Top 10 of the Winter War
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Rank & name Score Permanent losses confirmed from the Soviet loss records Squadron
1Lt Jorma Sarvanto 12 5/6 44 SBAP: 2 x SB-2
6 DBAP: 6 x DB-3
31/54 SBAP: SB-2
42 DBAP: 2 x DB-3
1 AP: DB-3
24 SBAP: (½ x) SB-2
85 DAB: (1/3 x) DB-3 = 12 5/6 24
SSgt Oiva Tuominen 9 6 DBAP: (½ x) DB-3
24 SBAP: SB-2
149 IAP: I-16
49 IAP: I-16
39 SBAP: 3 x SB-2 = 6 ½ 26
1Lt Per-Erik Sovelius 7 ¾ 24/41 SBAP: SB-2
13/44 SBAP: SB-2
6 DBAP: 3 x DB-3
7 IAP: I-16
48 SBAP: (½ x) SB-2
31 DBAP: DB-3 = 7 ½ 24
WO Viktor Pyötsiä 7 1/3 13/44 SBAP: SB-2
44 SBAP: (1/3 x) SB-2
72 SBAP: SB-2
18 SBAP: 2 x SB-2
24 SBAP: SB-2 = 5 1/3 24
1Lt Tatu Huhanantti 7 24 SBAP: 2 x SB-2
16 KAO: (½ x) R-5
44 SBAP: (1/6 x) SB-2
35 SBAP: SB-2
10 SBAP: SB-2
54 SBAP: (½ x) SB-2 = 5 1/6 24
1Lt Jorma Karhunen 6 7/12 24/41 SBAP: SB-2
24 SBAP: SB-2
6 DBAP: (½ x) DB-3
44 SBAP: (1/3 x) SB-2
72 SBAP: 2 x SB-2
18 SBAP: SB-2
16 KAO: (½ x) R-5 = 6 1/3 26
1Lt Olli Puhakka 6 ½ 41 SBAP: SB-2
54/31SBAP: SB-2
24 SBAP: SB-2
53 DBAP: (½ x) DB-3
149 IAP: I-16
7 DBAP: DB-3 = 5 ½ 26
MSgt Kelpo Virta¹ 6 24/41 SBAP: SB-2
68 IAP: I-16
6 DBAP: DB-3
54/31 SBAP: SB-2
57 AP: SB-2 = 5 24, 22
1Lt Urho Nieminen 6 13/44 SBAP: SB-2
25 IAP: I-16
54/31 SBAP: 2 x SB-2
24 SBAP: SB-2
57 AP: SB-2 = 6 26
SSgt Pentti Tilli 5 1/6 13/44 SBAP: SB-2
7 IAP: 2 x I-16
44 SBAP: (1/6 x) SB-2
21 DBAP: DB-3 = 4 1/6 26
SSgt Toivo Vuorimaa 5 13/44 SBAP: SB-2
72 SBAP: 2 x SB-2
21 DBAP: DB-3 = 4 24
1Lt Paavo Berg 5 38 IAP: I-152
48 SBAP: SB-2 = 2 26
¹ = Killed in an accident during the Interim Peace on Jan 28, 1941. He was showing the performance of BW-391 to a group of guests at Vesivehmaa air field during a very low weather and crashed into woods with high speed.
Highest scoring Aces of the Continuation War
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Rank & name Score Squadron
WO Ilmari Juutilainen 92
Capt Hans Wind 75
Maj Eino Luukkanen 53 ½
MSgt Urho Lehtovaara 43 ½
Capt Olli Puhakka 36
1Lt Olavi Puro 36
WO Oiva Tuominen 36
MSgt Nils Katajainen 35 ½
1Lt Kyösti Karhila 32 ¼
MSgt Emil Vesa 29 ½
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