Gustaf Magnusson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Gustaf Magnusson

Finnish flying ace

Date of Birth: 08-Dec-1902

Place of Birth: Ylitornio, Regional State Administrative Agency for Lapland, Finland

Date of Death: 27-Dec-1993

Profession: military personnel

Nationality: Finland

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Gustaf Erik Magnusson (8 December 1902, in Ylitornio – 27 December 1993, in Helsinki) was a Finnish major general and Mannerheim Cross Knight.
He was the commander of the No.
24 Squadron and Flying Regiment 3 during World War II.
He also flew 158 sorties as a fighter pilot and shot down 5 1/2 enemy aircraft.