Career
He was one of the top scoring aces in the Finnish Air Force with 36 confirmed victories. Puro served in Fighter Squadrons (LLv"s): 6 and 24 during the Second World War. He became an ace in 1943.
Puro was actively flying at the front almost during the whole war.
During his 401 combat missions, Olavi Puro scored 36 confirmed victories in I-153s, Brewster Buffaloes and Bf 109 Gs. Puro was relieved from service at the end of the war in 1944 and took up a job as a data processing director at a bank.