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Hyvinkää Airfield turns 80
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Saturday 3.10.2020, 10:00–17:00, 80 years
Hyvinkää Airfield was built on Erkylänkangas after the Winter War in 1940. The acceptance inspection was held on 30.9.1940, which can be considered the field’s “birthday”. The airfield, the Air Force’s “Ahjo” base, saw real action already on the first day of the Continuation War in 1941, when LeLv 32’s Fokkers repelled Soviet bombers. After the war, Aero Oy operated from Hyvinkää in 1945–47 with the Junkers Ju 52, DC-2 and Dragon Rapide aircraft types. After the modest development period of the 1940s and 50s, Hyvinkää Airfield has grown into a diverse centre for civil aviation and leisure flying.
Save the date for a nostalgic aviation day!