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    The Finnish Air Force (FAF or FiAF; Finnish: Ilmavoimat, lit. 'Air forces'; Swedish: Flygvapnet, lit. 'Air arm') is one of the branches of the Finnish Defence...
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    Rosen gave Finland the second aircraft, a Thulin Typ D. Some considered that the Finnish Air Force did not officially exist during the Finnish Civil War...
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    military of Finland. The Finnish Defence Forces consist of the Finnish Army, the Finnish Navy, and the Finnish Air Force. In wartime, the Finnish Border Guard...
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    The Air Force Academy (Finnish: Ilmasotakoulu, abbr. ILMASK; Swedish: Luftkrigsskolan) is located at Tikkakoski in Jyväskylä, Finland. The primary mission...
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    The Finnish Air Force Museum (Finnish: Suomen Ilmavoimamuseo), formerly the Aviation Museum of Central Finland (Finnish: Keski-Suomen ilmailumuseo), is...
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    Flygflottilj 19, Finnish: Lentorykmentti 19 or LentoR 19), also known as the Swedish Voluntary Air Force or F 19 was a Finnish Air Force unit, manned by...
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  • The Finnish Air Force UFO sighting (Porin seitsemän ilmapalloa, "The seven balloons of Pori") was a UFO observation on April 12, 1969 in Pori during military...
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    The Finnish Air Force Band (Finnish: Ilmavoimien soittokunta, ILMAVSK) is the official representative band of the Finnish Air Force. The band is based...
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    Finland Air Force Station is a closed United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station. It is located 2.8 miles (4.5 km) north of Finland,...
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    an arrestor wire, similar to that used on some aircraft carriers (Finnish Air Force uses F/A-18s, which were originally designed to land on aircraft carriers)...
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  • academies, some of which are: The Air Force Academy, Finnish Air Force in Jyväskylä, Finland The Republic of China Air Force Academy of Taiwan, founded in...
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    The Royal Norwegian Air Force (RNoAF) (Norwegian: Luftforsvaret, lit. 'The Air Defence') is the air force of Norway. It was established as a separate...
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  • following is a list of military aircraft of Finland, both historical and currently in use by the Finnish Defence Forces. All helicopters were transferred...
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  • Finnish Navy and List of active Finnish Navy ships; for Finnish Air Force aircraft, see List of military aircraft of Finland. The NHIndustries NH90 tactical...
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    ohjausjärjestelmän servosylinteri (Finnish)." Archived 10 May 2012 at the Wayback Machine mil.fi, 21 January 2010. "All Finnish Air Force's Hornets Upgraded to MLU...
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    Winter War (redirect from Russo-Finnish War)
    stated that the Soviet Air Force was not bombing Finnish cities but rather dropping humanitarian aid to the starving Finnish population; the bombs were...
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  • ground forces into Finland. However Finnish bombers did exist and provided support to Finnish ground troops. The Finnish Air Force caused far higher losses...
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    Valmet L-90 Redigo (category 1980s Finnish military trainer aircraft)
    earlier training aircraft for the Finnish Air Force. The L-90 was the last military aircraft designed and produced in Finland. The prototype, a modified L-80...
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    Brewster F2A Buffalo (category World War II aircraft of Finland)
    operated by the Finnish Air Force proved capable of engaging and destroying most types of Soviet fighter aircraft operating against Finland at that time...
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    VL Myrsky (category 1940s Finnish fighter aircraft)
    Myrsky ("Storm") is a Finnish World War II fighter aircraft originally developed by Valtion lentokonetehdas for the Finnish Air Force. The models of the...
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    for the Finnish Air Force. X stands for export and S stands for Suomi (Finland in Finnish). The Saab 35XS was sold as part of larger Finnish-Swedish collaboration...
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    between Finland and the Soviet Union from 30 November 1939 to 13 March 1940. While the Soviet air forces greatly outnumbered the Finnish Air Force, the Soviet...
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    Fokker D.XXI (category World War II aircraft of Finland)
     Finland Finnish Air Force – Received seven aircraft and built 90 on license. No. 10 Squadron, Finnish Air Force No. 12 Squadron, Finnish Air Force No...
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  • traditions) Guard Jaeger Finnish Border Guard Dragoon Cavalryman (-2014) Army Academy Reserve Officer School Cadet School Finnish Air Force Armour Army Aviation...
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    action in other air forces after the mass conversion to the Ju 88 in the Luftwaffe. Of fifteen Do 17s serving with the Finnish Air Force, at least five...
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    service with the Finnish Air Force, the Royal Navy and Army Air Corps for Flying Grading (a pre-EFT flying course) and in the Royal Air Force as part of No...
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    Petlyakov Pe-2 (category World War II aircraft of Finland)
    usually escorted by four Finnish Air Force Bf 109 Gs. These vital missions allowed artillery and bombers of the Finnish Air Force and the Luftwaffe's Detachment...
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    Heinkel He 115 (category World War II aircraft of Finland)
    Helge Dahl and crew were free to leave Finland. From Summer 1941, it was used by the LLv.14 of the Finnish Air Force code HE-115 and named "Jenny", to ferry...
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    was assigned by the Finnish command to artillery, which consisted of 1,829 guns." Corum 2004, p. 14. "History of the Finnish Air Force". Ilmavoimat. Retrieved...
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    Parliament Hill. The Finnish Air Force celebrates its Nationality Day on 6 March. This date marks the establishment of the Finnish Air Force in 1918. The celebrations...
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