Eino Luukkanen

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Eino Luukkanen
4 June 1909 - 10 April 1964
Eino Luukkanen
Place of birth Jaakkima
Place of death Jyväskylä
Allegiance Flag of Finland Finland
Service/branch Finnish Air Force
Years of service 1931-1951
Rank Lieutenant Colonel
Unit LeLv 24, LeLv 26, LeLv 30, LeLv 34
Commands held LeLv 30, LeLv 34, LeR 2

Eino Luukkanen (4 June 1909 - 10 April 1964) was a Finnish fighter ace in World War II. Luukkanen scored 56 confirmed victories, becoming Finland's third highest ranking ace. He flew the Fokker D-21, Brewster B-239 Buffalo, and Bf 109G[1].

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[edit] Victories

Aircraft Victories
Fokker D.XXI 2.5
Brewster Buffalo 14.5
Messerschmitt Bf 109G 39
Total 56

[edit] References

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Keskinen 1978, p. 12-15.

[edit] Bibliography

  • Keskinen, Kalevi; Stenman, Kari and Niska, Klaus. Hävittäjä-ässät (Finnish Fighter Aces). Espoo, Finland: Tietoteas, 1978. ISBN 951-9035-37-0. (Finnish)
  • Luukkanen, Eino. Fighter Over Finland. London: Macdonald & Company Ltd.., 1963. (Reprinted 1980 by Arno Press, NY as ISBN 0-405-12191-1. and in 1989 by Time-Life, NY as ISBN 0-80949-620-8.)
  • Stenman, Kari and Keskinen, Kalevi. Finnish Aces of World War 2 (Aircraft of the Aces 23). Oxford, UK: Osprey Publishing, 1998. ISBN 1-85532-783-X.

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[edit] See also

 
Finnish World War II Aces with over 40 air victories

Ilmari Juutilainen | Hans Wind | Eino Luukkanen | Urho Lehtovaara | Oiva Tuominen | Olli Puhakka
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