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Lentolaivue 24
Lentolaivue 24
Description
Illustrated throughout with photographs and detailed aircraft profiles, this book tells the story of the Finnish air force's most successful fighter unit.
Finland's premier fighter squadron during World War 2, Lentolaivue 24 (Flying Squadron 24) first saw action during the bloody Winter War of 1939-40, when the Soviet Red Army launched a surprise attack on the small Scandinavian country - the squadron enjoyed great success against numerically superior opposition. LLv 24 was once again in the thick of the action following the outbreak of the Continuation War in June 1941.
As this detailed volume shows, LLv 24 claimed 877 kills, and its pilots won five direct and two indirect Mannerheim Crosses (Finland's highest military award) out of a total of 19 presented to all Finnish soldiers. Most top aces also scored the bulk of their kills flying with this unit.
Table of Contents
HUMBLE BEGINNINGS
CHAPTER TWO
WINTER WAR
CHAPTER THREE
FINNISH OFFENSIVE
CHAPTER FOUR
STATIONARY WAR
CHAPTER FIVE
SOVIET OFFENSIVE
APPENDICES
COLOUR PLATES COMMENTARY
INDEX
Product details
| Published | Nov 20 2012 |
|---|---|
| Format | Ebook (Epub & Mobi) |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 128 |
| ISBN | 9781782006688 |
| Imprint | Osprey Publishing |
| Illustrations | 136 b/w; 16 col |
| Series | Aviation Elite Units |
| Short code | AEU 4 |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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