Eino Ilmari Juutilainen ( fin. Eino Ilmari Juutilainen ; February 21, 1914 , Lieksa , Grand Duchy of Finland , Russian Empire [1] , - February 21, 1999 , Tuusula , Finland ) - Finnish military pilot recognized as the most effective A fighter pilot in the air forces of all countries participating in World War II , with the exception of Germany , shot down 94 Soviet aircraft in 1939-1944, two of which during the Soviet-Finnish war . It is also the most productive pilot among those who flew the Brewster F2A Buffalo - 35 victories.
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| Date of Birth | February 21, 1914 | ||||||||||||
| Place of Birth | Lieksa , Grand Duchy of Finland , Russian empire | ||||||||||||
| Date of death | February 21, 1999 (85 years) | ||||||||||||
| Place of death | Tuusula , Finland | ||||||||||||
| Affiliation | Finland | ||||||||||||
| Type of army | aviation | ||||||||||||
| Years of service | 1932 - 1947 | ||||||||||||
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| Battles / Wars | Soviet-Finnish war , The Second World War | ||||||||||||
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| Retired | private pilot | ||||||||||||
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Biography
Born in the family of a railway worker. Later, the family moved to Sortavala , where Ilmari became a member of the local maritime club and participated in trips around Lake Ladoga . After reading the book of the best German ace of the First World War, Baron Manfred von Richthofen , Ilmari also decided to become a pilot. In the summer of 1932 he was called up for active military service and, as an assistant mechanic, was sent to the 1st separate squadron of seaplanes . In 1933 he entered the Karkhumyaki Brothers Aviation School and was able to obtain a license for a private plane pilot.
In 1936 he managed to get directions to the Finnish Aviation Aviation School ( Fin. Ilmasotkoulu , abbr. ISK), located at the airport Kauhava (Kauhava), near the town of Lapua .
On May 1, 1937, Yuutilaynen, with the rank of sergeant, arrived at As5, located at Suur-Merijoki airfield, a few kilometers west of Vyborg . Initially, he flew a reconnaissance aircraft, then in 1938 he was sent to the Utti airfield, where he was trained as a fighter pilot for several months.
Soviet-Finnish War (1939–1940)
Sergeant Jutilainen won his first air victory on December 19, 1939 , shooting down a FR-106 bomber on the Karelian Isthmus on the Fokker. December 31, in a battle over the northern shore of Lake Ladoga, he shot down an I-16 . On the same day, Yuutilaynen was promoted to the rank of senior sergeant , and twenty days later, on January 25, 1940, he was promoted to senior officer . March 1, 1941 Yuutilaynenu was awarded the rank of ensign .
He is one of four Finns, twice awarded the cross of Mannerheim Class II (and the only one among them without an officer’s rank).
Since 1947, retired, he worked as a private pilot.
Left memories "I hit the" Stalin falcons "."
| Type and number of aircraft | Period | Number of wins in person / in a group |
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| Fokker D.XXI | 12/01/39 - 03/13/40 | 2/1 |
| Brewster B-239 BW-364 | 06.25.41–06.02.43 | 35 |
| Bf.109 G-2 MT-7, MT-222 | 05.06.43—06.03.44 | sixteen |
| Bf.109 G-6 MT-426, MT-457 | 05.44—09.44 | 35 |
Like the Japanese ace, Sakai has never lost his slave in battle.
Bibliography
Utilaynen, Ilmari. I beat the "Stalin falcons" / Trans. A. G. Sick . - M .: Yauza-Press, 2013. - 256 p. - (Swastika against the star. Revelations of the Nazis). - 2500 copies - ISBN 978-5-9955-0506-8 .
See also
- List of aces-pilots of the Second World War
- Finland in World War II
- Soviet-Finnish War of 1939-1940
- Soviet-Finnish War of 1941-1944.
Notes
- ↑ now - North Karelia (a province of Finland)