MYLLYLÄ Urho Paavo Johannes

Father: Hannes

Nickname: Hannes
Given names: Johannes Jaakko Last name: Myllylä Date of birth: 26.07.1881 Place of birth: Kärsämäki Date of death: 28.09.1942 Place of death: Helsinki

Mother: Auli

Nickname: Auli Given names: Auli Last name: Myllylä Maiden name: Joutsiniemi Date of birth: 29.11.1886 Place of birth: Kangasala Date of death: 13.10.1966 Place of death: Helsinki

Spouse: Kirsti

Nickname: Kirsti
Given names: Kirsti Annikki Augusta Last name: Myllylä Maiden name: Krogerus Date of birth: 13.10.1917 Place of birth: Konginkangas Date of death: 08.11.1955 Place of death: Helsinki

Kikka

Nickname: Kikka Given names: Kirsti Marjatta Date of birth: 22.08.1950 Place of birth: Helsinki

Erkki

Nickname: Erkki Given names: Hannes Erkki Ilmari Date of birth: 23.12.1951 Place of birth: Helsinki

Paavo Myllylä matriculated at Helsingin yhteislyseo in 1938 and complited a Master of Engineering degree at Helsinki University of Technology in 1948. After graduating, he worked for Disabled Service Facility in Järvenpää as Director of Department. Main period of his career, Paavo Myllylä worked forKesko Corporation in the machinery business unit, where he led machinery purchase, import and sale. During his career, he made a number of study trips in the different European countries and the United States.

Paavo Myllylä conducted his military service in  Air Force Academy in Kauhava in 1938

Paavo with his Messerschmit fighter

and received pilot certificate from reserve officer course in 1939.
Military pilot certificate and the Finnish air sign, he received July 24th 1940.

During the Finnish Continuation War, he served as a fighter pilot in front squadron very successfully throughout the war performing a total of 420 battle flights and shooting down 21 enemy fighters. As the only Finnish pilot Paavo Myllylä survived  twice with parachute in the war. Military rank first lieutenant.

Additional pictures are some of Paavo's war-time images. Finnish Air Force symbol was blue swastika. It was introduced at the time of the Finnish Civil War and was in use until 1945. The Swedish Count Eric von Rosen donated whites (other party of the Civil War) an aircraft in 1918. In that plane the blue swastika was as Count's personal fortune symbol. This is how von Rosen's swastika became the symbol of Finnish Air Force. The Finnish swastika was blue in color and was always on horizontal plane and didn't have any relation or connection with the Nazis swastika. Nazi Germany's red and black swastika was standing inverted.

Kirsti Myllylä completed the intermediate 1933 in Saarijärvi yhteiskoulu and a nursing degree in 1941 Vaasa Nursing School in Seinäjoki. She worked as a nurse after graduating both in Helsinki and Stockholm, the Karolinska Sjukhuset.

Paavo Myllylä married in 1965 with his second wife, Seija Lääperi-Myllylä. Seija worked as Director of Operations in Restaurant Katajanokan Casino, Helsinki