Eino Ilmari Juutilainen

2007-11-29T16:28:00.001+03:00

The pilot of the Finnish fighter aviation. Was as a part of LLv 24, LLv 34.
Has committed 437 operational flights. On its bill 94 air victories.

It is doubly awarded by Cross Mannergamer.

During all battle career has been never brought down by the opponent.

Has retired on complete on May, 16th, 1947 Began to fly by small airplanes, regularly accepting involvements in diverse aviashows.

The best Finnish ace in February, 21st, 1999 has died.

Till December, 1939 hardly it was possible to suspect, that small Finland will yield a pattern of the pilot, which one battle productivity will deliver it on the best (after German pilots), a place.

Eino Ilmari Juutilainen was born on February, 21st, 1914 in small town Lieksa in east Finland. In March, 1939 twenty five years' Эйно has arrived to fighting bunch HLelv 24 ("Lynx"). The bunch has been armed by the most efficient at that time in the Finnish Air Forces fighters Focker D-XXI. By E.Juutilajnen's this airplane in cracked eggs W the Soviet aircraft in so-called to "Winter war" has checked helm two personal victories and one in bunch, being not too secreted among remaining pilots HLelv 24.

War from the USSR E.Juutilajnen was proceeded in a cubicle of the American fighter by Brewster В-239. In July, 1941 it has discovered the bill to air victories in the war which has received in Finland the title "continental", having brought down on July, 9th two I-153. The number of slewed airplanes grew, and till February, 1943 it has checked helm 35 air victories. Among slewed were I-16, I-153, MIG-3, PE-2, Kertis Р-40, Harrikein and at all 111 W the red asters, stated "Illyu" on October, 20th, 1942.

In the end of January, 1943 the Finnish military steels to be prepared for obtaining Мессершмиттов Bf 109G-2. For this purpose many skilled pilots have been translated in "Ме-rsu Laivul" Lelv 34. Has not avoided this fate and the most successful pilot of Finland E.Juutilajnen. In February it has been translated in this bunch. Steering awesome, it less than for a year довет (till March, 1944) the bill of the victories B4 57.

In April, 1944 on the threshold of summer Soviet offensive in Kareliya, Lelv34 has received fighters B5109G-6. Flying on this type of aircraft, the Finnish ace has brought down 35 Soviet airplanes. It has checked helm the last victory (the transport of Lie-2) on September, 3rd, 1944, for 16 days till the end of continental war. Participating in operations, the gentleman of two Crosses, Eino Ilmari Juutilainen has committed 437 operational flights, having stated ABT killing of 94 airplanes personally and one in bunch.

Day on June, 30th, 1944 when it has checked helm 6 victories (2R-39, 2 YAK9, LA-5, IL-2) became the best 4 the Finnish pilot.

Strikes not only number of victories, but also amazing luck of the pilot which one during all battle career has been never brought down by the opponent.

For the Mantelpiece

Eino Ilmari Juutilainen