An idyllic summer day on the Pihlajasaari beach in Helsinki in 1931. The De Havilland D.H.60X Moth "Pilvetär" (K-SILD) was on display and it probably took daring sunbathers on a flight above the Helsinki archipelago.
"Pilvetär", which was owned and operated by the Finnish Air Defense League (Ilmapuolustusliitto) saw some more serious duty in 1939 - 1940. It was part of the air defense in Finland´s Winter war against Russian aggression.
The photo by Foto Roos - here with my colorization - is in the Helsinki city museum collection (N43185).
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