "dropped"

                                                                 DC-3

Avro Anson

                                           Polikarpov R-5 "nerve-saw" (forced landing)
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                                                                   Fokker CX 1941

                                                          Heinkel He59

                            Fokker XXI  Finnish ground attack aircraft, continue-war

                                    Bristol Blenheim Mk-1 Short-nose (license made)

                                   Bristol Blenheim Mk-1 ready to fly

                                              FIAT G50, shoot down ratio 1:44

                                                                  decoy 

                                             beach, behind the airplane field

Junkers W-34 floatplane pick-up wounded long-patrol man to wilderness

                                          Fokker XXI with skis, ground attack role

                                               Ripon II-F

                                       Fokker XXI squadron ID, kicking donkey

                              Westland Lysander tactical air reconnaissance plane
     Finland ordered 17 aircraft, of which 12 arrived in Finland in March-May 1940.

                                                      Fokker CX, with skis

                                            Morane-Saulnier patrol start

                                     Dropped soviet Hurricane Mk-II going to renovate

                                                  Junkers F-13

                                                    Morane-Saulnier 406 patrol to go

                                                      Gloster Cladiator and Fokker CX 

                                              Junkers Ju-52 german transport plane

                                                      Hannelore, Junkers Ju-52 

                                                fighter pilot boot and mascots

                                       The captured Polikarpov 153 maintenance

      Heinkel He 115 waiting for the starting command of the Russian wilderness,
      transporting long-patrol service, or pick up patrol off

                                              Fiat G50, wearing a hood, wait to starts

                                            VL Tuisku Finnish made training machine
                                   flight, bombing, shooting and communication role
                                   VL = Valmet = valtion metalli = State metal

                                     Small International tractor and Blenheim Mk-1

                      Dornier Do22 transport equipment and service long-patrol man

                Brewster engine has been renovated and soon mounted in place

  Brand new Me109 G-6 in finland 1943, soon German ID is blue swastika symbols.
 Small pilot waiting for their own shifts, a mother waiting for her husband

                                                     Ripon II with skies, Sea of Bothnia area

                                     Fokker C.V.E   long-patrol (wilderness) inservice

                                                             Yak-3

                                                     New model Yak-9

                                                       LaGG-3, dropped and renovated

                                                  Smolik, primary education airplane

                                                      Brewster 239 / F2A-1

                                                              Douglas DC-2

                                                         Morane-Saulnier MS-410

                                                           Fokker C.V.E

Ripon II - anti submarine patrol airplane

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One department Kuhlmey maintenance machine, Savoia Marchetti S.M.81 Pipistrello

                            German Junkers Ju-88,  Soviet pilot shot down

                          Department Kuhlmey, service and communication plane

                                  Department Kuhlmey, Ju-87 D5 and 700 kg bombs

                 Department Kuhlmey, Ju-87 D5 bombing flight to Karelian Isthmus
                           Target is, soviet tank centering and transport

                                Department Kuhlmey Me 109 F-4 - Fighter 
                      G-10 version are reconnaissance and photographic machines

Arado Ar-66, two-seat training biplane It also used for night ground-attack missions 

          Pilots, duty and sleeps. Northern summer are light and warm, no sunset 

                       Fieseler Fi 156 Storch headquarters communication machine