Cub Driver
2005-09-25 21:50:30 UTC
Recently this was the subject of dispute. Evidently the denial of
Finnish air force victories over German aircraft in the Lapland combat
that followed the peace treaty was the contestable opinion of one
researcher. See an English-language explanation at:
http://p196.ezboard.com/fwarbirdsforumfrm4.showMessage?topicID=288.topic
And the Finnish version at:
http://www.virtualpilots.fi/hist/WW2History-LapinSodanKiisteltyKohtaaminen.html
"In short, Brewster pilots E. Teromaa and O.Hietala from HLeLv 26 are
officially credited with one Ju-87 kill on 3.10.44. Also on same day a
flight of four Brewsters damaged a Junkers 88, that escaped into a
cloud smoking. The Ju-88 was not listed as aerial victory, but the
remains of that plane were found later, and it is a "confirmed kill",
though it is still in the lists because the wreckage could not be
examined before it got destroyed.
"The confusion in the Ju-87 victories lies in the fact, that one
Finnish researcher claimed in the 80s that the kills are false."
-- all the best, Dan Ford
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Finnish air force victories over German aircraft in the Lapland combat
that followed the peace treaty was the contestable opinion of one
researcher. See an English-language explanation at:
http://p196.ezboard.com/fwarbirdsforumfrm4.showMessage?topicID=288.topic
And the Finnish version at:
http://www.virtualpilots.fi/hist/WW2History-LapinSodanKiisteltyKohtaaminen.html
"In short, Brewster pilots E. Teromaa and O.Hietala from HLeLv 26 are
officially credited with one Ju-87 kill on 3.10.44. Also on same day a
flight of four Brewsters damaged a Junkers 88, that escaped into a
cloud smoking. The Ju-88 was not listed as aerial victory, but the
remains of that plane were found later, and it is a "confirmed kill",
though it is still in the lists because the wreckage could not be
examined before it got destroyed.
"The confusion in the Ju-87 victories lies in the fact, that one
Finnish researcher claimed in the 80s that the kills are false."
-- all the best, Dan Ford
email ***@mailblocks.com (put Cubdriver in subject line)
Warbird's Forum: www.warbirdforum.com
Piper Cub Forum: www.pipercubforum.com
the blog: www.danford.net
In Search of Lost Time: www.readingproust.com
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