Hello,
Last week I was with 4Aviation for a career day week at some Finnisch AF bases. Here some serials.
Tampere Tuesday 15 May:
Before we entered the base we stayed outside.
HAWK MK.51 HW-354 (3) MIDNIGHT HAWKS
HAWK MK.51 HW-353 (4) MIDNIGHT HAWKS
HAWK MK.51 HW-357 (2) MIDNIGHT HAWKS
F-18C HN-452
F-18C HN-405
HAWK MK.51 HW-356 (56) training unit
HAWK MK.51 HW-341 (1) MIDNIGHT HAWKS
HAWK MK.51 HW-352 (7) MIDNIGHT HAWKS
DRAKEN J-35F DK-237 (35446) PRES ON POLE
Static:
HAWK MK.51 HW-314 (NOSE) TRAVELING EXH. tail is at Helsinki-Vantaa
L-70 VINKA VN-1
C-295M CC-2
LJ-35A LJ-3
PC-12 PI-06
HAWK MK.66 HW-370 (U-1263) GIA
F-18C HN-420
flying:
PC-12 PI-02
PC-12 PI-05
PC-12 PI-01 (demo)
HH-500D HH-4 (demo)
NH-90-TTH RN-207 (demo)
F-18C HN-414
HAWK MK.51 HW-351 (51) first 3 Hawk are from the training unit.
HAWK MK.51 HW-355 (55)
HAWK MK.51 HW-320 (20)
HAWK MK.51 HW-339 (solo Hawk)
L-70 VINKA VN-21 (demo)
Tikkakoski Museum, 16 May:
Outside:
MIG-21(bis) MG-138
MIG-21(UM) MK-126
DRAKEN SK-35C DK-270 (35812)
LIM-5 FAKE C/S (1709) Pol.AF
MI-8T HS-1
GNAT F.1 GN-104 (on pole)
Inside:
BREGUET 14A 3C-30 (BR-30)
DH.60 OH-EJA (MO-105)
MARTINSYDE F.4 MA-24
BREWSTER BUFFALO BW-372
C-47A DO-4
FW.44 SZ-4 (OH-SZO)
HURRICANE I HC-452
FOKKER D.21 FR-110 (7)
BF-109G MT-507
Pyorremyrsky PM-1
Vihuri II VH-18
MI-1 OH-HRC (cn.1811)
MI-4 HR-1
VAMPIRE T.55 VT-8
GNAT F.1 GN-101
SAAB 91 SAFIR SF-8 (cabin)
SAAB 91 SAFIR SF-2
CM-170R FM-45 (45/A)
IL-28 NH-4
MIG-15(UTI) MU-4
MIG-21(F-13) MG-92
DRAKEN J-35XS DK-223 (cn.351312)
DRAKEN J-35F DK-233 (35443/nose)
MIG-21(bis) MG-136 (nose)
BRISTOL BLENHEIM BL-200
Behind the Hurricane is a simulator and a fouga cockpit:
CM-170R FM-33 (cockpit)
After the Tikkakoski museum we went to Kuopio-Rissala.
L-70 VINKA VN-26 (demo)
F-18C HN-454 (static)
F-18C HN-456
F-18C HN-415
HAWK MK.66 HW-377 (U-1270)
AUSTER AOP.5 TJ569 (OH-XMK) former Middle Wallop, is based at Kuopio
F-18C HN-405 (demo)
NH-90-TTH NH-206 (demo)
L-70 VINKA VN-2
F-18C HN-401
F-18C HN-431
L-70 VINKA VN-17
HAWK MK.51 HW-341 (1) MIDNIGHT HAWKS
HAWK MK.51 HW-357 (2)
HAWK MK.51 HW-354 (3)
HAWK MK.51 HW-353 (4)
HAWK MK.51 HW-352 (7)
At the civil side there were 2 former Fin.AF planes:
PA-31 PC-4 GIA
L-90 REDIGO RG-8 GIA
Suominiemen, 17 May:
On the road to Utti is a civil Mi-8 preserved:
MI-8 RA-25525 (cn. 9733111) PRES AEROFLOT CIVIL
Utti:
Outside the base, there are 2 planes preserved:
BF-109G-6 MT-452 (165277) under glass
AN-2 NM white c/s PRES ABC Utti
C-295M CC-3 (demo)
PC-12 PI-02 at NH-90 apron
NH-90-TTH NH-206 (demo)
Static:
NH-90-TTH NH-207
NH-90-TTH NH-208
C-53C (C-47A) OH-LCH (DO-11) FINNAIR
MD-500E HH-12
HKP.16 (UH-60M) 161230 (05) (11-27230) RSwed.Army
HAWK MK.66 HW-368 (U-1261)
PC-12 PI-01 (static) 4Flt
F-18C HN-440
MI-8T HS-14 GIA
MI-8T HS-3 GIA
MI-1 HK-2
BELL 206 OH-HRG Fin.Borderguard
SA-360 OH-HTR Civil
SAAB 91 SAFIR SF-22 (OH-SFP)
MD-500E HH-9 (hangar)
MD-500E (cabin)
NH-90-TTH NH-219 (demo)
MD-500E HH-10 (demo) 1.HK/HekoP
HH-500D HH-4 (demo) 1.HK/HekoP
After Utti, we went to the museum of Helsinki-Vantaa:
Outside:
C-47A OH-LCD (DO-8)
MIG-21(bis) MG-135
MIG-21(bis) MG-111 (nose) stored
Inside Hall 1:
PYRY II PY-27
VIIMA II OH-VII (VI-21)
POLIKARPOV UTI-4 UTI-1
VAMPIRE FB.52 VA-2
VAMPIRE T.55 VT-9
TUISKU 2 TU-178
SAAB 91 SAFIR SF-9
VIHURI 2 VH-25 (nose)
A22 HANSA IL-2
DRAKEN J-35BS DK-206 (35245)
KLEMM 25 OH-KLA (cn.137) Civil
BF-109G-2 MT-208 (wreck)
GLIDER 13, which type?
CAUDRON C.60 CA-84
SAASKI II SA-122
LETOV S-218 "SM-153" (SM-162/OH-SME)
HARAKKA H-56, glider
SG-38 SG-1
GNAT SIMULATOR WHITE C/S, from a real one?
Hall 2:
FIL.156K-1 OH-FSA (ST-112)
DHC-2 OH-MVL Fin.Borderguard
CONVAIR 440 OH-LRB
HEINONEN HK-1 OH-HKA
BELL 47 OH-HIA (cn.646), former military?
MI-1 HK-2
MI-4 HR-3
Lockheed Lodestar OH-VKU
DC-3 OH-VKB (SE-BAC/cn.1975)
Rovaniemi, 18 May:
Gate guards:
GNAT F.1 GN-110 on pole west side
DRAKEN J-35XS DK-211 (351306) on pole main gate
Static:
F-18C HN-411 (hangar)
L-90 REDIGO RG-10 (hangar)
AW-119 OH-HVL Fin.Bord.Guard
AB-412HP OH-HVH Fin.Bord.Guard
static/flightline:
Do.228 OH-MVN (demo) Fin.Bord.Guard
L-70 VINKA VN-7
PC-12 PI-01
HAWK MK.51 HW-353 (4)
HAWK MK.51 HW-339 (solo Hawk)
HAWK MK.51 HW-357 (2)
HAWK MK.51 HW-352 (7)
HAWK MK.51 HW-354 (3)
F-18C HN-409
F-18C HN-427 (demo)
AB-412 OH-HVE (demo) Fin.Bord.Guard
H-145 OH-JRG civil
Comments are welcome,
Sukhoi22