In March 2006, my friend Phakphum Tangkijjarak was able to visit the Finnish Defence Forces airbase in Rovaniemi. As a Thai, he was not used to such cold temperatures of minus 10°C at all. Nevertheless, he was able to pass on some interesting impressions

Im März 2006 konnte mein Freund Phakphum Tangkijjarak die Luftwaffenbasis der Finnischen Streitkräfte in Rovaniemi besuchen. Als Thai war er solche kalten Temperaturen von minus 10°C absolut nicht gewohnt. Dennoch konnte er einige interessanten Impressionen übermitteln.

An Bae Hawk Mk51  of the HävLLv 11 Flight 3

HW-322 a Bae Hawk Mk.51of the HävLLv 11 Flight 3

Two Hawk Mk51A (HW255 and HW254) of the HävLLv 11 Flight 3 

HW-338 a Hawk Mk.51 of the HävLLv 11 Flight 3

McDonnell Douglas F-18C Hornet HN-423 of the HävLLv 11

 McDonnell Douglas F-18C Hornet of the HävLLv 11

 HN-444 an McDonnell Douglas F-18C Hornet of the HävLLv 11

HN-423 an McDonnell Douglas F-18C Hornet of the HävLLv 11

An Mi-8 still in Service of the Finnis Air Force

LJ-1 an Gates Lj35A Learjet of the TukiLLv

LJ-2 the second Gates Lj35A Learjet of the TukiLLv

VN-26 is anVinka   of the HävLLv 11 Flight 4

Piper PA-31-350 with the serial PC-4 of the HävLLv 11 Flight 4

last update 30. March 2007

written 30. March 2007

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