Bf 109G-6 "MT-452" W.Nr. 165227 |
MT-452 was one of a batch of Erla-built G-6s purchased by the Finnish Air Force in 1944. The W.Nr. was 165227, and the Stammkennzeichen was BV+UB. It entered service on 23 June 1944, and was placed in reserve in 1954 with a total of 311 hours and 45 minutes flight time on the airframe. The usual pilot of MT-452 was J. Saarinen with 2/HLeLv24, and the airframe has nine kills to its credit. It is on display today in a special glass-enclosed building at Utti, where Mikael Olrog took the following photos.