Flying Regiment 2, Finnish Air Force

Flying Regiment 2, Finnish Air Force
Country	Finland
Branch	Finnish Air Force
Role	reconnaissance and ground attack
Engagements	Winter War, Continuation War, Lapland War

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.

External links

Lentorykmentti 2 1941

Finnish Air Force

Flying Regiments (Historical)	Flying Regiment 1 Flying Regiment 2 Flying Regiment 3 Flying Regiment 4 Flying Regiment 5 Flying Regiment 19

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Current Headquarters	Air Force Headquarters

Current Wings	Karelian Air Command Lapland Air Command Satakunta Air Command

Current Schools	Air Force Academy Training Air Wing Aircraft and Weapon Systems Training Wing

Current direct reporting units	C4IS Material Command Air Material Command Finnish Intelligence Research Establishment

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