Lauri Pekuri [SEP] place of birth
Lauri Pekuri
Lauri Pekuri (born November 6, 1916 in Helsinki, Finland, died August 3, 1999 in Spain) was a World War II fighter ace of the Finnish Air Force and a Finnish jet aircraft pioneer. In 1942, Pekuri changed his name from Lauri Ohukainen. This older name can still be found in aviation literature.
Early history.
Lauri Pekuri began flying as a youth in the 1930s Helsinki. He left college to participate in the Civic guards and sports. On his first attempt to join
Finnish)
- Pekuri, Lauri: "Tasavallan kauppamiehenä" (?)
- Pekuri, Lauri: "Spalernajan vanki", (WSOY, 1993)
- Pekuri, Lauri: "Hävittäjälentäjä", (WSOY: Juva 2006)
- Stenman, Kari and Keskinen, Kalevi. "Finnish Aces of World War 2 (Aircraft of the Aces 23)". Oxford, UK: Osprey Publishing, 1998. .
External links.
- WWII Ace Stories - Lauri Pekuri