dewertus
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And here is the model that I have built over the past few months - supposedly simple and it seemed to be that fast kit, but the continuing lack of time was stretching work impossibly...
After the fall of France, Germany agreed to sell captured Curtiss Hawk fighters to Finland in October 1940. In total, 44 captured aircraft were sold to Finland with three deliveries from 23 June 1941 to 5 January 1944. Not all were from the French stocks, but some were initially sold to Norway and captured in their wooden crates when the Germans conquered the country. The aircraft were given serial codes CU-551 to CU-585.
In Finnish service, the Hawk was well-liked, affectionately called Sussu 'Sweetheart'. The Finnish Air Force enjoyed success with the type, credited with 190 1/3 kills by 58 pilots, from 1941-44. The top Hawk ace K. Tervo scored 15 3/4 victories. The Hawks were flown by Lentolaivue 32 throughout their wartime operational service.
CU-556 is a "special" plane - he open and close list of combat aerial victories over Soviet warplanes for Hawks (first victory made by Maj. Olavi Ehrnrooth, I-153, 16.07.1941; last victory made by Lt. Jorma Pesola, Po-2, 27.07.1944) and was the only documented aircraft in the Finnish Air Force, that for some unknown reason, had the swastikas on the wings painted in the mirror position. In total on CU-556 10 pilots shot down 13 Soviet planes (including three victories of the top Hawk's ace Kalevi Tervo: 1x Pe-2 and 2x LaGG-3).
After the fall of France, Germany agreed to sell captured Curtiss Hawk fighters to Finland in October 1940. In total, 44 captured aircraft were sold to Finland with three deliveries from 23 June 1941 to 5 January 1944. Not all were from the French stocks, but some were initially sold to Norway and captured in their wooden crates when the Germans conquered the country. The aircraft were given serial codes CU-551 to CU-585.
In Finnish service, the Hawk was well-liked, affectionately called Sussu 'Sweetheart'. The Finnish Air Force enjoyed success with the type, credited with 190 1/3 kills by 58 pilots, from 1941-44. The top Hawk ace K. Tervo scored 15 3/4 victories. The Hawks were flown by Lentolaivue 32 throughout their wartime operational service.
CU-556 is a "special" plane - he open and close list of combat aerial victories over Soviet warplanes for Hawks (first victory made by Maj. Olavi Ehrnrooth, I-153, 16.07.1941; last victory made by Lt. Jorma Pesola, Po-2, 27.07.1944) and was the only documented aircraft in the Finnish Air Force, that for some unknown reason, had the swastikas on the wings painted in the mirror position. In total on CU-556 10 pilots shot down 13 Soviet planes (including three victories of the top Hawk's ace Kalevi Tervo: 1x Pe-2 and 2x LaGG-3).
