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.

 

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