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Ilmari Juutilainen

1914 - 1999

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Eino Ilmari "Illu" Juutilainen (21 February 1914 – 21 February 1999) was a fighter pilot of the Ilmavoimat (Finnish Air Force), and the top scoring non-German fighter pilot of all time. The top flying ace of the Finnish Air Force, he led all Finnish pilots in score against Soviet aircraft in World War II (1939–40 and 1941–44), with 94 confirmed aerial combat victories (he himself claimed further kills for a total of 126 victories, but these were unconfirmed) in 437 sorties. He achieved 58 of his victories while flying a Messerschmitt Bf 109G and 34 with a Brewster Buffalo. One of the four double recipients of the Mannerheim Cross 2nd Class, Juutilainen was born in Lieksa, and died in Tuusula. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ilmari Juutilainen is the 971st most popular military personnel (down from 955th in 2019), the 97th most popular biography from Finland (down from 92nd in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Finnish Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Ilmari Juutilainen ranks 971 out of 2,058. Before him are Matthew Ridgway, José Miaja, Fritz Klingenberg, Sylvester Stadler, Alexios Strategopoulos, and Frank Serpico. After him are Thomas J. Hudner Jr., Khaydhar ibn Kawus al-Afshin, Charles II, Duke of Guelders, Maria Bochkareva, Federico Gravina, and Paik Sun-yup.

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Among people born in 1914, Ilmari Juutilainen ranks 127. Before him are George Tabori, Marcel Bich, Juan Carlos Onganía, Joe Rantz, Poul Hartling, and Alberto Lattuada. After him are Saul Steinberg, Michael Morris, 3rd Baron Killanin, Sisowath Sirik Matak, Unity Mitford, Edward Schillebeeckx, and E. G. Marshall. Among people deceased in 1999, Ilmari Juutilainen ranks 84. Before him are William Whitelaw, 1st Viscount Whitelaw, András Hegedüs, Pierre Clémenti, Marion Zimmer Bradley, Sebastian Haffner, and Alf Ramsey. After him are Saul Steinberg, Michael Morris, 3rd Baron Killanin, Yuri Knorozov, Roy Chiao, Sylvia Sidney, and Peko Dapčević.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Ilmari Juutilainen ranks 97 out of 751. Before him are Väinö Tanner (1881), Nils-Aslak Valkeapää (1943), Paavo Lipponen (1941), Arvid Horn (1664), Bo Carpelan (1926), and Matti Vanhanen (1955). After him are Rolf Nevanlinna (1895), Anders Johan Lexell (1740), Erik Heinrichs (1890), Alexander von Nordmann (1803), Lauri Ingman (1868), and Karl-August Fagerholm (1901).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Finland

Among military personnels born in Finland, Ilmari Juutilainen ranks 3. Before him are Simo Häyhä (1905), and Ernst Linder (1868). After him are Erik Heinrichs (1890), Hugo Österman (1892), Paavo Talvela (1897), Carl Johan Adlercreutz (1759), Woldemar Hägglund (1893), Ali Aaltonen (1884), Oskar Gripenberg (1838), Kurt Martti Wallenius (1893), and Ruben Lagus (1896).

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