Mika Paananen
@painmike1.bsky.social
Author of 'Harmsleave'. History Fan and Old Aircraft Enthusiast. Belligerent Bookshelf. Typing Curmudgeon CorrectBird Style. Slightly Anglophile. NO unsolicited CHAT.
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Finnish VL Tuisku("Blizzard") trainer of the Training Air Wing in 1943. (SA-Kuva)
December 3, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Finnish VL Tuisku("Blizzard") trainer of the Training Air Wing in 1943. (SA-Kuva)
'The Anglo-Saxons' by Marc Morris. Once again...
December 2, 2025 at 5:00 PM
'The Anglo-Saxons' by Marc Morris. Once again...
North American B-25D "Grumpy" at Duxford Flying Legends in 2004. (Own photo)
December 2, 2025 at 4:49 PM
North American B-25D "Grumpy" at Duxford Flying Legends in 2004. (Own photo)
Leslie Illingworth on the Winter War, Punch 20 December 1939.
December 1, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Leslie Illingworth on the Winter War, Punch 20 December 1939.
SAS Douglas DC-6B 'Torkil Viking' at the new Seutula Airport(Helsinki) in 1952. (Esko Kukkonen)
December 1, 2025 at 5:04 PM
SAS Douglas DC-6B 'Torkil Viking' at the new Seutula Airport(Helsinki) in 1952. (Esko Kukkonen)
Finnair DC-8-62, 1973. (Finnish Aviation Museum)
November 30, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Finnair DC-8-62, 1973. (Finnish Aviation Museum)
30 November 1939 Soviet troops crossed the Finno-Soviet border without declaration of war. The Winter War had started.
(clips 'The Winter War,' 1989)
(clips 'The Winter War,' 1989)
November 30, 2025 at 1:03 PM
30 November 1939 Soviet troops crossed the Finno-Soviet border without declaration of war. The Winter War had started.
(clips 'The Winter War,' 1989)
(clips 'The Winter War,' 1989)
Sunday brunch is served.
November 30, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Sunday brunch is served.
Hispano Aviación HA-1112-M1L Buchon G-AWHH('Red 4' and 'Red 8' in the film 'Battle of Britain') at Turku Airshow 2019. Also visible are tails of a pair of F-35s on the left and a F/A-18 on the right. (Own photo)
November 29, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Hispano Aviación HA-1112-M1L Buchon G-AWHH('Red 4' and 'Red 8' in the film 'Battle of Britain') at Turku Airshow 2019. Also visible are tails of a pair of F-35s on the left and a F/A-18 on the right. (Own photo)
November 29, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Transair Curtiss C-46 Commando SE-CFA at Helsinki Airport on August 1957. (Paavo Saari/Finnish Aviation Museum)
November 27, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Transair Curtiss C-46 Commando SE-CFA at Helsinki Airport on August 1957. (Paavo Saari/Finnish Aviation Museum)
AB Aerotransport's Junkers Ju 52 "Södermanland" SE-ADR was the first airliner landing to the fresh Malmi Airport on 16 Dec 1936. (Aarne Pietinen)
November 26, 2025 at 4:25 PM
AB Aerotransport's Junkers Ju 52 "Södermanland" SE-ADR was the first airliner landing to the fresh Malmi Airport on 16 Dec 1936. (Aarne Pietinen)
Introduce yourself with four spaceships.
November 26, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Introduce yourself with four spaceships.
Finnish Air Force de Havilland D.H.100 Vampire Mk.52 (VA-6) at Utti airbase, winter 1955. (Finnish Aviation Museum)
November 25, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Finnish Air Force de Havilland D.H.100 Vampire Mk.52 (VA-6) at Utti airbase, winter 1955. (Finnish Aviation Museum)
De Havilland Comet 3 G-ANLO at Farnborough Airshow September 1954. (Börje Hielm)
November 24, 2025 at 4:11 PM
De Havilland Comet 3 G-ANLO at Farnborough Airshow September 1954. (Börje Hielm)
