Helsinki-Vantaa Museum in Finland

[Richard T Eger]

From 12 O'clock High!:

Jukka Juutinen
factory photos vs. "in action" photos
Tue May 30 13:39:01 2024


I have often wondered why so few books have production line photoghraps of German aircraft instead of often poor quality action pics. I doubt that is due to availability
(at least there exist a number of factory photos of tanks as seen e.g. in Spielberger´s series). IMHO the best aircraft photoghraps I have ever seen are old American
factory photos (which are, for some reason, much better in clarity than modern b/w photos). Why all this emphasis on action photos (modeller totalitarianism?)?

[Richard T Eger]

From TOH!:

Kari Lumppio
Technical photos
Wed May 31 12:59:19 2024


Hei!

Why limit yourself to published material? Start your own research, check archives and visit all kind of aviation related happening and you may find fine factory photos
showing nothing but technical stuff.

As for Finland. Helsinki-Vantaa museum has a lot of original a/c manuals in their library. From entrance some 20 m forward and door to left. Start going through
shelves like you were in normal library. They make even photocopies for you (quite expensive). They also host the "ilmailukirjallisuuspäivät". I've bought factory photos
of Fokker CX during manufacture from there (it's usually Eino Riihiranta and Ossi Anttonen who have the photos for sale).

Try Archiv Hafner (link above on the page). He sells a lot of technical manual stuff. Where else can you find a 500 page book of Heinkel 50? Certainly no historical nor
colors&markings stuff there.

Keski-Suomen Ilmailumuseo has a good library too. The museum manager Hannu Valtonen might be able to help you contacting for example Bunderarchive photo
collections. The museum has also the old archive of Valtion Lentokonetehdas from Santahamina period IIRC (unorganized last I heard).

Just not make the "I want only technical stuff" -approach, please. Lots of people -especially here- will find it offensive and you may end up with no responses. If you
accept the truth that most people *are* interested in color, markings and history you may be able to pick the material you are interested in. That's what the other
people do too, for example those interested only in the history part like dates, units etc.

Take care,

Kari

[Richard T Eger]

From TOH!:

Jukka Juutinen
photos
Fri Jun 2 09:27:08 2024


Terve! Actually I have been to the Tikkakoski museum and everytime I go there I am in heaven! However, as I live quite far from Helsinki I have no realistic chances of
visits to the Vantaa museum. Hafner does sell interesting stuff but his prices are far beyond my pocket and as I don´t speak German I have some reluctance spending
my limited funds for stuff I cannot read.
I may have sounded a rough but let me explain: of the dozen or so aircraft enthusiasts I know personally, less than half are modellers and therefore most interested in
markings etc. The rest are like me, more interested in contstruction details, handling characteristics. And perhaps I may ask what was the WW Two more interested
in, spinner colour pattern or stalling characteristics of his kite?

Jukka

[Richard T Eger]

The following is in response to an Fi 156 photo posted on eBay and noted on 12 O'Clock High!:

Carl-Fredrik Geust
Post-war Storch
Sun Nov 7, 2024 14:46
80.186.183.111

Post-war Storch is Finnish AF ST-112, photo at least 10-times overpriced! This Storch served in FAF until spring 1960, then in Finnish civil register as OH-VSF and OH-FSA. Currently on display in Finnish Avaition Museum at Helsinki-Vantaa airport (with civil reg).
Carl