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#31

Post by Juha Tompuri » 08 Feb 2005, 00:06

Esa K wrote:OK, but Sweden was involved, as ASSJA, and the Winter War, not FAF, but F 19. Used as a liaision aircraft...


It´s a:

Raab-Katzenstein RK-26 Tigerschwalbe?

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100% Correct answer. Pic was from here: http://www.smb.nu/svenskavingar/flygplan.asp?ID=123 Similar one at topic related markings can be found here: http://www.sci.fi/~fta/f19-1.htm
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Post by Esa K » 08 Feb 2005, 11:14

Thanks Juha

http://www.mattinykanen.net/thoughts.html :lol: Matti, The Man, The Myth, The Concept...

Funny, among the first things I saw on the plane was the fact that it is a two seater, then that it was Swedish, next thought: Winter War, F 19, but it«s not a Hart or Gladiator, so Aha, a tricky q, it must be a Jaktfalken and therfore not F 19, and was then so concentrated on other details to determine if it was a J 6A or B, so I forgot my first observation... :o

My Q:

If someone is talking about Continuation War, mentions the town Karhumaki, and also mentions "80", what is he/she then probably talking about?

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#33

Post by Esa K » 09 Feb 2005, 18:51

Hint #1: A Speer

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Post by Tapani K. » 09 Feb 2005, 19:30

Tapio Rautavaara, the Finnish athlete, singer, actor and whatnot, threw a javelin 80 metres in Karhumäki in 1943.

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Post by Esa K » 09 Feb 2005, 22:40

So it is said...

...that Tapio Rautavaara threw a javelin +80 meters (however during training, so no word record for him, but his wartime training gave some results, gold in London Olympics 1948) at the sports field in Karhumäki (whats the Russian name of the town?) in 1943.

Explanation to the hint: Speer in German, is Javelin in English :)

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#36

Post by Harri » 10 Feb 2005, 01:15

Esa K wrote:(whats the Russian name of the town?)
(Nowadays it is Medvezegorsk I think, but was it during the war...?)

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Post by Tapani K. » 10 Feb 2005, 13:28

Thank you, Esa K.

My question:

Who is he?

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Post by Topspeed » 10 Feb 2005, 19:42

Tapio Rautavaara ?

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Post by Tapani K. » 10 Feb 2005, 21:33

Topspeed wrote:Tapio Rautavaara ?
In case that was meant as a serious try: Sorry, no.

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Post by Tapani K. » 12 Feb 2005, 09:15

The same gentleman as in the previous picture stands to attention here while a superior officer extends his hand to greet him.

I might be making this a bit too easy now, but let's see what happens.

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Post by Topspeed » 12 Feb 2005, 09:24

Major Beckhammar swedish volunteer squadron F 19 ?
Why is he wearing a Suojeluskunta batch in his arm (or what is it ) ?

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Post by Tapani K. » 12 Feb 2005, 09:48

Sorry, no.

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Post by Topspeed » 12 Feb 2005, 10:08

No need to be sorry here.

Gigeon Karlsson ?

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Post by Tapani K. » 12 Feb 2005, 10:43

Nope.

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Post by Juha Tompuri » 12 Feb 2005, 14:36

Captain Hugo Chandor, the commander of the Commonwealth volunteer unit "Detachment Sisu" at the Winter War?

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