Heimo Olavi Lampi, Finnish Brewster B-239 fighters over Tiiksjärvi

Heimo Olavi Lampi, Finnish Brewster B-239 fighters over Tiiksjärvi

Aug 3, 2023 #finns

Heimo Olavi Lampi

 

Finnish Air Force pilot Heimo Olavi Lampi in the sky, a unit of the Brewster B-239 fighter aircraft (USA-made) (in American aviation it was called Brewster F2A “Buffalo”) from the 2nd Wing of the 24th Fighter Squadron (2/LeLv 24) in flight over Tiiksjärvi in northern Karelia, Soviet Russia. The Eastern Front, Second World War.
On the keel of the Heimo Olavi Lampi fighter plane, a painted running elk and the number on the fuselage of BW-354 are clearly visible, as well as the silhouettes of downed Russian aircraft: 2 of SB bombers, 1 of I-153 assault aircraft, 2 of I-16 fighters.

 

 

Location: Tiiksjärvi, Karelia, USSR
Shooting time: September 1942

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