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Finnish Air Force

Index Finnish Air Force

The Finnish Air Force (FAF or FiAF; Air forces; Air arm) is one of the branches of the Finnish Defence Forces. [1]

Table of Contents

  1. 162 relations: AB Thulinverken, Adolf Hitler, Aerial warfare, Aftonbladet, AGM-154 Joint Standoff Weapon, AGM-158 JASSM, AGM-88 HARM, AIM-120 AMRAAM, AIM-9 Sidewinder, Air base, Air Enthusiast, Air force, Air Force Academy (Finland), Air-launched cruise missile, Air-to-air missile, Air-to-surface missile, Aircraft registration, Albatros B.II, Allied Commission, Allies of World War I, Anti-radiation missile, Arado Ar 196, Arne Somersalo, Åland, BAE Systems Hawk, Battle of Tali–Ihantala, BBC News, Beyond-visual-range missile, BLU-109 bomb, Boeing C-17 Globemaster III, Brewster F2A Buffalo, Bristol Blenheim, Bristol Bulldog, Captain, Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim, Cold War, Colonel, Commander-in-chief, Communist Party of the Soviet Union, Continuation War, Curtiss P-36 Hawk, Dassault Rafale, Defense Security Cooperation Agency, Dornier Do 17, EADS CASA C-295, Electronic-warfare aircraft, Eric von Rosen, Eurofighter Typhoon, Fascism, Fiat G.50 Freccia, ... Expand index (112 more) »

  2. 1918 establishments in Finland
  3. Aviation in Finland

AB Thulinverken

AB Thulinverken was a company in Landskrona, Sweden, founded in 1914 as Enoch Thulins Aeroplanfabrik by the airman and aircraft designer Dr.

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Adolf Hitler

Adolf Hitler (20 April 1889 – 30 April 1945) was an Austrian-born German politician who was the dictator of Nazi Germany from 1933 until his suicide in 1945.

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Aerial warfare

Aerial warfare is the use of military aircraft and other flying machines in warfare.

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Aftonbladet

(lit. "The evening paper") is a Swedish daily tabloid newspaper published in Stockholm, Sweden.

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AGM-154 Joint Standoff Weapon

The AGM-154 Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW) is a glide bomb that resulted from a joint venture between the United States Navy and Air Force to deploy a standardized medium range precision guided weapon, especially for engagement of defended targets from outside the range of standard anti-aircraft defenses, thereby increasing aircraft survivability and minimizing friendly losses.

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AGM-158 JASSM

The AGM-158 JASSM (Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile) is a low detection standoff air-launched cruise missile developed by Lockheed Martin for the United States Armed Forces.

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AGM-88 HARM

The AGM-88 HARM (High-speed Anti-Radiation Missile) is a tactical, air-to-surface anti-radiation missile designed to home in on electronic transmissions coming from surface-to-air radar systems.

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AIM-120 AMRAAM

The AIM-120 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM) is an American beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile capable of all-weather day-and-night operations.

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AIM-9 Sidewinder

The AIM-9 Sidewinder ("AIM" for "Air Intercept Missile") is a short-range air-to-air missile.

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Air base

An airbase (stylised air base in American English), sometimes referred to as a military airbase, military airfield, military airport, air station, naval air station, air force station, or air force base, is an aerodrome or airport used as a military base by a military force for the operation of military aircraft.

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Air Enthusiast

Air Enthusiast was a British, bi-monthly, aviation magazine, published by the Key Publishing group.

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Air force

An air force in the broadest sense is the national military branch that primarily conducts aerial warfare.

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Air Force Academy (Finland)

The Air Force Academy (Ilmasotakoulu, abbr. ILMASK; Luftkrigsskolan) is located at Tikkakoski in Jyväskylä, Finland.

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Air-launched cruise missile

An air-launched cruise missile (ALCM) is a cruise missile that is launched from a military aircraft.

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Air-to-air missile

Python family of AAM for comparisons, Python-5 (displayed lower-front) and Shafrir-1 (upper-back) An air-to-air missile (AAM) is a missile fired from an aircraft for the purpose of destroying another aircraft (including unmanned aircraft such as cruise missiles).

