VVS/Eastern Front GB - Fiat G-50 FA-26 Flown by W.O. Oiva Tuominen Finnish Air Force
UserName / Name : Wayne Little
Category : Non Competing – Judge
Kit : Sector / Hasegawa Rebox 1/48 Fiat G-50
Accessories : Seatbelts maybe? Basically a Simple Out-of-Box Quickie..!
I am moving to the Northern sector of the Eastern Front with this build where a
'little" skirmish occurred between Finland and Russia, known as the Continuation War.....
Oiva Tuominen first flew FA-26 marked as "Blue 6" in Lentolaivue 26 during the Continuation War in 1941, he scored 13 victories, 9 of which were scored with "Blue 6". The aircraft was initially camouflaged in Italian Colours.
The aircraft was then repainted during a major overhaul in an overall Olive Green on it's upper surface, it was then marked as "White 5".
A further 10 victories followed in 1942, 4 of these in 'White 5" making Warrant officer Oiva Tuominen the top scorer in the Fiat G-50 with a total of 23 victories in the type.
I will be modelling the latter "White 5" as I have already done "Blue 6".
""Oiva Tuominen(1908-1976) was a Finnish fighter ace and Knight of the Mannerheim Cross. He achieved his first aerial victories in the Winter War flying Fokker D.XXI(1 1/2 victories) and then later flew Gloster Gladiator Mk.II achieving 6 and a half aerial victories, which makes him the most successful Finnish biplane pilot. In Continuation War he became the most successful Finnish Fiat G.50 pilot for scoring 23 victories with the aircraft. Later in the war he also flew Messerschmitt Bf 109 G and shot down 13 more enemy aircraft, bringing his total kill count to 44."
Image Sources:
Fiat G.50 By Kalevi Keskinen and Kari Stenman
Finnish Fighter Aces Kalevi Keskinen, Kari Stenman and Klaus Niska.
UserName / Name : Wayne Little
Category : Non Competing – Judge
Kit : Sector / Hasegawa Rebox 1/48 Fiat G-50
Accessories : Seatbelts maybe? Basically a Simple Out-of-Box Quickie..!
I am moving to the Northern sector of the Eastern Front with this build where a
'little" skirmish occurred between Finland and Russia, known as the Continuation War.....
Oiva Tuominen first flew FA-26 marked as "Blue 6" in Lentolaivue 26 during the Continuation War in 1941, he scored 13 victories, 9 of which were scored with "Blue 6". The aircraft was initially camouflaged in Italian Colours.
The aircraft was then repainted during a major overhaul in an overall Olive Green on it's upper surface, it was then marked as "White 5".
A further 10 victories followed in 1942, 4 of these in 'White 5" making Warrant officer Oiva Tuominen the top scorer in the Fiat G-50 with a total of 23 victories in the type.
I will be modelling the latter "White 5" as I have already done "Blue 6".
""Oiva Tuominen(1908-1976) was a Finnish fighter ace and Knight of the Mannerheim Cross. He achieved his first aerial victories in the Winter War flying Fokker D.XXI(1 1/2 victories) and then later flew Gloster Gladiator Mk.II achieving 6 and a half aerial victories, which makes him the most successful Finnish biplane pilot. In Continuation War he became the most successful Finnish Fiat G.50 pilot for scoring 23 victories with the aircraft. Later in the war he also flew Messerschmitt Bf 109 G and shot down 13 more enemy aircraft, bringing his total kill count to 44."
Image Sources:
Fiat G.50 By Kalevi Keskinen and Kari Stenman
Finnish Fighter Aces Kalevi Keskinen, Kari Stenman and Klaus Niska.
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Now the way you did the bio on the pilot sounds like he survived the war?That always for me makes the individual alittle more interesting.
