 Ilmavoimat
väreissä
Finnish Air Force in Colour
By Kalevi Keskinen & Kari Stenman
Apali Oy, 2001
ISBN 952-5026-22-1
96 Pages, Hardbound
Color photos from the Second World War have been around for some time,
but recently they have started showing up in force. For the most part,
though, they have been restricted to US and British aircraft, with a small
spattering of other countries tossed in, often times when US or British
crews visited those places. This book opens up the world of Finland during
the Second World War, presenting many of their aircraft in color photographs
never before seen. What is really astounding about this book isn't
the presence of color photos but rather the quality of those photos.
Many are amazingly sharp and show excellent color, unlike many other photos
from the far north.
In addition to wartime Finnish aircraft there are also several photos
of German aircraft as well as pictures of captured Russian aircraft.
Post-war aircraft are also included, showing Bf 109s as well as trainers.
The book is mainly written in Finnish, although the photo captions are
also presented in English. There is also a small English text section
at the very end of the book outlining the basic conflicts fought by the
Finns in the 1940s.
This is a very welcome addition to any World War II library, especially
for those interested in the lesser-known fighters of the war. Highly
recommended.
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