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Old 8 April 2000, 06:03 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Hello,
I am currently doing research on the Finnish Air Force. While undertaking this task I have come across some information that stated Emil Thuy set up one of the first fighter training courses in Finland not long after the end of World War I. Is this information correct, and if so, how long did Thuy stay in Finland and what exactly did he teach the Finnish pilots who fought so valiantly against incredible odds during both the Winter and Continuation Wars?
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Mike
 
Old 9 April 2000, 12:17 PM   #2 (permalink)
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I don't have info about the Finnish Air Force right after WW I, but in the early to mid 30s the Finns were extremely progressive in fighter tactics. Apparently they sent delegates to most of the European air forces, evaluating what did and did not seem to work. Independent of anyone else in their part of the world, they arrived at a doctrine and training syllabus that emphasized wide-angle (deflection) gunnery that paid huge dividends when outnumbered in combat. The only other air arm in the world that trained to a similar standard was the U.S. Navy (and USMC, of course.)
On a related note, a mid-20s manual says that much of the navy's aerial gunnery doctrine was influenced by Fonck but no source is cited. Anybody have any leads?
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