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Le R 3 - Finnish Fighter Regiment (Finnish Air Force History, vol. 18)
Le R 3 Finnish Fighter Regiment - Finnish Air Force History, vol. 18 Author:Kalevi Keskinnen, Kari Stenman FINNISH AIR FORCE HISTORY vol.18. This book of Lentorykmentti 3 is an companion volume to LeR 2 and it covers in detail the phases of the most successful Finnish fighter regiment from 1938 to 1952. It is also known unofficially as the Messerschmitt regiment, which claimed over 1000 aerial victories. The books is compiled keeping those in mind w... more »ho are interested in aviation history, warfare and modelling. ----------------------------------The fully bi-lingual (Finnish-English) text is accurately presented in a form of a war diary and it is supported by first hand accounts, 240 top quality pictures, 32 colour profiles and scale drawings of the aircraft. The appendix contains a detailed list of every aerial victory claim and operational loss, both matched with recently found Russian records. The commander lists and strenght tables also tell who did and with what. Lentolaivue 30, 32, 26, 24 and 34. Post War: Hävittäjälentolaivue 31 and 33. Planes: Fokker D.XXI, Caudron 714, Hurricane, Curtiss Hawk 75A, Fiat G.50, Brewster 239, Fokker C.X and Messerschmitt Bf 109G. 2001 new paper edition, 7 x 10, glossy page stock, 145 pages.« less