Paavo Berg

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Paavo Berg
Born	23 November 1911 Lahti, Grand Duchy of Finland
Died	1 November 1941(1941-11-01) (aged 29) Hanko, Finland
Military career
Allegiance	Finland
Branch	Finnish Air Force
Service years	1931–1941
Rank	Captain
Units	LeLv 26, LeLv 32
Awards	Freedom Cross, 4th Class

Paavo Daavid "Pate" Berg (23 November 1911 – 1 November 1941) was a Finnish fighter ace. He was the second most successful Finnish biplane fighter ace, scoring 10.5 victories (5 while flying Gloster Gladiators). The remaining 4.5 victories were with Curtiss Hawk 75s. He was shot down and killed by anti-aircraft fire on 1 November 1941.

Berg was accepted into the Cadet School in June 1931. He was promoted to lieutenant in 1935 and captain in 1940.

Victories

References

• Keskinen, Kalevi; Stenman, Kari and Niska, Klaus. Hävittäjä-ässät (Finnish Fighter Aces). Espoo, Finland: Tietoteas, 1978. ISBN 951-9035-37-0. (Finnish)
• Stenman, Kari and Keskinen, Kalevi. Finnish Aces of World War 2 (Aircraft of the Aces 23). Oxford, UK: Osprey Publishing, 1998. ISBN 1-85532-783-X.

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