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    F    180306    Ilmailuvoimat
                   (Finnish Aviation Forces)
         20        Suomen Ilmavoimat
                   (Finnish AF)
    ===============
    A    9701-     Suomen Maavoimat
                   (Finnish Army Air Arm)
                   Helikopterilentue
                   (Helicopter Flight)
    ===============
    B    190321    Rajavartiolaitos/Gransbevakningen
                   (Border Guard)[Under Min. of Internal
                   Affairs in wartime become part of Army]
                   Merivartiolaitos
                   (Sea Guard)[Part of BG since 441224]
    
                   [K-S (230525-310505), OH-]
    
    Adaridi                       {F}    *23  23/24     1      *P
    Aero A-11HS                    "          27/39     8      *SPD
     "   A-32                      "          29/44     16     *SPD
    Airspeed A.S.6 Envoy           "          42/43     1      *SP
    Albatros(NAB) B.II(Typ 9)      "          18/21     3      *SPD
     "      ( " )   " ( "  17)     "          18/19     1      *SP
     "       C.III                 "          19/20     2      *SP
    Arado Ar 196A-3 [loan]         "          43/44     3      *SP
    Avro 504K                      "          26/30     1      *SPD
     "   652A Anson I              "          36/47     3      *SPD
    Beech C17L Staggerwing         "          40/45     1      *SP
     "    D17S      "              "          51/58     1      *SP
    Bell(Agt) AB206A Jet Ranger    "          68/78     1      *SP
     "    "   AB206   "    "      {B}         68/97     6      *SP
     "    "   AB412                "          85/04     4      *xP
    Beriev MBR-2 Mote             {F}         41/42     2      *SP
     "     MBR-2bis "              "          41/42     3      *SP
    Blackburn Ripon IIF            "          29/       1      *SP
     "(VL)      "    "             "     *    31/44     25     *SPD
     "        Roc                             ntu              *P   |            
    Bleriot-Spad S.34-1           {F}         21/25     2      *SP
    Breguet Bre.14A.2              "          19/27     38+    *SPD
    Brewster 239, F2A-2            "          40/48     44     *SPD
     "(VL)    "  Humu              "     *    44/44     1      *SP
    BAe Hawk T.51                  "          80/04     4      *SP
     "(Valmet) "                   "     *81  81/04     46     *SPD
     "  Hawk T.51A                 "     *?   94/04     7      *SPD
    Bristol Blenheim I             "          37/57     18     *SPD
     "(Avro)   "     "             "          40/46     12     *SP
     "(VL)     "     "             "     *    41/58     45     *SPD
     "         "     IV            "          40/46     12     *SPD
     "(VL)     "     "             "     *    44/58     10     *SPD
     "      Bulldog IIA            "          39/42     2      *SP
     "         "    IVA            "          35/44     17     *SPD
    B-N Islander [leased]          "          74/75     1      *SP
    Caudron C.59                   "          23/31     3      *SPD
     "      C.60                   "          23/36     30     *SPD
     "(IVL)   "                    "     *    27/36     34     *SPD
     "      C.714                  "          40/40     6      *SP
     "      G.III                  "          20/24     13     *SPD
     "(IVL)   "                    "     *    21/24     6      *SPD
     "      G.IV                   "          22/22     1      *SP
    Cessna C-37 Airmaster          "          39/43     1      *SP
     "     402B Utililiner         "          75/84     2      *SP
    Curtiss Hawk 75A(H87)          "          41/48     44     *SPD
     "      P-40M Kittyhawk IA     "          44/45     1      *SPD
     "(NAB) Twin JN,SNJ(Typ 12)               18/18     1
    deH. D.H.60X Moth             {F}         29/       1      *S
     "(VL)   "    "                "     *    29/44     18     *SPD
     "(Karhumaki)""                "     *    39/44     3      *S
