Flying Regiment 2 ( fi, Lentorykmentti 2 or ''LentoR 2'', renamed on May 5, 1942 into ''LeR 2'') was
fighter regiment of the
Finnish Air Force
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during
World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposing ...
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Organization
Winter War
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No. 22 Squadron: fighter squadron
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No. 24 Squadron: fighter squadron
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No. 26 Squadron: fighter squadron
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No. 28 Squadron: fighter squadron
Continuation War
*HQ
*HQ Company
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No. 16 Squadron: reconnaissance squadron, attached to LeR 2 on May 6, 1942.
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No. 12 Squadron: fighter squadron
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No. 26 Squadron: fighter squadron
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No. 28 Squadron: fighter squadron
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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
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No. 14 Squadron: fighter squadron
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No. 26 Squadron: fighter squadron
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No. 28 Squadron: fighter squadron
The equipment consisted among others of
Fokker D.XXI
The Fokker D.XXI fighter was designed in 1935 by Dutch aircraft manufacturer Fokker in response to requirements laid out by the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army Air Force (''Militaire Luchtvaart van het Koninklijk Nederlands-Indisch Leger'', ML ...
s,
Morane-Saulnier MS.406s,
Brewster Buffalo
The Brewster F2A Buffalo is an American fighter aircraft which saw service early in World War II. Designed and built by the Brewster Aeronautical Corporation, it was one of the first U.S. monoplanes with an arrestor hook and other modifications ...
es,
Messerschmitt Bf 109Gs,
Bristol Bulldog
The Bristol Bulldog is a British Royal Air Force single-seat biplane fighter designed during the 1920s by the Bristol Aeroplane Company. More than 400 Bulldogs were produced for the RAF and overseas customers, and it was one of the most fam ...
Mk.IVs,
Fiat G.50
The Fiat G.50 ''Freccia'' ("Arrow") was a World War II Italian fighter aircraft developed and manufactured by aviation company Fiat. Upon entering service, the type became Italy’s first single-seat, all-metal monoplane that had an enclosed ...
s,
Hawker Hurricane
The Hawker Hurricane is a British single-seat fighter aircraft of the 1930s–40s which was designed and predominantly built by Hawker Aircraft Ltd. for service with the Royal Air Force (RAF). It was overshadowed in the public consciousness b ...
Mk.Is,
Gloster Gladiator
The Gloster Gladiator is a British biplane fighter. It was used by the Royal Air Force (RAF) and the Fleet Air Arm (FAA) (as the Sea Gladiator variant) and was exported to a number of other air forces during the late 1930s.
Developed private ...
Mk.IIs,
Polikarpov I-153
The Polikarpov I-153 ''Chaika'' (Russian ''Чайка'', "Seagull") was a late 1930s Soviet biplane fighter. Developed as an advanced version of the I-15 with a retractable undercarriage, the I-153 fought in the Soviet-Japanese combats in Mon ...
s,
Mörkö-Moranes,
Fokker C.X
The Fokker C.X was a Dutch biplane scout and light bomber designed in 1933. It had a crew of two (a pilot and an observer).
Design and development
The Fokker C.X was originally designed for the Royal Dutch East Indies Army, in order to replac ...
s, and
Westland Lysander
The Westland Lysander is a British army co-operation and liaison aircraft produced by Westland Aircraft that was used immediately before and during the Second World War.
After becoming obsolete in the army co-operation role, the aircraft's ...
Mk.Is.
Bibliography
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External links
Lentorykmentti 2 1941
Regiments of the Finnish Air Force
Military units and formations of Finland in the Winter War
Continuation War
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