Here are some quick small pics from the Virtual Pilots Finland society Blenheim trip last Friday. Full report will come in maybe a week or so, please be patient for it.
Two Blenheim veterans watching a Blenheim cockpit
Mr. Lampimäki took a old photo to show his plane. He was machine gunner / radio operator in a Blenheim Mk.IV, and is right in this picture.
The old gents: mr. Lampimäki (gunner/radio operator, mr. Estama (pilot, Blenheims and Ju-88s) and mr. Aho (pilot, Blenheims)
And the lady:
To Lapwin - this is a 7 and half kill Fokker:
Man and his old workhorse. Mr. Estama was trained to 109s after the war and flew some 200 hours on it. He doesn't have his parachute under the butt though so he is very "low" on the cockpit
Netfly got a treat!
We visited the Air Force base next to the museum, and Netfly was put into a complete fighter pilots flying suit - and into a Hawk jet cockpit. Canopy closed of course. ;-)
Central Finland Aviation Museum:
http://www.jiop.fi/ksimuseo/index.html
