Second International Aeronautic Exhibition

1938 Helsinki
Malmi airport in 2006, with the round terminal of 1938
Overview
BIE-classSpecialized exposition
NameSecond International Aeronautical Exhibition
Building(s)Malmi Airterminal
Area15.2 hectares (38 acres)
Visitors15,000,000
Participant(s)
Countries25
Location
CountryFinland
CityHelsinki
VenueHelsinki-Malmi Airport
Coordinates60°15′14″N 25°02′39″E / 60.25389°N 25.04417°E / 60.25389; 25.04417
Timeline
Opening14 May 1938 (1938-05-14)
Closure22 May 1938 (1938-05-22)
Specialized expositions
PreviousILIS 1936 in Stockholm
NextExposition internationale de l'eau (1939) in Liège
Universal Expositions
PreviousExposition Internationale des Arts et Techniques dans la Vie Moderne in Paris
Next1939 New York World's Fair in New York City
Aimo Cajander

The Second International Aeronautic Exhibition, (full name Second International Aeronautical Exhibition in the league Air Defence of Finland SILI) was held in Helsinki in 1938.[1] It ran from 14 May to 22 May 1938.

It was a special exhibition recognised by the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE) which attracted 25 participating countries including Czechoslovakia, Finland, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Latvia, and Sweden; and 15 million visitors and took place in Helsinki's exhibition hall.[2] The commissioners were Alexander Frey, Erik von Frenckell and Mauri Honkajuuri director of Kansallis-Osake-Pankki.[2] Visitors included the racing driver S. P. J. Keinänen and the prime minister Aimo Cajander[3]

Aircraft on display included Morane-Saulnier Type L, Fokker C.X, VL Tuisku and VL Viima.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "INTERNATIONAL EXPOs". Archived from the original on 26 March 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
  2. ^ a b "HELSINKI 1938" (in French). Retrieved 24 August 2012.[dead link‍]
  3. ^ a b "SILI II -ilmailunäyttely 1938" (in Finnish). Retrieved 28 August 2012.