"Beer bottle kill markings" Topic

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Robert Kennedy	28 Dec 2013 2:33 p.m. PST
Now you gotta love an Ace with a original idea for marking his victories on the tail of his Buffalo LOL. Robert Finnish Ace Maj.Ilmari Juutilainen. 94 kills link
Fish	28 Dec 2013 3:28 p.m. PST
Uh, no… That is not (Eino Ilmari) Juutilainen but his commanding officer Eino Luukkanen (with "mere" 56 confirmed kills). Yeah, do both have Eino for first name AND the surname ends with "nen"…
Robert Kennedy	28 Dec 2013 3:52 p.m. PST
LOL,Thanks. Sorry my bad. Those darn Finnish names. I did get the right photo though LOL. Robert
John the OFM	28 Dec 2013 5:46 p.m. PST
I love the Buffalo. And I love beer too.
Robert Kennedy	28 Dec 2013 6:05 p.m. PST
Of course they didn't call it the "Buffalo" LOL. "A: First off, the Finnish Brewsters weren't Brewster Buffaloes, or Brewster 339's, or F2A-2, which were very bad fighters. They were Model 239's much closer to the original USN F2A-1, which were reported to be delightful to fly. Finnish nickname "Taivaan Helmi" "Pearl of the Skies" reflects this." I guess "Buffalo is just a generic name for some. Robert
Texas Jack	28 Dec 2013 6:15 p.m. PST
Weren´t the F2A-1s without an armored cockpit and self-sealing fuel tanks? At least that´s what my old brain is telling me. That, and I like beer too.
Robert Kennedy	28 Dec 2013 6:29 p.m. PST
From what I know yes TJ. They weren't added until the F2A-3 version. Robert
bledin	28 Dec 2013 9:12 p.m. PST
Now the most important thing, what brand of beer?. Cheers!!
Robert Kennedy	28 Dec 2013 9:19 p.m. PST
The kill markings are Lahden Erikois Olut beer bottle labels. Robert

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