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The Swedish Voluntary Air Force, F 19, operated from Kemi in northern Finland for the last 62 days of the Winter War.
The unit made a significant contribution to Finland's defence, from January 7, 1940, with 12 Gloster Gladiator fighters, 5 Hawker Hart bombers, and 8 other planes, amounting to a third of the Swedish Air Force of that time. In total, the unit destroyed twelve Soviet aircraft (eight in the air, four on the ground), and lost a total of six planes; two to enemy action and four to accidents. Three of its pilots were killed and two more were captured by Soviet forces. The captives were returned to Sweden five months after the end of the war.
[edit] Victories
| Victories claimed while flying Gloster Gladiator |
| Name |
Air force |
Victories |
Notes |
| Per-Johan Salwen |
Finnish Air Force |
3 |
F 19 |
| Einar Theler |
Finnish Air Force |
2 |
F 19 |
| Ian Iacobi |
Finnish Air Force |
1 |
F 19 |
| Gideon Karlsson |
Finnish Air Force |
1 |
F 19 |
| Roland Martin |
Finnish Air Force |
1 |
F 19 |
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[edit] External link
[edit] References
- ^ Falk, Greger: F19:n - en krönika; Flyghistorisk Revy nummer 33, Svensk Flyghistorisk Förening, Stockholm, Sweden. c. 1989-1990
- ^ Geust, Carl-Fredrik: F19; Ikaros - Flygvapenmusei Årsbok 1997, Flygvapenmuseum, Linköping, Sweden 1997
