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Jorma Sarvanto
Nickname(s)Zamba
Born22 February 1912
Turku
Died16 October 1963 (1963-10-17) (aged 51)
Inkeroinen
Service/branchFinnish Air Force
Years of service1937–1960
RankLt.Col.

Jorma Kalevi Sarvanto (22 August 1912 – 16 October 1963) was a Finnish Air Force pilot and the foremost Finnish fighter ace of the Winter War.

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