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Air-to-surface missile

An air-to-surface missile (ASM) or air-to-ground missile (AGM) is a missile designed to be launched from military aircraft at targets on land or sea.

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Aircraft registration

An aircraft registration is a code unique to a single aircraft, required by international convention to be marked on the exterior of every civil aircraft.

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Albatros B.II

The Albatros B.II, (post-war company designation L.2) was an unarmed two-seat reconnaissance biplane designed and produced by the German aircraft manufacturer Albatros Flugzeugwerke.

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Allied Commission

Following the termination of hostilities in World War II, the Allies were in control of the defeated Axis countries.

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Allies of World War I

The Allies, the Entente or the Triple Entente was an international military coalition of countries led by France, the United Kingdom, Russia, the United States, Italy, and Japan against the Central Powers of Germany, Austria-Hungary, the Ottoman Empire, and Bulgaria in World War I (1914–1918).

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Anti-radiation missile

An anti-radiation missile (ARM) is a missile designed to detect and home in on an enemy radio emission source.

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Arado Ar 196

The Arado Ar 196 was a shipboard reconnaissance low-wing monoplane aircraft designed and produced by the German aircraft manufacturer Arado.

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Arne Somersalo

Arne Sakari Somersalo (born Arne Sommer; 18 March 1891 – 17 August 1941) was a Finnish officer and anti-communist activist.

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Åland

Åland (Ahvenanmaa) is an autonomous and demilitarised region of Finland.

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BAE Systems Hawk

The BAE Systems Hawk is a British single-engine, jet-powered advanced trainer aircraft.

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Battle of Tali–Ihantala

The Battle of Tali–Ihantala (June 25 to July 9, 1944) was part of the Finnish-Soviet Continuation War (1941–1944), which occurred during World War II.

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BBC News

BBC News is an operational business division of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) responsible for the gathering and broadcasting of news and current affairs in the UK and around the world.

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Beyond-visual-range missile

A beyond-visual-range missile is an air-to-air missile that is capable of engaging at ranges of or beyond.

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BLU-109 bomb

The BLU-109/B is a hardened penetration bomb used by the United States Air Force (BLU is an acronym for Bomb Live Unit).

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Boeing C-17 Globemaster III

The McDonnell Douglas/Boeing C-17 Globemaster III is a large military transport aircraft that was developed for the United States Air Force (USAF) from the 1980s to the early 1990s by McDonnell Douglas.

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Brewster F2A Buffalo

The Brewster F2A Buffalo is an American fighter aircraft which saw service early in World War II.

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Bristol Blenheim

The Bristol Blenheim is a British light bomber designed and built by the Bristol Aeroplane Company, which was used extensively in the first two years of the Second World War, with examples still being used as trainers until the end of the war.

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Bristol Bulldog

The Bristol Bulldog is a British Royal Air Force single-seat biplane fighter designed during the 1920s by the Bristol Aeroplane Company.

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Captain

Captain is a title, an appellative for the commanding officer of a military unit; the supreme leader or highest rank officer of a navy ship, merchant ship, aeroplane, spacecraft, or other vessel; or the commander of a port, fire or police department, election precinct, etc.

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Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim

Baron Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim (4 June 1867 – 27 January 1951) was a Finnish military commander, aristocrat, and statesman.

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Cold War

The Cold War was a period of geopolitical tension between the United States and the Soviet Union and their respective allies, the Western Bloc and the Eastern Bloc, that started in 1947, two years after the end of World War II, and lasted until the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991.

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Colonel

Colonel (abbreviated as Col., Col, or COL) is a senior military officer rank used in many countries.

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Commander-in-chief

A commander-in-chief or supreme commander is the person who exercises supreme command and control over an armed force or a military branch.

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Communist Party of the Soviet Union

The Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU), at some points known as the Russian Communist Party, All-Union Communist Party and Bolshevik Party, and sometimes referred to as the Soviet Communist Party (SCP), was the founding and ruling political party of the Soviet Union.

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Continuation War

The Continuation War, also known as the Second Soviet-Finnish War, was a conflict fought by Finland and Nazi Germany against the Soviet Union during World War II.

