Messerschmitt Bf 109 E-7 Reätkävaara, Utsjoki Finland

4./II./JG 5 ??.?? 1942

1971© hannu valtonen

The pilot crash landed somewhere east of the river Vettsikko. From the village Välimaa, the pilot was transferred via boat to Sirma on Norwegian side.

The pilot visited the crash site some time after the war.

The remains of his aircraft were salvaged in 1975

1975© vesa viero
1963 © Heimo Siiropää via hannu valtonen