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Polikarpov I-15bis and I-153

At least 8 I-153 had landed behind Finnish lines during the Winter War and another 3 were captured during the initial stages of the advance to the Svir. These were placed into service with the 3rd flight of LeLv 6 as cover for that unit's maritime patrol missions. It became the second flight of LeLv 30 on 16 November 1942. Prior to that it claimed the destruction of four surface ships and 5 aircraft while losing 4 I-153s, but only two of these were in combat. In November 1942 the Finns purchased another 11 captured by the Germans and these equipped the first flight of LeLv 30 in March-April '43. LeLv 30 specialized in reconnaissance. In February-March '44 both flights transferred their aircraft to the third flight and later some were received by TLeLv 16 in late June of 1944. LeLv 30 lost 7 I-153s, but only one in aerial combat. Eight survived the war.

During the Winter War the Finns captured five I-152s after they made forced landings on Finnish soil. Two of the five reached Lentolaivue (LLv) 29, the replenishment and training squadron of the Finnish Air Force. After the cease-fire, the rest of the aircraft were delivered to serve as fighter-trainers in LLv 34 After LLv 29 was disbanded, its aircraft were also handed over to LLv 34. Early in the Continuation War, LLv 34 was dissolved and the I-152s were assigned as trainers to the Täydennyslentolaivue 35 (a replenishment squadron) and two of the aircraft were placed in storage during late 1942. In mid-1943, three aircraft were transferred to the re-established LeLv 34 as target-tows. In 1944 two of the aircraft served in T-LeLv 35. After the war, the aircraft were placed in storage at the air force depot. The last flight of the I-152s in Finnish Air Force service was on 12 March 1945 when IH-4 and IH-5 were flown to the depot. The first two Finnish I-152s initially carried the registration numbers VH-10 and VH-11, while the remaining three biplanes were given serials VH-3 to VH-5. During late 1940, VH-10 and VH-11 were renumbered as VH-1 and VH-2. On 4 June 1942, the confusion regarding the numbering of war booty aircraft was resolved and the aircraft were given the serials IH-1 to IH-5.

Source: http://surfcity.kund.dalnet.se/polikarpov_finland.htm
 

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Tupolev SB-2

5 SB-2s had been salvaged from aircraft shot down over Finland during the Winter War by 25 June 1941. They were assigned to LeLv 6 for anti-shipping missions. Most of these had M-103 engines and were, commonly, but incorrectly, called SB-2bis. 3 more were delivered during the late summer of 1941 while one crashed on 2 August. 16 were purchased from Germany, but delivery was very protracted and almost all needed thorough overhaul before they were usuable. All were brought up to the same standard, even the sole SB-2 with M-100 engines. During 1942 they were on anti-submarine patrols, sinking 2 and damaging several others. The first flight of LeLv 6 was converted to the SB-2 by October 1942. Occasionally they were flown on ordinary bombing missions, but not very often. Not one was lost on operations, but 7 were lost through accidents during the Continuation War. They ended their service by hunting German U-boats in the Baltic, not suprisingly without success.
 

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Ilyushin DB-3M and Il-4

The Finns salvaged 5 DB-3Ms during the Winter War and assigned them to LeLv 46. One of these was in Germany when the Continuation War began. 2 were lost to accidents within days of war breaking out. The survivors were supplemented by 6 purchased from Germany and arrived on 12 September. Most of these were delivered to LeLv 48 where they were often used for reconnaissance work. Only 4 survived when all remaining aircraft were turned over to PLeLv 45 in late 1944 and then to PLeLv 43 in February 1945. The Finns purchased 4 Il-4s in October 1942 from German war booty stocks, but one crashed on the delivery flight. The others didn't finish overhaul until Summer '43. They were initially delivered to LeLv 48, but were transferred to LeLv 46 on 15 November. One crashed on 17 June 1944 and the two survivors were transferred to PLeLv 45 on 4 December of that year. One made a forced landing on 3 January 1945 and the last was withdrawn from service the following month.

