Eino Ilmari "Illu" Juutilainen was a fighter pilot of the Ilmavoimat, and the top scoring non-German fighter pilot of all time. The top flying ace of the Finnish Air Force, he led all Finnish pilots i
Eino Ilmari Juutilainen
Ilmari Juutilainen 26 June 1942 during the Continuation War.
Fokker D.XXI aircraft in the Finnish air force during World War II. Flying this type of aircraft, Juutilainen scored his two individual victories, plus one shared
Ilmari Juutilainen and his Brewster BW-364 in the Continuation War at the Tiiksjärvi Airfield during the winter of 1942–1943.
The Messerschmitt Bf 109 is a monoplane fighter aircraft that was designed and initially produced by the German aircraft manufacturer Bayerische Flugzeugwerke. Together with the Focke-Wulf Fw 190, the
Ilmari Juutilainen
…himself claimed further kills for a total of 126 victories, but these were unconfirmed) in 437 sorties. He achieved 58 of his victories while flying a Messerschmitt Bf 109G and 34 with a Brewster Buffalo. One of the four double recipients of the Mannerheim Cross 2nd Class, Juutilainen was born in Lieksa, and died in…
A Bf 109G-6 of JG 27 "Afrika" in flight, 1943
A drawing of the V1 prototype
JG 53 Bf 109E-3, c. 1939/1940