     "(KF) D.H.82A Tiger Moth      "          41/44     1      *SP
     "   D.H.86B                   "          40/40     1      *SP
     "   D.H.100 Vampire FB.52     "          53/65     6      *SPD
     "       "      "    FB.(52?)             60/68     1      .
     "   D.H.115    "    T.55     {F}         55/65     9      *SPD
    DHC DHC-2 Beaver               "          58/73     3      *SP
     "    "     "                 {B}         51/85     3      *x
    Desoutter II                  {F}         41/44     1      *SP
    D.F.W. C.V                     "          18/21     2      *SP
    Dornier Do 17Z                 "          42/48     15     *SPD
     "      Do 22K-1               "          41/45     4      *SPD
     "      228-212               {B}         95/97     2      *SP
    Douglas DC-2                  {F}         40/56     3      *SPD
     "      C-47 Dakota            "          60/84     9      *SP
    Fairchild 24J DeLuxe           "          39/41     1      *SP
    Farman(Shchetinin) HF.30(M-16) "          18/23     6      *SP
    FBA H                                                      *P   |
    Fiat G.50 Freccia/Fijju       {F}         39/46     35     *SPD
    Fieseler Fi 156K-1 Storch      "          39/60     2      *SPD
    Focke-Wulf Fw 44J Stieglitz    "          40,85     35     *SPD
     "     "   Fw 58 Weihe         "          43/44     1      *S
    Fokker(FF) C.VD                "          41/44     2      *S
     "     C.VE                    "          27/45     14     *SPD
     "(CFM)  "                     "          39/44?    3      *S
     "     C.X                     "          37/       4      *SP
     "(VL)  "                      "     *    38/58     34     *SP
     "     D.VII                   "          19/24     3      *SPD
     "     D.X                     "          23/24     1      *SPD
     "     D.XXI                   "          37/41     7      *SPD
     "(VL)   "                     "     *    38/48     90     *SPD
     "     F.VIIa                  "          41/43     1      *SP
     "     F.VIII                  "          40/41     1      *SP
     "     F.27-100 Friendship     "          80/04     2      *SP
     "     F.27-400M Troopship     "          84/04     1      *SP
    Folland Gnat F.1               "          58/72     13     *SPD
     "       "   FR.1              "          60/73     (2)    *SPD
    FF FF33E                       "          18/20     3      *SPD
     " FF41A                       "          18/23     1      *SP
     " FF49B                       "          18/23     1      *SP
     " FF49C                       "          18/23     4      *SPD
    Gloster Gamecock II            "          27/       2      *SPD
     "(VL)     "     "  Kukko      "     *    29/44     15     *SPD
     "      Gauntlet II            "          40/45     24     *SPD
     "      Gladiator I            "          40/40     12     *SPD
     "          "     II           "          40/45     30     *SPD
    G-L GL-21.C1                   "          23/31     38     *SPD
    Hanriot H-232                  "          41/45     3      *SPD
    H.B.(IVL) W.33(A.22)           "     *22  22/36     120    *SPD
    Hawker(SWE) Hart               "          40/40     5      *SP
     "     Hurricane I             "          40/44     12     *SPD
     "         "     IIB           "          42/44     1      *S
    Heinkel He 59C-1               "          43/44     2      *SP
     "      He 115C-1              "          42/45     2      *S
     "      He 115N                "          40/43     1      *SPD
    Hughes 369HM,HS,D,500C,D       "          75/97     8      *SPD
     "      "                     {A}         97/04     4      .    |
    Ilyushin DB-3M                {F}         40/45     11     *SPD
     "       Il-4                  "          43/45     4      *SPD
     "(Avia?) Il-28, Beagle        "          60/81     4      *SPD
    I.V.L. C.VI.25                 "     *25  25/25     1      *SP