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Curtiss P-36 Hawk

The Curtiss P-36 Hawk, also known as the Curtiss Hawk Model 75, is an American-designed and built fighter aircraft of the 1930s and 40s.

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Dassault Rafale

The Dassault Rafale (literally meaning "gust of wind", or "burst of fire" in a more military sense) is a French twin-engine, canard delta wing, multirole fighter aircraft designed and built by Dassault Aviation.

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Defense Security Cooperation Agency

The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) is an agency within the United States Department of Defense (DoD) which provides financial and technical assistance, transfer of defense materiel, training and services to allies, and promotes military-to-military contacts.

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Dornier Do 17

The Dornier Do 17 is a twin-engined light bomber produced by Dornier Flugzeugwerke for the German Luftwaffe during World War II.

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EADS CASA C-295

The Airbus C295 (previously CASA C-295) is a medium tactical transport aircraft that was designed and initially manufactured by the Spanish aerospace company CASA, which is now part of the European multinational Airbus Defence and Space division.

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Electronic-warfare aircraft

An electronic-warfare aircraft is a military aircraft equipped for electronic warfare (EW), that is, degrading the effectiveness of enemy radar and radio systems by using radar jamming and deception methods.

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Eric von Rosen

Count Carl Gustaf Bloomfield Eric von Rosen (2 June 1879 in Stockholm – 25 April 1948 Skeppsholmen, Stockholm) was a Swedish honorary doctor, patron, explorer, ethnographer, prominent figure in the Swedish upper class and a leading figure in Sweden's own national socialist movement in the 1930s.

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Eurofighter Typhoon

The Eurofighter Typhoon is a European multinational twin-engine, supersonic, canard delta wing, multirole fighter.

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Fascism

Fascism is a far-right, authoritarian, ultranationalist political ideology and movement, characterized by a dictatorial leader, centralized autocracy, militarism, forcible suppression of opposition, belief in a natural social hierarchy, subordination of individual interests for the perceived good of the nation or race, and strong regimentation of society and the economy.

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Fiat G.50 Freccia

The Fiat G.50 Freccia (“Arrow”) was a World War II Italian fighter aircraft that was developed and manufactured by the aviation company Fiat.

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Finger-four

The finger-four formation (also known as the "four finger formation" and the "Fingertip Formation") is a flight formation used by fighter aircraft.

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Finland

Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe.

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Finnish Air Force Band

The Finnish Air Force Band (Finnish: Ilmavoimien soittokunta, AALTO) is the official representative band of the Finnish Air Force serving from its headquarters in the northernmost city of Tikkakoski.

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Finnish Civil War

The Finnish Civil War was a civil war in Finland in 1918 fought for the leadership and control of the country between White Finland and the Finnish Socialist Workers' Republic (Red Finland) during the country's transition from a grand duchy ruled by the Russian Empire to a fully independent state.

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Finnish Declaration of Independence

The Finnish Declaration of Independence (Suomen itsenäisyysjulistus; Finlands självständighetsförklaring) was adopted by the Parliament of Finland on 6 December 1917.

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Finnish Defence Forces

The Finnish Defence Forces (FDF) (Puolustusvoimat, Försvarsmakten) are the military of Finland.

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Finnish Rapid Deployment Force

The Finnish Rapid Deployment Force (FRDF) (Suomen Kansainvälinen Valmiusjoukko) is the spearhead international force of the Finnish Defence Forces (FDF).

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FlightGlobal

FlightGlobal is an online news and information website which covers the aviation and aerospace industries.

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Fokker D.XXI

The Fokker D.XXI fighter was designed in 1935 by Dutch aircraft manufacturer Fokker in response to requirements laid out by the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army Air Force (Militaire Luchtvaart van het Koninklijk Nederlands-Indisch Leger, ML-KNIL).

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Foreign support of Finland in the Winter War

Foreign support in the Winter War consisted of materiel, men and moral support to the Finnish struggle against the Soviet Union in the Winter War.

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GBU-39 Small Diameter Bomb

The GBU-39/B Small Diameter Bomb (SDB) is a precision-guided glide bomb that is intended to provide aircraft with the ability to carry a higher number of more accurate bombs.

