Flying Regiment 2, Finnish Air Force
Flying Regiment 2, Finnish Air Force | |
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Country | Finland |
Branch | Finnish Air Force |
Role | reconnaissance and ground attack |
Engagements | Winter War, Continuation War, Lapland War |
Military unit
Flying Regiment 2 (Finnish: Lentorykmentti 2 or LentoR 2, renamed on May 5, 1942 into LeR 2) was fighter regiment of the Finnish Air Force during World War II.
Organization
Winter War
- No. 22 Squadron: fighter squadron
- No. 24 Squadron: fighter squadron
- No. 26 Squadron: fighter squadron
- No. 28 Squadron: fighter squadron
Continuation War
- HQ
- HQ Company
- No. 16 Squadron: reconnaissance squadron, attached to LeR 2 on May 6, 1942.
- No. 12 Squadron: fighter squadron
- No. 26 Squadron: fighter squadron
- No. 28 Squadron: fighter squadron
- No. 25 Supplement Squadron
Maintenance companies
- 3rd Airfield Company (3. Lentokenttäkomppania or 3.Le.KenttäK)
- 4th Airfield Company (4. Lentokenttäkomppania or 4.Le.KenttäK)
Lapland War
- No. 14 Squadron: fighter squadron
- No. 26 Squadron: fighter squadron
- No. 28 Squadron: fighter squadron
The equipment consisted among others of Fokker D.XXIs, Morane-Saulnier MS.406s, Brewster Buffaloes, Messerschmitt Bf 109Gs, Bristol Bulldog Mk.IVs, Fiat G.50s, Hawker Hurricane Mk.Is, Gloster Gladiator Mk.IIs, Polikarpov I-153s, Mörkö-Moranes, Fokker C.Xs, and Westland Lysander Mk.Is.
Bibliography
- Keskinen, Kalevi & Stenman, Kari (2001). LeR 2: Lentolaivue 24, Lentolaivue 26, Lentolaivue 28, Lentolaivue 16. Suomen ilmavoimien historia. Vol. 17. Espoo, Finland: Kari Stenman. ISBN 951-98751-0-7.
- Shores, Christopher F. (1969). Finnish Air Force 1918–1968. Aircam Aviation Series. Vol. S2. Canterbury, UK: Osprey Publications. ISBN 0-85045-012-8.
External links
- Lentorykmentti 2 1941
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(historical)
- Flying Regiment 1
- Flying Regiment 2
- Flying Regiment 3
- Flying Regiment 4
- Flying Regiment 5
- Flying Regiment 19
- No. 1 Sqn
- No. 4 Sqn
- No. 6 Sqn
- No. 10 Sqn
- No. 11 Sqn
- No. 12 Sqn
- No. 13 Sqn
- No. 14 Sqn
- No. 15 Sqn
- No. 16 Sqn
- No. 17 Sqn
- No. 20 Sqn
- No. 21 Sqn
- No. 22 Sqn
- No. 24 Sqn
- No. 25 Sqn
- No. 26 Sqn
- No. 28 Sqn
- No. 29 Sqn
- No. 30 Sqn
- No. 31 Sqn
- No. 32 Sqn
- No. 33 Sqn
- No. 34 Sqn
- No. 35 Sqn
- No. 36 Sqn
- No. 38 Sqn
- No. 39 Sqn
- No. 40 Sqn
- No. 41 Sqn
- No. 42 Sqn
- No. 43 Sqn
- No. 44 Sqn
- No. 45 Sqn
- No. 46 Sqn
- No. 48 Sqn
- Flight Depot 1
- Flight Depot 2
- Test Flight Sqn
- Test Sqn
- Air Force Headquarters
- Air Force Academy
- Training Air Wing
- Aircraft and Weapon Systems Training Wing
- C4IS Material Command
- Air Material Command
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