Olavi Puro
Olavi Kauko Puro was born on 18 November 1918 in Helsinki and died on 20 June 1999. He was one of the top scoring aces in the Finnish [Air Force] with 36 confirmed victories.
Biography
Puro served in Fighter Squadrons : 6 and 24 during the Second [World War]. He became an ace in 1943. Puro was actively flying at the front almost during the whole war.During his 207 combat missions, Olavi Puro scored 36 confirmed victories in I-153s, Brewster Buffaloes and Bf 109 Gs. Puro was relieved from service at the end of the war in 1944 and took up a job as a data processing director at a bank. His memoirs were published in the book Mersu-ässä in 2011.