| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | KO-129 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Koolhoven FK.52 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Koolhoven FK.52 |
| Aircraft Version: | Koolhoven FK.52 |
| C/n (msn): | 5202 |
| Operator Titles: | Finland - Air Force |
| Location | |
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| Location: | Not known |
| Country: | Finland |
| Photo Date: | 10 February 1940 to 23 February 1943 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 552339 |
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A handsome plane but like most Koolhoven types the FK.52 reconnaissance aircraft of 1937 was not very successful. Two examples were donated to Finland by the Swedish Count von Rosen in January 1940 and saw some action in the closing stages of the Winter War. Both were still in frontline service when hostilities resumed in June 1941. KO-130 was shot down by Soviet AAA over Hanko on 16 August 1941. KO-129 remained on strength until a crash in February 1943 although by 1942 it was so little used that a bird built a nest in its tail - and was given the time to raise its chicks there. Photo from: Finnish Air Force This photo was added on 4 March 2023, and has since been viewed 544 times. |