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GBU-53/B StormBreaker

The GBU-53/B StormBreaker, previously known as the Small Diameter Bomb II, is an American air-launched, precision-guided glide bomb.

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General-purpose bomb

A general-purpose bomb is an air-dropped bomb intended as a compromise between blast damage, penetration, and fragmentation in explosive effect.

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German Empire

The German Empire, also referred to as Imperial Germany, the Second Reich or simply Germany, was the period of the German Reich from the unification of Germany in 1871 until the November Revolution in 1918, when the German Reich changed its form of government from a monarchy to a republic.

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Germany

Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG), is a country in Central Europe.

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Gloster Gladiator

The Gloster Gladiator is a British biplane fighter.

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Grand Duchy of Finland

The Grand Duchy of Finland, officially and also translated as the Grand Principality of Finland, was the predecessor state of modern Finland.

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Grigorovich M-9

The Grigorovich M-9 (alternative designation ShCh M-9, sometimes also Shchetinin M-9) was a Russian World War I-era biplane flying boat, developed from the M-5 by Grigorovich.

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Grob G 115

The Grob G 115 is a general aviation fixed-wing aircraft, primarily used for flight training.

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Haparanda

Haparanda (aspen shore or bank) is a locality and the seat of Haparanda Municipality in Norrbotten County, Sweden.

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Hawker Hurricane

The Hawker Hurricane is a British single-seat fighter aircraft of the 1930s–40s which was designed and predominantly built by Hawker Aircraft Ltd.

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Heavy Airlift Wing

The Heavy Airlift Wing (HAW) is an international military airlift organization based at Pápa Air Base, Hungary.

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Hermann Göring

Hermann Wilhelm Göring (or Goering;; 12 January 1893 – 15 October 1946) was a German politician, military leader, and convicted war criminal.

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Hungary

Hungary is a landlocked country in Central Europe.

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Ilyushin DB-3

The Ilyushin DB-3, where "DB" stands for Dalniy Bombardirovshchik (Russian: Дальний бомбардировщик) meaning "long-range bomber", was a Soviet bomber aircraft of World War II.

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Jakobstad

Jakobstad (Pietarsaari) is a town in Finland, located on the west coast of the country.

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Jarl Lundqvist

Jarl Frithiof Lundqvist (August 15, 1896 in Helsinki – September 23, 1965) was a Finnish lieutenant general.

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Jarmo Lindberg

Jarmo Ilmari Lindberg (born 10 June 1959) is a retired Finnish general and former Chief of Defence from 2014 to 2019.

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Jäger Movement

The Jäger Movement (Jääkäriliike) consisted of volunteers from Finland who trained in Germany as Jägers (elite light infantry) during World War I. Supported by Germany to enable the creation of a Finnish sovereign state, the movement was one of many means by which Germany intended to weaken Russia and to cause Russia's loss of its western provinces and dependencies.

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John-Allan Hygerth

John-Allan Hygerth (25 July 1885 – 2 February 1954) was a Swedish soldier, and commander of the Finnish Air Force during the Finnish Civil War.

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Joint Direct Attack Munition

The Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) is a guidance kit that converts unguided bombs, or "dumb bombs", into all-weather precision-guided munitions (PGMs).

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Joint Strike Missile

The Joint Strike Missile (JSM) is a multi-role, air-launched cruise missile under development by the Norwegian company Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace and American company Raytheon Missiles & Defense.

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Junkers Ju 88

The Junkers Ju 88 is a German World War II Luftwaffe twin-engined multirole combat aircraft.

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Jyväskylä Airport

Jyväskylä Airport (Jyväskylän lentoasema) is an airport in Jyväskylä, Finland.

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Karelia Air Command

The Karelia Air Command (Karjalan lennosto, abbr. KarLsto; Karelens flygflottilj) is the peace-time Finnish Air Force unit responsible for the protection of the airspace of Eastern and South-Eastern Finland.

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Kenraalimajuri

Kenraalimajuri (Major General) is an officer's rank in Finland, immediately above prikaatikenraali (Brigadier General) and below kenraaliluutnantti (Lieutenant General).

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Kokkola

Kokkola (Karleby) is a town in Finland and the regional capital of Central Ostrobothnia.

