Carl gustaf von rosen biography of martin
Count Carl Gustaf Ericsson von Rosen (19 August – 13 July ) was a Swedish pioneer aviator, humanitarian, and mercenary pilot....
He married Stina Maria Teresia Wijkmark about , in Sweden.
Carl-Gustaf von Rosen from Rockelstad was born on 19 August 1909 in Helgesta.
He served as an Ambulance-pilot in Abyssinia before joining KLM.
When the Winter War started he volunteered for service in the Finnish Air Force and he also presented the Finnish Air Force with three aircraft, one Douglas DC-2 (DO-1) and two Koolhoven FK.52 (KO-129 and KO-130), which he had bought for 250 000 Swedish kronor from KLM.
The money had given by his mothers cosine John Henry Sager.
He served in Finland as a pilot in LeLv 44 in LeR 4 from 28 February to 31 March 1940. This unit was equipped with Bristol Blenheims and the DC-2 presented by von Rosen.
Gunvor Lilian von Rosen (Martin).During this period he flew one bombing mission in DO-1.
This mission took place on 1 March when they attack a Soviet airbase behind enemy lines. The crew consisted by the pilot von Rosen, the Finnish co-pilot Skorpa, the Norwegian mechanic/gunner Arvid Christiansen and the Finnish bombardier/observer Rolf �Rolle� Winqvist.
DO-1 was l
