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On Fri. 23 Jun 1944 Finnish fighter pilot Hans Wind flying a Bf 109 fi.....

1944-06-23

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Finnish fighter pilot Hans Wind flying a Bf 109 fighter downed four aircraft in a single sorte. Over a ten day period in Jun 1944 he would account for 25 opponents from his final tally of 75 kills throughout the war.

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