Aircraft Photo of DC-1 | Douglas DC-2-115E | Finland - Air Force | AirHistory.net #552449
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:DC-1
Aircraft Original Type:Douglas DC-2
Aircraft Generic Type:Douglas DC-2 (C-39/42/R2D)
Aircraft Version:Douglas DC-2-115E
C/n (msn):1354
Operator Titles:Finland - Air Force
Aircraft Name:Hanssin-Jukka
Location
Location:Not known
Country:Finland
 
Photo Date:14 January 1940 to 31 March 1942
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID: 552449
Photo Comment

Carl Gustaf von Rosen, who worked as a KLM DC-2 pilot - see photo 509828 - bought this DC-2, PH-AKH, to help the Finns against the Soviet invaders. He flew it from Sweden to Tampere on 14 January 1940. Bomb racks were fitted and machine guns installed in the nose and in an open dorsal position, as seen here. The aircraft flew one bombing mission on 1 March 1940. Later it served as Marshal Mannerheim's personal transport. In March 1942 it was camouflaged and given a new serial, DO-1. It was retired in 1957 and is now beautifully preserved in the Tuulonen shopping mall. Photo from: Finnish Air Force

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