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Today In Aviation History: First Flight of the VL Humu Prototype - Vintage Aviation News

On August 8, 1944, the VL Humu prototype made its maiden flight. Developed in Finland as a locally built successor to the Brewster Buffalo, the wooden fighter reflected the country's wartime resourcefulness but ultimately fell short of expectations, leaving just a single surviving example on...

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Finnish copy of the Brewster with soviet warbooty engine was not a success.

 

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Silver painted Brewster with white tail surfaces...text "Tre Bröder".

The paint scheme of BW-367—a Brewster B-239 Buffalo (known simply as the "Brewster" or "Taivaan Helmi" in Finland)—evolved significantly during its service with the Finnish Air Force (Ilmavoimat) during World War II. [1, 2, 3]

Because three Swedish brothers funded the purchase of this specific aircraft, it was individually named "Tre Bröder" (Three Brothers). Its appearance changed across three distinct periods: [1, 2, 3]



1. Delivery & Early Service (Spring 1940 – Mid-1941)
When BW-367 was assigned to Lentolaivue 22 and later transferred to Lentolaivue 24 at Malmi, it wore a clean, uncamouflaged look: [1]

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    Base Color: Overall aluminium lacquer (silver) paint. [1, 2]
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    Markings: The text "Tre Bröder" was painted on the side of the fuselage. [1, 2]
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    National Insignia: Standard Finnish blue hakaristi (swastika) on a white circular field. No tactical fuselage numbers were initially present. [1]

2. The Continuation War Camouflage (Mid-1941 – 1942)
By July 1941, as the Continuation War began, the aircraft was repainted into the standard FAF operational camouflage pattern, and the "Tre Bröder" inscription was removed: [1, 2]

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    Upper Surfaces: Splinter camouflage pattern of Olive Green and Black.
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    Lower Surfaces: Maintained its original Aluminium/Silver finish on the underbelly. [1]
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    Quick Identification Markings (Axis Axis): Bright Yellow bands painted around the rear fuselage and on the undersides of the wingtips. [1]
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    Tactical Numbers: Serving with 2/LeLv 24 (2nd Flight), it featured a White "7" on the rudder. By August 1941, the squadron emblem (a lynx/cat profile) was added to the fuselage. [1, 2]

3. Late War Transition (Late 1942 – 1943)
In November 1942, the aircraft was transferred to 4/LeLv 24: [1]

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    Tactical Numbers: The rudder was painted fully White featuring a Black "6". [1]
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    Underside Update (1943): The lower surfaces were eventually stripped of the silver finish and repainted in the standard DN-Color (Light Blue), a shade closely resembling German RLM 65. [1]

If you are a scale modeler or skin creator, let me know if you need specific paint brand color matches (like Vallejo or Tamiya) or the exact squadron layout for a particular year.

 

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