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In the Winter War of 1939/40, the Finns were facing a numerically superior enemy in whatever aircraft they could get their hands on. Gloster Gladiator biplane fighter was one such aircraft and the most successful ace flying it was Oiva Tuominen. In mid February 1940, Finnish Air Force strengthened their ranks with Italian fighter Fiat G.50 and Tuominen's 26 Squadron managed to employ their new mount before the Winter War ended. Hostilities continued in June 1941. and Tuominen would soon get a chance to prove that his success wasn't just a coincidence as the Finns once again faced thousands of Soviet fighters and bombers.
Main sources:
- Karl Stenman - Finnish Aces of World War 2
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- Piero Vergnano - Fiat G.50
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- Gianni Cattaneo - Aircraft Profile No. 188: The Fiat G.50
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- Finnish Fighter Aces - Lentomestari Oiva Emil Kalervo ‘Oippa’ Tuominen
http://surfcity.kund.dalnet.se/finland_tuominen.htm
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#militaryaviationhistory #winterwar
In the Winter War of 1939/40, the Finns were facing a numerically superior enemy in whatever aircraft they could get their hands on. Gloster Gladiator biplane fighter was one such aircraft and the most successful ace flying it was Oiva Tuominen. In mid February 1940, Finnish Air Force strengthened their ranks with Italian fighter Fiat G.50 and Tuominen's 26 Squadron managed to employ their new mount before the Winter War ended. Hostilities continued in June 1941. and Tuominen would soon get a chance to prove that his success wasn't just a coincidence as the Finns once again faced thousands of Soviet fighters and bombers.
Main sources:
- Karl Stenman - Finnish Aces of World War 2
amzn.to/3EsXL2e
- Piero Vergnano - Fiat G.50
amzn.to/3SlsJPC
- Gianni Cattaneo - Aircraft Profile No. 188: The Fiat G.50
amzn.to/3kk3Szc
- Finnish Fighter Aces - Lentomestari Oiva Emil Kalervo ‘Oippa’ Tuominen
http://surfcity.kund.dalnet.se/finland_tuominen.htm
Support the channel on Patreon:
patreon.com/showtime112
Donate via Paypal:
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Join our Discord server:
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Audio mastering by Don Solaris:
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Oiva Tuominen photo by Collection Sotamuseo
Source finna.fi/Cover/Show?id=sa-kuva.sa-kuva-51466
#militaryaviationhistory #winterwar
