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Kotka "Eagle" | |
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![]() VL Kotka serial KA-144 in Suomenlinna, circa October 1930 | |
General information | |
Type | two-seater patrol biplane |
Manufacturer | Valtion lentokonetehdas |
Primary user | Finnish Air Force |
Number built | 5 (plus 3 prototypes) |
History | |
Manufactured | 1931-19?? |
Introduction date | 1931 |
First flight | 30 September 1930 |
Retired | 1944 |
VL Kotka ("Eagle") was a Finnish two-seat, biplane maritime patrol aircraft, designed and built by the Valtion lentokonetehdas or VL ("State Aircraft Factory"). It was meant as a cheaper replacement (compared to the Blackburn Ripon) for the outdated IVL A.22 Hansas that were in service with the Finnish Air Force. [1]
The prototype made its first flight on September 30, 1930. In 1931, the State Aircraft Factory began production of a series of five aircraft. These were used as liaison aircraft until 1944. [2]
One aircraft (KA-147) is on display at the Päijät-Häme Aviation Museum. [3]
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