No. 16 Squadron ( fi, Lentolaivue 16 or ''LLv.16'', from 3 May 1942 ''Le.Lv.16''), renamed No. 16 Reconnaissance Squadron (Finnish: ''Tiedustelulentolaivue 16'' or ''TLe.Lv.16'' on 14 February 1944) was a
reconnaissance squadron of the
Finnish Air Force during
World War II. The squadron was part of
Flying Regiment 1 during the Winter War and
Flying Regiment 2 during the Continuation War.
Organization
Winter War
*1st Flight (''1. Lentue'')
*2nd Flight (''2. Lentue'')
*3rd Flight (''3. Lentue'')
The equipment consisted of 8
Blackburn Ripon IIs, 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, 3
Junkers W 34 and
K 43, and 3
Fokker C.Xs.
Continuation War
*HQ Flight (''Esikuntalentue'', operational between 8 June 1942 and 1 July 1943)
*1st Flight (''1. Lentue'')
*2nd Flight (''2. Lentue'')
*3rd Flight (''3. Lentue'')
*Detachment Jäntti (''Osasto Jäntti'', temporary detachment July–August 1944)
The equipment consisted of 5
Gloster Gladiator IIs, 3
Fokker D.X
Fokker D.X (or D.10) was a Dutch fighter aircraft designed after World War I.
The chief designer at Fokker, Reinhold Platz, designed the Fokker D.VIII fighter in 1918. It was a parasol monoplane with cantilever wings, which was an uncommon featu ...
s, 4
Westland Lysander Is, 6
VL Myrsky IIs, and an undisclosed number of
de Havilland Moth
The de Havilland Moths were a series of light aircraft, sports planes, and military trainers designed by Geoffrey de Havilland. In the late 1920s and 1930s, they were the most common civilian aircraft flying in Britain, and during that time ever ...
s.
External links
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