Aakenustunturi
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Aakenustunturi is a fell in Kittilä in northern Finland.[1] It has an elevation of Script error: No such module "convert". and is located near Mount Ylläs.[2]
History
The fell had two fatal airplane crashes during World War II.
On 24 February 1943, a Junkers Ju 52 of the German Luftwaffe was shot down and crashed into the fell.
Later, during the Lapland War, Air Force Captain Paavo Kahla, a Knight of the Mannerheim Cross and Sergeant Jouko Liinamaa went missing on a reconnaissance flight on October 23, 1944. Their remains were found by a reindeer herder, alongside their shot down Fokker C.X in spring 1945.
Landscape
The fell is considered a wild oasis between the fells in the north and is a popular destination for hikers. In December 2004, the fell was incorporated into the Pallas-Yllästunturi National Park.[3]
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