     "     C.24                    "     *24  24/24     1      *SP
     "     D.26 Haukka I           "     *27  27/27     1      *SPD
     "(VL) D.27   "    II          "     *28  28/30     2      *SPD
     "     K.1 Kurki               "     *27  27/27     1      *SP
    Junkers A.50 Junior            "          36,40     2      *xP
     "      F.13ke                 "          40/47     1      *SP
     "      F.13fe                 "          39/40     2      *SP
     "       "                    {B}         31/39     2      *SP
     "(AFI) K.43f                 {F}         31/45     6      *SP
     "        "                   {B}         40/50     3
     "      W.34B                 {F}         30/41     1      *SP
     "        "                   {B}         40/41     1
     "      W.34H                 {F}         44/52     5      *SP
     "      Ju 88A-4/R             "          43/48     24     *SPD
    Koolhoven FK.31                "          26/31     8      *SPD
     "(VL)      "                  "     *    29/32     4      *SPD
     "        FK.49A              {B}         40/43     1      *SP  |
     "        FK.52               {F}         40/43     2      *SPD
    Lavochkin LaGG-3               "          43/45     3      *SPD
    Learjet 35SMA                  "          82/04     3      *SP
    Letov S.218A4 Smolik           "          30/45     10     *SP
     "(VL)   "      "              "     *    33/45     29     *SPD
     "    S.328                               ntu              *P   |
    Levy GL.40HB2 Type R          {F}         19/23     12     *xPD
    Liore-et-Oliver H-246-1        "          44/44     2      *SP
    L.V.G. C.VI                    "          22/23     2      *SP
    Martinsyde F.4 Buzzard         "          23/39     15     *SPD
    MDC(Valmet) F-18C Hornet       "     *96  96/04     57     *SP
     "  F-18D           "          "          95/04     7      *SPD
    Mess. Bf 109G Gustav           "          43/54     162    *SPD
    M.F. 11 Hover                  "          41/44     3      *SP
    Mik-Gur.(Avia?) MiG-15UTI,     " , Midget 62/77     4      *SPD
     "  MiG-21bis, Fishbed N       "          77/98     26     *SP
     "  MiG-21F-12    "    C       "          63/86     22     *SPD
     "  MiG-21UM, Mongol B         "          74/98     2      *SPD
     "  MiG-21US    "    B         "          81/97     2      *SP
     "  MiG-21UTI   "    A         "          65/97     2      *SPD
    Mil Mi-1M, Hare               {B}         61/68     1
     "(WSK) Mi-1  " (SM-1SZ)      {F}         61/66     2      *SP
     "  "    "    " (SM-1S-600)   {B}         60/67     2
     "  "    "    " (SM-1W)       {F}         61/66     2      *SP
     "  Mi-4, Hound                "          62/79     3      *SP
     "  Mi-8, Hip                  "          73/97     10     *SP
     "    "    "                  {A}         97/04     7      .    |
     "    "    "                  {B}         83/89     3      *SP
    M.S.(TV) Parasol L(D)         {F}         18/18     2      *SPD
     "   MS.50C                    "          25/32     6      *SPD
     "   MS.406C.1                 "          40/45     79     *SPD
     "   MS.410                    "          41/45     9      *SP
     "(VL) Morko-Morane [ex 406]   "     *43  44/48     (37)   *SPD
     " "     "     "    [ex 410]   "     *    44/46     (4)    *x
    NHI NH-90TT                   {A}        04?/       20          |
    Nieuport(Duks) 10             {F}         18/19     3      *xPD
     "       16C1                  "          18/23     1      *SPD
     "(Duks) 23C1                  "          18/20     2      *SPD
    Percival Pembroke C.53         "          56/68     2      *SPD
    Petlyakov Pe-2 Buck            "          42/46     7      *SPD
     "        Pe-3  "              "          43/44     1      *SP
    Piper Pa-28 Arrow              "          74/04     10     *SPD
     "    Pa-31 Navajo Chieftain   "          74,04     7      *SP
     "      "     "               {B}         76/93     2      *S
