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SA-kuva # 61932 - Colorized
Officers and pilots of Captain (later Major) Osmo Toivottu Malinen (12.10.1900-).
Malinen in the picture in the middle.
Third from the left, Olli Wickstrand, 4th Aarne Saarinen, 7th Osmo Malinen, 9th Uolevi Raade (5.7.1912-13.5.1998) and 11th Heikki Nieminen (later Mattelmäki) (19.1.1918-24.12.1998).
On June 20, 1941, on the order of the commander of the Air Force, Separate Squadron X under the Air Force Staff was formed in Vaasa, with Captain Osmo Malinen as its commander.
On June 30, 1941, Flight Squadron 15 was formed on the basis of Squadron X, with Captain Malinen continuing as its commander. The fleet consisted mainly of Junker W 34, Heinkel He 115, Blackburn Ripon, Høver M.F. 11 and Beriev MBR-2 planes.
Air squadron 15's main tasks were, in addition to the transport of long-range patrols, reconnaissance of the nearby area, transport of the sick and wounded, and replenishment of material.
It should also be mentioned that Uolevi Raade in the picture was later a "mountain councilor" and long-term CEO of the state-run Neste Oy.
SA photo # 49282, photographer: Lassi Hämäläinen
Höytiäinen, Hirviranta 25 August 1941
SA-kuva # 61932 - Colorized
Officers and pilots of Captain (later Major) Osmo Toivottu Malinen (12.10.1900-).
Malinen in the picture in the middle.
Third from the left, Olli Wickstrand, 4th Aarne Saarinen, 7th Osmo Malinen, 9th Uolevi Raade (5.7.1912-13.5.1998) and 11th Heikki Nieminen (later Mattelmäki) (19.1.1918-24.12.1998).
On June 20, 1941, on the order of the commander of the Air Force, Separate Squadron X under the Air Force Staff was formed in Vaasa, with Captain Osmo Malinen as its commander.
On June 30, 1941, Flight Squadron 15 was formed on the basis of Squadron X, with Captain Malinen continuing as its commander. The fleet consisted mainly of Junker W 34, Heinkel He 115, Blackburn Ripon, Høver M.F. 11 and Beriev MBR-2 planes.
Air squadron 15's main tasks were, in addition to the transport of long-range patrols, reconnaissance of the nearby area, transport of the sick and wounded, and replenishment of material.
It should also be mentioned that Uolevi Raade in the picture was later a "mountain councilor" and long-term CEO of the state-run Neste Oy.
SA photo # 49282, photographer: Lassi Hämäläinen
Höytiäinen, Hirviranta 25 August 1941