The Late War Finnish Fighter | VL Pyörremyrsky

Borne of the fruits of mid to late war Finnish industry, the VL Pyörremyrsky did not arrive in time to see combat against the Soviets during WW2, but it nonetheless has a fascinating story, and in this video we explore it.

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Sources:

Suomen Siivet issue 1/1973 and 2/1973
Green, W. (1960). War Planes of the Second World War. MacDonald.
http://www.airwar.ru/enc/fww2/pyorremyrsky.html

0:00 - 1:09 Introduction
1:10 - 3:22 Why the Finns Needed A Fighter
3:23 -6:23 Specification & Design Work
6:24 - 8:29 Flight Testing and Retirement
8:30 - 9:33 Restoration
9:34 - 10:37 Conclusion

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