    Polikarpov I-15bis            {F}         40/45     5      *SP
     "         I-153 Chaika        "          40/45     22     *SP
     "         I-16                "          40/43     6      *SPD
     "         I-16, UTI-4         "          42/42     1      *SPD
     "         U-2, Po-2, Mule     "          42/45     4      *SP
    Potez 25A.2                    "          27/36     1      *SPD
    R.K. RK26 Tigerschwalbe        "          40/40     1      *SP
    Rumpler 6B                     "          18/26     2      *SPD
     "      C.VIII                 "          18/24     1      *SPD
    SAAB 17A                       "          59/60     2      *SPD
     "   J 35A,B Draken            "          74/85     2      *SP
     "   J 35BS   "                "          72/97     6      *SPD
     "  Sk 35CS   "                "          76/00     5      *SPD
     "   J 35FS   "                "          76/00     25     *SPD
     "(Valmet) J 35XS Draken       "     *74  74/98     12     *SPD
     "   91D Safir                 "          58/82     35     *SPD
     "    "    "                  {B}         82/85     3      *SP
    SIAI S.9                      {F}         19/20     3      *xP
    Schavrov Sch-2, Sh-2, S-2      "          42/44     2      *SP
    Shchetinin M-5                 "          18/20     1      *SPD
     "         M-9                 "          18/22     9      *xPD
     "         M-15                "          18/19     2      *SPD
    SNIAS Alouette II, SE3130      "          66/75     2      *SP
     "       "     "              {B}         66/76     1
     "    Magister CM170-1        {F}         58/88     20     *SP
     "(Valmet) "     "             "     *    60/88     62     *SPD
     "    Super Puma, AS.332L-1   {B}      87?88/97     3      *SP
    Spad(Duks) 7C1                {F}         18/23     1      *SPD
    Svenska ASJA J-6 Jaktfalken    "          39/45     3      *SP
    Thulin LA                      "          18/19     1      *SPD
    Tupolev SB-2                   "          40/45     24     *SPD
     "      USB                    "          42/45     (2)    *PD
    Valmet L-70 Vinka              "     *75  80/04     31     *SPD
     "     L-80TP Turbo-Vinha     [D]    *85  85/85     1      *SP
     "     L-90TP Redigo          {F}    *86  91/04     10     *SP
     "     Tuuli II                "     *51  51/51     1      *SP
     "       "   III               "     *57  57/59     1      *SP
     "     Vihuri I                "     *51  51/       1      *SP
     "       "    II               "     *53  53/59     30     *SPD
     "       "    III              "     *56  56/59     20     *SP
    V.L. Kotka I                   "     *30  30/       1      *SP
     "     "   II                  "     *    31/45     5      *SPD
     "   Myrsky [proto]            "     *41  43/44     1      *SP
     "     "    I                  "     *    43/44     3      *SP
     "     "    II                 "     *    44/47     47     *SPD
     "   Paarma                    "     *31  31/33     1      *SP
     "   Pyorremyrsky              "     *45  45/47     1      *SP
     "   Pyry I                    "     *39  39/62     1      *SP
     "    "   II                   "     *    40/62     40     *SPD
     "   Saaski I                  "     *28  28/       1      *SP
     "     "    II                {B}    *    30/33     1      *S?
     "     "    II                {F}    *    29/41     11     *SPD
     "     "    IIA                "     *    30/41     22     *SP
     "   Tuisku                    "     *33  35/37     2      *S
     "     "    I                  "     *    35/48     13     *S
     "     "    II                 "     *    35/48     16     *SPD
     "   Viima I                   "     *35  36/62     2      *SPD
     "     "   IIA                 "     *36  39/62     22     *SPD
    Waco ZQC-6                     "          40/40     1      *SP
    Westland Lysander I            "          40/41     3      *SP
     "          "     III          "          40/45     9      *SPD
    
