Hanriot H.232.2 |
On July 19th 1940 Finland purchased three Hanriots from Germany’s booty depots. The delivery of the three planes took place simultaneously in Brandenburg-Briest. One Hanriot was destroyed upon take-off, the other two arrived in Finland on July 24th piloted by Finnish airmen. The planes bore serial numbers 21, 23, and 24. In the Finnish Air Force they were coded HT-191 to HT-193.
The planes were first overhauled at the State Aircraft Factory and subsequently submitted to Täydennyslentolaivue 17 on August 21st 1941. On September 28th 1941 they were trasferred to Lentolaivue 46 and later, on November 26th 1941, to Lentolaivue 48, which was the training unit under Lentorykmennti 4. On August 28th, HT-191 was damaged upon landing and could not be returned into use. The remaining HT- 193 still changed units twice before being damaged upon landing in Tampere on February 15th 1945 on its way to be stocked up at depot. The Hanriots were deleted from inventory on January 2nd 1950.