Lauri Olavi Pekuri (né Ohukainen; 6 November 1916, in Helsinki, Finland - 3 August 1999, in Spain) was a Finnish Air Force ace and jet aircraft pioneer. In 1942, Pekuri changed his name from Ohukainen. This older name can still be found in aviation literature.
Lauri Olavi Pekuri (né Ohukainen; 6 November 1916, in Helsinki, Finland - 3 August 1999, in Spain) was a Finnish Air Force ace and jet aircraft pioneer...
Pekuri is a Finnish surname. Notable people with the surname include: Joel Pekuri (1927–1991), Finnish diplomat LauriPekuri (1916–1999), Finnish flying...
in the end, none were built. On 31 July 1958, Finnish Air Force Major LauriPekuri, a fighter ace of the Second World War, became the first Finnish pilot...
in U.S. Navy markings. Finnish B-239 (serial no. BW-372) flown by Lt. LauriPekuri was damaged by a Soviet Hawker Hurricane and crashed in 1942 on Lake...
Väinö Suhonen 19.5 24 Viktor Pyötsiä 19.5 24 Erik Teromaa 19 24, 26 LauriPekuri 18.5 # 24, 34 Jouko Huotari 17.5 24 Yrjö Turkka 17 24, 34 Jorma Sarvanto...
Aerospace Defense Command from 1969 to 1973, in McGehee, Arkansas (d. 2016); LauriPekuri, Finnish air force officer, commander of Karelia Air Command, fighter...
1957–1960 Ambassador Lauri Hjelt 1961–1966 Aaro Pakaslahti 1966–1969 Jussi Montonen 1969–1972 Heikki Hannikainen 1972–1978 Joel Pekuri 1978–1984 Carolus...
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