    Books:
    
         Keskinen, Stenman, Niska
         Suomen Ilmavoimien Lentokoneet 1918-38
         (The Aircraft of the Finnish Air Force 1918-38)
         1976, Tietoteos, Helsinki, 144pp Ill.
    
         Keskinen, Kalevi
         Suomen Ilmavoimien Lentokoneet 1939-1972
         (The Aircraft of the Finnish Air Force 1939-1972)
         1972, Tietoteos, Helsinki, 116pp. Ill.
    
         Keskinen, Stenman
         Suomen Ilmavoimien Lentokoneet 1918-1993
         (The Aircraft of the Finnish Air Force 1918-1993)
         1992, Ar-Kustannus Oy, Kangasala, 208pp. Ill.
    
         Keskienen & Stenman
         Ilmavoimat Talvisodassa
         (The Finnish AF in the Winter War)
         1989, Tietoteos, Espoo, 160pp. Ill.
    
         Tietoteos Series: (Aircraft)
    
         Keskinen, Stenman, Niska
         Brewster Model 239 #1
         1995, Tampere, 112p. Ill.
    
         Keskinen, Stenman, Niska
         Dornier 17Z & Junkers Ju 88A #2
         1977, Espoo, 115pp. Ill.
    
         Keskinen, Stenman, Niska
         Mess. Bf 109G #6
         1991, Kangasala, 144pp. Ill.
    
         Keskinen, Stenman, Niska
         Venalaiset Havittajat #7
         (Russian Fighters)
         1977, Espoo, 127pp. Ill.
    
         Keskinen, Stenman, Niska
         Bristol Blenheim #10
         1984, Espoo, 96pp. Ill.
    
         Keskinen, Stenman, Niska
         English Fighters #12
         1985, Espoo, 80pp. Ill.
    
         Keskinen, Stenman, Niska
         Foreign Aircraft #13
         1989, Espoo, 112pp. Ill.
    
         Keskinen, Stenman, Niska
         Suomalaiset Havittajat #14
         (                    )
         1990, Kangasala, 96pp. Ill.
    
         Keskinen, Stenman, Niska
         Meritoimintakoneet #15
         (Maritime Aircraft)
         1995, Tampere, 96pp. Ill.
    
         Luukkanen, Eino
         Fighter over Finland
         1963, MacDonald and Co, London, 254pp. Ill.
    
         Raunio, Jukka
         Lentajan Nakokulma
         (Valmet Aircraft)
         1991, 255pp. Ill.
    
         Shores, Christopher F.
         Finnish AF 1918-68
         Arco-Aircam #14
         1969, Arco, New York, 58pp. Ill.
    
    Articles:
    
         APic68JN192 pt1 Air War
               JL231 pt2  "   "
             78MR100
             85FE48
               MR88,106
    
         14AI78AP171
         31  86JL7
         52  97FE115
         62  02AP216
    
         34WAPJ131 {F}
    
    ver 04C
    Links:
    Finnish AF Official
    http://www.ilmailuliitto.fi/
    http://www.mil.fi/english/s38.html

    Finnish AF unofficial by Scramble
    http://www.scramble.nl/mil/ilm/ilm.htm

    Finnish AF unofficial page by Matti Yrjölä
    http://www.hkkk.fi/~yrjola/war/faf/faf.html

    Finnish AF OOB unofficial
    http://allserv.rug.ac.be/~svhastel/oob/finland.htm

    Finnish AF unofficial by Aeroflight
    http://www.flight2000.com/hangar/aeroflight/waf/finland/finaf1.htm

    Finnish AF unofficial pictures (404 not found)
    http://nic.funet.fi/pub/pics/aviation/Finland/

    Finnish AF aircraft
    http://www.sci.fi/~ambush/faf/faf.html

    Finnish AF unofficial
    http://www.ratol.fi/~jrautio/

    Finnish AF unofficial page by Lt Gen Heikki Nikunen.
    http://www.sci.fi/~fta/FAFhist.htm
    http://www.sci.fi/~fta/history.htm#Fighter History Topic

    Finnish AF unofficial Scramble
    http://www.scramble.nl/fi.htm

    Finnish AF unofficial
    http://ksilta.edu.ouka.fi/~juice/1.html

    Finnish AF unofficial Datasheet
    http://www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/Battlefield/1564/afdata_finland.html

    Finnish AF Museum
    http://www.jiop.fi/ksimuseo/index.html

    Finnish Aviation Museum
    http://www.suomenilmailumuseo.fi/

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