About Olavi Puro
Lived 1918 – 1999 (aged 80). Olavi Puro was a Finnish military personnel.
Olavi Kauko Puro was born on 18 November 1918 in Helsinki and died on 20 June 1999. He was one of the top scoring aces in the Finnish Air Force with 36 confirmed victories.
Biography Puro served in Fighter Squadrons (LLv's): 6 and 24 during the Second World War. He became an ace in 1943. Puro was actively flying at the front almost during the whole war.
During his 207 combat missions, Olavi Puro scored 36 confirmed victories in I-153s, Brewster Buffaloes and Bf 109 Gs. Puro was relieved from service at the end of the war in 1944 and took up a job as a data processing director at a bank. His memoirs were published in the book Mersu-ässä in 2011.
Victories Puro claimed the following numbers of victories in each type of aircraft he flew:
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Who was Olavi Puro?
Finnish flying ace
When was Olavi Puro born?
Olavi Puro was born on 18 November 1918 in Helsinki.
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Olavi Puro died on 20 June 1999 in Helsinki.
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Olavi Puro was a military personnel.
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Olavi Puro was Finnish.
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