Overview
- Flight paths that traced phallic shapes showed up on Flightradar during a cadet training mission out of Tikkakoski near Jyväskylä on April 13.
- The Finnish Air Force confirmed the pilots were students on a reserve officer course and said they were disciplined for misconduct.
- Officials said the aircraft remained inside the designated training area and did not deviate from the planned route.
- The service opened an internal investigation and has not released details on findings or specific penalties.
- Public flight-tracking made the patterns visible to anyone watching, recalling prior cases that drew sanctions, including a 2019 U.S. Navy incident and a 2023 Lufthansa flight.