Lauri Pekuri Military person

Lauri Pekuri (born November 6, 1916 in Helsinki, Finland, died August 3, 1999 in Spain) was a World War II fighter ace of the Finnish Air Force and a Finnish jet aircraft pioneer. Pekuri had changed his name in 1942, having before been named Lauri Ohukainen. This older name can still be found in aviation literature.

Personal facts

Lauri Pekuri
Birth dateNovember 06, 1916
Birth place
Finland , Helsinki
Date of deathAugust 03, 1999
Place of death
Spain

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Military person

military operations
Continuation War
Winter War
military commandCarelian Wing
military unit
No. 24 Squadron (Finland)
No. 34 Squadron Finnish Air Force
service start1939
service end1968

Topical connections

Gustaf MagnussonMilitary person
Eino LuukkanenMilitary person
Emil ThuyMilitary person

Lauri Pekuri on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.elknet.pl/acestory/pekuri/pekuri.htm