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Kolho

Kolho is a village in the city-municipality of Mänttä-Vilppula in Finland.

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Kuopio Airport

Kuopio Airport is an airport in Rissala, Siilinjärvi, Finland, about north of Kuopio city centre.

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Lapland Air Command

The Lapland Air Command (Lapin Lennosto, abbr. LapLsto; Lapplands flygflottilj) is the peace-time Finnish Air Force unit responsible for the protection of the airspace of northern Finland.

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Lapland War

During World War II, the Lapland War (Lapin sota; Lapplandskriget.; Lapplandkrieg.) saw fighting between Finland and Nazi Germany – effectively from September to November 1944 – in Finland's northernmost region, Lapland.

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Leadership

Leadership, both as a research area and as a practical skill, encompasses the ability of an individual, group, or organization to "", influence, or guide other individuals, teams, or entire organizations.

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Learjet 35

The Learjet Model 35 and Model 36 are a series of American multi-role business jets and military transport aircraft manufactured by Learjet between 1973 and 1993.

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Liaison aircraft

A liaison aircraft (also called an army cooperation aircraft) is a small, usually unarmed aircraft primarily used by military forces for artillery observation or transporting commanders and messages.

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Lieutenant colonel

Lieutenant colonel is a rank of commissioned officers in the armies, most marine forces and some air forces of the world, above a major and below a colonel.

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Lieutenant general

Lieutenant general (Lt Gen, LTG and similar) is a military rank used in many countries.

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List of air forces

This alphabetically arranged list of air forces identifies the current and historical names and roundels for the military aviation arms of countries fielding an air component, whether an independent air forces, a naval aviation, or army aviation units.

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List of military aircraft of Finland

The following is a list of military aircraft of Finland, both historical and currently in use by the Finnish Defence Forces. Finnish Air Force and list of military aircraft of Finland are aviation in Finland.

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List of World War II aces from Finland

This list includes of all the 96 fighter aces of World War II from Finland.

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Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II

The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II is an American family of single-seat, single-engine, stealth multirole combat aircraft designed for air superiority and strike missions; it also has electronic warfare and intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance capabilities.

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Luftwaffe

The Luftwaffe was the aerial-warfare branch of the Wehrmacht before and during World War II.

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Major (rank)

Major is a senior military officer rank used in many countries.

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Major general

Major general is a military rank used in many countries.

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Mark 82 bomb

The Mark 82 is a unguided, low-drag general-purpose bomb, part of the United States Mark 80 series.

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Mark 84 bomb

The Mark 84 or BLU-117 is a American general-purpose bomb.

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Materiel

Materiel is supplies, equipment, and weapons in military supply-chain management, and typically supplies and equipment in a commercial supply chain context.

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McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet

The McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet is an all-weather supersonic, twin-engine, carrier-capable, multirole combat aircraft, designed as both a fighter and attack aircraft (hence the F/A designation).

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Messerschmitt Bf 109

The Messerschmitt Bf 109 is a German World War II fighter aircraft that was, along with the Focke-Wulf Fw 190, the backbone of the Luftwaffe's fighter force.

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Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21

The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 (Микоян и Гуревич МиГ-21; NATO reporting name: Fishbed) is a supersonic jet fighter and interceptor aircraft, designed by the Mikoyan-Gurevich Design Bureau in the Soviet Union.

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Military aircraft insignia

Military aircraft insignia are insignia applied to military aircraft to visually identify the nation or branch of military service to which the aircraft belong.

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Military transport aircraft

A military transport aircraft, military cargo aircraft or airlifter is a military-owned transport aircraft used to support military operations by airlifting troops and military equipment.

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Ministry of Defence (Finland)

The Ministry of Defence (puolustusministeriö, försvarsministeriet) is one of the 12 ministries which comprise the Finnish Government.

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Morane-Saulnier L

The Morane-Saulnier L, or Morane-Saulnier Type L, or officially MoS-3, was a French parasol wing one or two-seat scout aeroplane of the First World War.

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Morane-Saulnier M.S.406

The Morane-Saulnier M.S.406 is a French fighter aircraft developed and manufactured by Morane-Saulnier starting in 1938.

