No. 10 Squadron ( fi, Lentolaivue 10 or ) was a
divebomber
A dive bomber is a bomber aircraft that dives directly at its targets in order to provide greater accuracy for the bomb it drops. Diving towards the target simplifies the bomb's trajectory and allows the pilot to keep visual contact through ...
squadron of the
Finnish Air Force in
World War II. The squadron was part of
Flying Regiment 1.
Organization
Winter War
*1st Flight (''1. Lentue'')
*2nd Flight (''2. Lentue'')
*3rd Flight (''3. Lentue'')
*Detachment Pietarinen (''Osasto Pietarinen'', training detachment)
Their equipment consisted of 13
Fokker C.Xs. The No. 10 Squadron was disbanded after the Winter War and became the new
No. 30 Squadron. However, it re-emerged for a couple of months in late 1941.
Continuation War
*1st Flight (''1. Lentue'')
*2nd Flight (''2. Lentue'')
The equipment consisted of 3
Hawker Hurricanes, 4
Fokker C.V
The Fokker C.V was a Dutch light reconnaissance and bomber biplane aircraft manufactured by Fokker. It was designed by Anthony Fokker and the series manufacture began in 1924 at Fokker in Amsterdam.
Development
The C.V was constructed in the earl ...
Es, 6
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'', M ...
s, and 2
Blackburn Ripon IIs.
Bibliography
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External links
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