BW-372

Aircraft:
Brewster B-239
Reg: BW-372 photos
Serial #:
39
Airline: Finland - Air Force
Photo Date: Mar 23, 2009
Uploaded: Mar 29, 2009
Jyvaskyla - EFJY, Finland

Notes:

This Brewster was shot down by a Russian Hurricane on 25th of June 1942. Lieutenant Lauri Pekuri ditched into Lake Kolejärvi and survived. He resumed on flying and after WWII he had achieved 18,5 air victories in total. BW-372 was discovered in 1998 and is the one and only of its kind left to these days.

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Mar 23, 2009

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Mar 29, 2009

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Notes

This Brewster was shot down by a Russian Hurricane on 25th of June 1942. Lieutenant Lauri Pekuri ditched into Lake Kolejärvi and survived. He resumed on flying and after WWII he had achieved 18,5 air victories in total. BW-372 was discovered in 1998 and is the one and only of its kind left to these days.