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Moscow Armistice

The Moscow Armistice was signed between Finland on one side and the Soviet Union and United Kingdom on the other side on 19 September 1944, ending the Continuation War.

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Multirole combat aircraft

A multirole combat aircraft (MRCA) is a combat aircraft intended to perform different roles in combat.

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National Socialist Bloc

National Socialist Bloc (Nationalsocialistiska Blocket) was a Swedish National Socialist political party formed in the end of 1933 by the merger of Nationalsocialistiska Samlingspartiet, Nationalsocialistiska Förbundet and local National Socialist units connected to the advocate Sven Hallström in Umeå.

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Nazi Germany

Nazi Germany, officially known as the German Reich and later the Greater German Reich, was the German state between 1933 and 1945, when Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party controlled the country, transforming it into a totalitarian dictatorship.

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Nieuport 10

The Nieuport 10 (or Nieuport XB in contemporary sources) is a French First World War sesquiplane that filled a wide variety of roles, including reconnaissance, fighter and trainer.

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Nieuport 17

The Nieuport 17 C.1 (or Nieuport XVII C.1 in contemporary sources) is a French sesquiplane fighter designed and manufactured by the Nieuport company during World War I. An improvement over the Nieuport 11, it was a little larger than earlier Nieuports and better adapted to the more powerful engine than the interim Nieuport 16.

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No. 11 Squadron (Finland)

Fighter Squadron 11 (Hävittäjälentolaivue 11, HävLLv 11) is a Finnish fighter squadron located in Rovaniemi, Lapland.

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No. 31 Squadron (Finland)

Fighter Squadron 31 (Hävittäjälentolaivue 31, HävLLv 31) is a Finnish fighter squadron located in Rissala, near Kuopio.

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No. 41 Squadron (Finland)

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Operation Barbarossa

Operation Barbarossa (Unternehmen Barbarossa) was the invasion of the Soviet Union by Nazi Germany and many of its Axis allies, starting on Sunday, 22 June 1941, during World War II.

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Paris Peace Treaties, 1947

The Paris Peace Treaties (Traités de Paris) were signed on 10 February 1947 following the end of World War II in 1945.

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Pilatus PC-12

The Pilatus PC-12 is a pressurized, single-engined, turboprop aircraft manufactured by Pilatus Aircraft of Stans, Switzerland since 1991.

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Polikarpov I-153

The Polikarpov I-153 Chaika (Russian Чайка, "Seagull") is a late 1930s Soviet sesquiplane fighter.

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Precision-guided munition

A precision-guided munition (PGM), also called a smart weapon, smart munition, or smart bomb, is a guided munition intended to hit a specific target, to minimize collateral damage and increase lethality against intended targets.

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Red Army

The Workers' and Peasants' Red Army, often shortened to the Red Army, was the army and air force of the Russian Soviet Republic and, from 1922, the Soviet Union. Finnish Air Force and Red Army are military units and formations established in 1918.

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Rovaniemi

Rovaniemi (Roavvenjárga; Ruávinjargâ; Ruäʹvnjargg) is a city in Finland and the regional capital of Lapland.

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Rovaniemi Airport

Rovaniemi Airport (Rovaniemen lentoasema) is the second busiest Airport in Finland after Helsinki-Vantaa, as measured by the number of passengers and landings.

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Royal Air Force

The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the air and space force of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies. Finnish Air Force and Royal Air Force are military units and formations established in 1918.

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Russian Empire

The Russian Empire was a vast empire that spanned most of northern Eurasia from its proclamation in November 1721 until its dissolution in March 1917.

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Russian Revolution

The Russian Revolution was a period of political and social change in Russia, starting in 1917.

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Saab 35 Draken

The Saab 35 Draken (The Kite, ambiguous with The Dragon) is a Swedish fighter-interceptor developed and manufactured by Svenska Aeroplan Aktiebolaget (SAAB) between 1955 and 1974.

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Saab JAS 39 Gripen

The Saab JAS 39 Gripen (English: The Griffin) is a light single-engine supersonic multirole fighter aircraft manufactured by the Swedish aerospace and defence company Saab AB.

