No. 17 Squadron (Finland)

No. 17 Squadron Finnish Air Force
Country	Finland
Branch	Finnish Air Force
Type	Replenishment
Role	bomber
Equipment	Bristol Blenheim
Engagements	Continuation War

No. 17 Replenishment Squadron (Finnish: Täydennyslentolaivue 17 or T-LLv.17), was a replenishment bomber squadron of the Finnish Air Force during World War II. The No. 17 Sqn was part of Flying Regiment 4.

It trained pilots and crew for bomber aircraft. Most of the training was done with Bristol Blenheims. In September 1941, the squadron was integrated into No. 46 Squadron, before becoming an independent squadron again in March 1942.

Finnish Air Force

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

Squadrons	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

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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