No. 33 Squadron ( fi, Hävittäjälentolaivue 33 or ) was a
fighter squadron of the
Finnish Air Force
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. The squadron was part of
Flying Regiment 3. The unit was stationed at
Utti Utti is a village in Valkeala, since 2009 a part of Kouvola, Finland. In 1918 General Carl Gustaf Mannerheim set up the first Finnish Air Force base in the village. Today, Utti is best known for the Utti Jaeger Regiment, a helicopter base and a t ...
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In December 1944
No. 34 Squadron became No. 33 Squadron. In December 1952 all the Finnish Flight Regiments became Wings and HLe.Lv.33 became HävLv 33. From 1952 No. 33 Sqn flew
Valmet Vihuri
Valmet Vihuri (Finnish for ''Gale'') was a Finnish advanced two-seat fighter trainer aircraft, serving in the Finnish Air Force between 1953 and 1959. Only a few airframes have survived, as in the Central Finland Aviation Museum in Finland.
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aircraft. In 1957 the 3rd Wing was named
Carelian Wing. It had two Squadrons:
No. 31 Squadron (''HävLv 31'') (former
No. 24 Sqn) and No. 33 Sqn (''HävLv 33'') (former
No. 34 Squadron (''LLv 34'').
In August 1958 HävLv 33 was disbanded and the Carelian Wing continued the traditions of No. 24 Sqn, still carrying their lynx emblem.
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