Oiva Tuominen(1908-1976) was a Finnish fighter ace and Knight of the Mannerheim Cross. He achieved his first aerial victories in the Winter War flying Fokker D.XXI(1 1/2 victories) and then later flew Gloster Gladiator Mk.II achieving 6 and a half aerial victories, which makes him the most successful Finnish biplane pilot. In Continuation War he became the most successful Finnish Fiat G.50 pilot for scoring 23 victories with the aircraft. Later in the war he also flew Messerschmitt Bf 109 G and shot down 13 more enemy aircraft, bringing his total kill count to 44.

Oiva Tuominen

Eino Luukkanen(1909-1961) was Finnish fighter ace of WWII and Knight of the Mannerheim Cross number 127. He achieved 56 aerial victories during his career. He flew Fokker D.XXI (2 1/2 victories) in Winter War and Brewster Buffalo(14 1/2 victories) and Messerschmitt Bf 109G-2 (39 victories) in Continuation War. Luukkanen had somewhat unique way to mark each victory with a pilsner bottle label instead of painted mark.

Eino Luukkanen

Urho Lehtovaara(1917-1949) was a Finnish fighter ace and Knight of the Mannerheim Cross number 142. He scored 44.5 aerial victories during WWII, flying Morane-Saulnier MS.406 (15) and Messerschmitt Bf 109G (29.5)