The Aviation Magazine No 52 September-October 2017 | Page 54
VL Viima II, a tandem seat biplane on the left side
Midnight Hawks, above.
multi‐role military helicopter. Clive Davidson flew with Yakovlev Yak‐11("Moose"), which is Russian trainer
aircraft used during the fifties.
One of the regular guest at every Finnish air show is the Fouga FM.170 Magister, it was used by Finnish
air force for a long time. I have grown up by listening that Fouga sound, they were located at air base near
my home.
All fighters were supposed to fly on Saturday, but for some reason Super Hornets didn't take off, I heard
that reason was too short rest time for pilots. On Sunday they flew, but I was a bit disappointed cause
there were nothing to show, only some basic flying around the airport. On the other hand, the Eurofighter
Typhoon and Gripen gave everything and did a really good show. Quite regular guest is the Finnish Air
Force F/A‐18C solo, I have seen that several times and it's ok with flares etc.
Most impressive were the Midnight Hawks aerobatics group. Finland has its 100 year anniversary in 2017
and Hawks were painted like Finnish flag on their fuselage. They started the show with music (Finlandia/
Sibelius), show was as good as always. The team's trademark is a very tight diamond formation, also they
have formation called "swan" specially for Finland birthday.
Next year this show will be at Tikkakoski and it is "Finnish Air Force 100 years" ‐show. Executive Director
of The Finnish Aeronautical Association, Timo Latikka states: "This show will be the most spectacular air
show ever in Finland".