Ilmari Juutilainen

Military Person

1914 – 1999

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Who was Ilmari Juutilainen?

Eino Ilmari "Illu" Juutilainen was a fighter pilot of the Ilmavoimat, and the top scoring non-German fighter pilot of all time. This makes him the top flying ace of the Finnish Air Force, leading all Finnish pilots in score against Soviet aircraft in World War II, with 94 confirmed aerial combat victories in 437 sorties. He himself claimed 126 victories. He achieved 34 of his victories while flying the Brewster Buffalo fighter.

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Born
Feb 21, 1914
Lieksa
Nationality
  • Finland
Died
Feb 21, 1999
Tuusula

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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