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Satakunta Air Command

The Satakunta Air Command (Satakunnan Lennosto, abbr. SatLsto; Satakunta flygflottilj) is a peace-time Finnish Air Force unit.

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Soviet Air Forces

The Soviet Air Forces (r, VVS SSSR; literally "Military Air Forces of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics"; initialism VVS, sometimes referred to as the "Red Air Force", were one of the air forces of the Soviet Union. The other was the Soviet Air Defence Forces. The Air Forces were formed from components of the Imperial Russian Air Service in 1917, and faced their greatest test during World War II. Finnish Air Force and Soviet Air Forces are military units and formations established in 1918.

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Soviet Union

The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), commonly known as the Soviet Union, was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991.

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Spain

Spain, formally the Kingdom of Spain, is a country located in Southwestern Europe, with parts of its territory in the Atlantic Ocean, the Mediterranean Sea and Africa.

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Strategic Airlift Capability

The Strategic Airlift Capability (SAC) is a multinational initiative that provides its participating nations assured access to military airlift capability to address the growing needs for both strategic airlifts and tactical airlifts.

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Swastika

The swastika (卐 or 卍) is an ancient religious and cultural symbol, predominantly found in various Eurasian cultures, as well as some African and American ones.

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Swedish Air Force

The Swedish Air Force (Svenska flygvapnet or just Flygvapnet) is the air force branch of the Swedish Armed Forces.

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Swedish krona

The krona (plural: kronor; sign: kr; code: SEK) is the currency of the Kingdom of Sweden.

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Swiss Alps

The Alpine region of Switzerland, conventionally referred to as the Swiss Alps, represents a major natural feature of the country and is, along with the Swiss Plateau and the Swiss portion of the Jura Mountains, one of its three main physiographic regions.

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Switzerland

Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a landlocked country located in west-central Europe.

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Tampere

Tampere (Tammerfors) is a city in Finland and the regional capital of Pirkanmaa.

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Tampere–Pirkkala Airport

Tampere–Pirkkala Airport (Tampere-Pirkkalan lentoasema, Tammerfors-Birkala flygplats), or simply Tampere Airport, is located in Pirkkala, Finland, south-west of Tampere city centre.

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Tikkakoski

Tikkakoski is a northernmost residential area of Jyväskylä, Finland, about north of the city centre.

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Trainer aircraft

A trainer is a class of aircraft designed specifically to facilitate flight training of pilots and aircrews.

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Tupolev SB

The Tupolev ANT-40, also known by its service name Tupolev SB (Скоростной бомбардировщик – Skorostnoi Bombardirovschik – high speed bomber) and development co-name TsAGI-40, was a high speed twin-engined three-seat monoplane bomber, first flown in 1934.

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United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Northwestern Europe, off the coast of the continental mainland.

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United States

The United States of America (USA or U.S.A.), commonly known as the United States (US or U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America.

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Vaasa

Vaasa (Vasa,, Sweden), in the years 1855–1917 as Nikolainkaupunki, (Nikolajstad; – Kaleva (in Finnish)) is a city in Finland and the regional capital of Ostrobothnia.

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Valdemar Langlet

Valdemar Langlet (December 17, 1872 in Lerbo, Sweden – October 16, 1960 in Stockholm) was a Swedish publisher, and an early Esperantist.

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Vic formation

The Vic formation is a formation devised for military aircraft and first used during the First World War.

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Vladimir Lenin

Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov (1870 – 21 January 1924), better known as Vladimir Lenin, was a Russian revolutionary, politician and political theorist.

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Wehrmacht

The Wehrmacht were the unified armed forces of Nazi Germany from 1935 to 1945.

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White Guard (Finland)

The White Guard, officially known as the Civil Guard, was a voluntary militia, part of the Finnish Whites movement, that emerged victorious over the socialist Red Guards in the Finnish Civil War of 1918.

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Winter War

The Winter War was a war between the Soviet Union and Finland.

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World War II

World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers.

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Yle Uutiset

Yle Uutiset is the Finnish news production unit of Yle.

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See also

1918 establishments in Finland

Aviation in Finland

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finnish_Air_Force

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