The Dutch D.XXIs saw less than a week of action following the German invasion of the west on 10 May 1940, with many of the country's 28 fighters being destroyed on the ground. However, those that survived the initial onslaught inflicted losses on the Luftwaffe. By then, however, the D.XXI had found [...]

Finland's premier fighter squadron during World War 2, Lentolaivue 24 (Flying Squadron 24) first saw action during the bloody Winter War of 1939-40, when the Soviet Red Army launched a surprise attack on the small Scandinavian country - the squadron enjoyed great success against numerically superior[...]

This illustrated book covers in-depth the Finnish Fighter aircraft deployed during World War Two. Camouflage and markings of the fighters which were obtained from France, the USA, Germany, the UK and the USSR are described in unparalleled detail by the well-known Finnish aviation expert Kari Stenman[...]

Pääteksti käsittää myös lyhyen kuvauksen laivueen alkuvaiheista. Teoksen pääpaino on talvi- ja jatkosodissa, jotka käsitellään kronologisesti/operaatioittain ja esitys päättyy laivueen numeron muutokseen 4.12.44 sekä lyhyeen jälkihistoriaan.Sotapäiväkirjanomaista esitystä on täyde[...]