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| Date: | Saturday 20 January 1940 |
| Time: | 15:20 |
| Type: | Fokker D.XXI |
| Owner/operator: | 3/LLv 26 Suomen ilmavoimat |
| Registration: | FR-107 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Sääksjärvi -
 Finland
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Ylikersantti (SSgt) Pentti Teodor Tilli of 3/LLv26 was killed in aerial combat over northeast Lake Ladoga. He was chasing enemy bombers (SB-2 or DB-3) with 1Lt Toivo Vuorimaa. Both claimed victories in this battle (at 1515 hrs) and became ace but they were then attacked by 6 enemy fighters (probably I-16 of 49 IAP). Vuorimaa managed to escape, but Tilli’s Fokker D.XXI FR-107 was shot down and crashed at Sääksjärvi at 1520 hrs. Till, with his final score at 5 1/6 victories, was killed. His earthly remains were found in January 1943 near the mouth of the Uuksunjoki river.
Sources:
https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luettelo_Lentolaivue_26:n_ilmavoitoista_ja_sotatoimitappioista
http://web.archive.org/web/20060925122000/http://www.sci.fi/~ambush/faf/wwacerace.html
http://www.virtualpilots.fi//hist/WW2History-LasseAaltonenEnglish.html
http://allaces.ru/fin/istr/pil/pil.php
http://allaces.ru/fin/istr/episodes/400120.php
https://www.google.fr/maps/search/reka+Uksunyoki,+Russie/data=!4m2!2m1!4b1?source=hp&hl=fr&dg=dbrw&newdg=1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Jan-2017 12:49 | Laurent Rizzotti | Added |
| 01-Jan-2020 18:06 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 16-Feb-2021 18:16 | Lelek | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Operator, ] |
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