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Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

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2015

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A Mouse That Ate An Elephant; The Russo Finnish War In The Air, Ron Anderson Nov 2015

A Mouse That Ate An Elephant; The Russo Finnish War In The Air, Ron Anderson

ERAU Prescott Aviation History Program

Among the strangest stories of WW II, is the defeat of the Russian Air Force by Finland. Hear the fascinating, true story from Ron Anderson, a member of the Finnish WW II Historical Group. Learn how 114 Finnish aircraft fought 3880 Russian planes and won. They did lose some land which caused a Russian General to comment “We won just enough territory to bury all the men we lost.”