Source: http://sturmvogel.orbat.com/Finnaf.html
 

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Polikarpov I-16

One I-16 typ 18 fighter (code VH-201, since summer 1940 VH-21) was captured during Winter War. Plane was relieved to Germany for evaluations on 15.4.1941 and it was never returned. Five more were captured in 1941 and 1942 but only one I-16 typ 6 (code IR-101) was repaired flyable. Since August 1942 it was in 3./Le.Lv.6 (3rd Flight / Flying Squadron 6) and since 16.11.1942 in 2./Le.Lv.30 (2nd Flight / Flying Squadron 30) for evaluations. Plane didn't partisipate in battles. It was withdrawn from use in June 1943 and scrabbed after the war. Top speed was about 455 km/h.

Two-seater I-16UTI fighter trainer (code VH-22, since 28.11.41 UT-1) which was based on I-16 typ 10 was captured in autumn 1941. Since spring 1942 plane was in Le.Lv.48 (Flying Squadron 48) and since August 1942 in T-Le.Lv.35 (Supplement Flying Squadron 35). Plane was stored in September 1942. Top speed was about 400 km/h. This very rare aircraft is on display in Finnish Aviation Museum at Vantaa close to the Helsinki International Airport. It is probably the only survived example in the world.

Source: http://www.oocities.org/finnmilpge/fmp_faf_trainers.html
 

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Shavrov Sh-2 was a 1930s amphibian design and the first Soviet mass produced flying boat. The small, wooden aircraft was a further development of the Sh-1, with a more powerful engine and increased size. The Sh-2 could carry two crew members as well as one passenger and during wintertime, the aircraft could be equipped with skis. The small lower wing served as attachment for the stabilizing floats. It was a light, simple and reliable design. The Shavrov Sh-2 was developed from the small amphibian Sh-1 prototype design and performed its first flight on November 11, 1930. The Sh-2 passed State Acceptance trials on June 12-17, 1934, without problems. Series productions was initiated on 1 April 1934, and ended two years later. However, due to its successful design and the popularity among its pilots, production was restarted in 1939. Total production was up to 700 aircraft, several hundred of those being built after 1939. The aircraft was in service until 1964 and set a number of records among flying boats and seaplanes.[citation needed]

On 28 August 1942, the Finns captured two such aircraft and passed them into their own service. There they were used in the liaison role, as well as carrying the Commander of the Finnish Air Force, until 1944.
 

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Lavochkin-Gorbunov-Gudkov LaGG-3

The Lavochkin-Gorbunov-Gudkov LaGG-3 (Лавочкин-Горбунов-Гудков ЛаГГ-3) was a Soviet fighter aircraft of World War II. It was a refinement of the earlier LaGG-1, and was one of the most modern aircraft available to the Soviet Air Force at the time of Germany's invasion in 1941. The Finnish Air Force operated at least three captured examples.


Source: winter LaGG-3
 

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his HE-111 H1 coded IH+EN of II./ Kampfgeschwader 26 force-landed on the 9th of February 1940 near Dalkeith in Midlothian, after combat with a Spitfire I of 602 (City of Glasgow) Squadron. It was repaired, given RAF roundels and the serial AW177, and used for testing purposes.
 

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North American P-51 Mustang - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Several P-51s were captured by the Luftwaffe as Beuteflugzeug ("captured aircraft") following crash landings. These aircraft were subsequently repaired and test-flown by the Zirkus Rosarius, or Rosarius Staffel, the official Erprobungskommando of the Luftwaffe High Command, for combat evaluation at Göttingen. The aircraft were repainted with German markings and bright yellow nose and belly for identification. A number of P-51B/P-51Cs – including examples marked with Luftwaffe Geschwaderkennung codes T9+CK, T9+FK, T9+HK and T9+PK (with the "T9" prefix not known to be officially assigned to any existing Luftwaffe formation from their own records, outside of the photos of Zirkus Rosarius-flown aircraft) — with a total of three captured P-51Ds also flown by the unit.[64] Some of these P-51s were found by Allied forces at the end of the war; others crashed during testing.[65] The Mustang is also listed in the appendix to the novel KG 200 as having been flown by the German secret operations unit KG 200, which tested, evaluated and sometimes clandestinely operated captured enemy aircraft during World War II.[66]

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