Olavi Kauko Puro was born on 18 November 1918 in Helsinki and died on 20 June 1999. He was one of the top scoring aces in the Finnish Air Force with 36 confirmed victories.Keskinen 1978, p. 24-27.
Biography Puro served in Fighter Squadrons (LLv's): 6 and 24 during the Second World War. He became an ace in 1943. Puro was actively flying at the front almost during the whole war.
During his 207 combat missions, Olavi Puro scored 36 confirmed victories in I-153s, Brewster Buffaloes and Bf 109 Gs. Puro was relieved from service at the end of the war in 1944 and took up a job as a data processing director at a bank. His memoirs were published in the book Mersu-ässä in 2011.Koala-kustannus : Books : Olavi Puro Mersu-ässä
Victories Puro claimed the following numbers of victories in each type of aircraft he flew: Aircraft Victories I-1532 Brewster Buffalo5.5 Messerschmitt Bf 109G28.5 Total 36
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Bibliography
Keskinen, Kalevi; Stenman, Kari and Niska, Klaus. Hävittäjä-ässät (Finnish Fighter Aces) (in Finnish). Espoo, Finland: Tietoteas, 1978. .
Further reading Olavi Puro : Mersu-ässä. Koala-kustannus, Helsinki 2011
See also List of World War II aces from Finland