Paavo Berg

Paavo Berg
Born	23 November 1911 Lahti
Died	1 November 1941 Hanko
Allegiance	Finland
Service/branch	Finnish Air Force
Years of service	1931-1941
Rank	Captain
Unit	LeLv 26, LeLv 32
Awards	Freedom Cross, 4th Class

Paavo David "Pete" Berg (November 23, 1911, Lahti – November 1, 1941, Hanko) was a Finnish fighter ace. He was the second most successful Finnish biplane fighter ace scoring 10.5 victories (5 while flying Gloster Gladiators). The remaining 4.5 victories were with Curtiss Hawk 75s. He was shot down and killed by anti-aircraft on 1 November 1941.

Victories

Aircraft	Victories

Gloster Gladiator	5.5
Curtiss Hawk 75	4.5 plus one balloon
Total	9.5 plus 1 balloon

References

Keskinen, Kalevi; Stenman, Kari and Niska, Klaus. Hävittäjä-ässät (Finnish Fighter Aces). Espoo, Finland: Tietoteas, 1978. ISBN 951-9035-37-0. (Finnish)
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.

Persondata
Name	Berg, Paavo
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	November 23, 1911
Place of birth	Lahti
Date of death	November 1, 1941
Place of death	Hanko