Flying Regiment 3, Finnish Air Force
Appearance
Flying Regiment 3, Finnish Air Force | |
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Country | Finland |
Branch | Finnish Air Force |
Role | Fighter |
Engagements | Continuation War, Lapland War |
Flying Regiment 3 (Template:Lang-fi or LeR 3) was a fighter aircraft regiment of the Finnish Air Force. The regiment took part in the Continuation War and the Lapland War.
Organization
Continuation War
- No. 24 Squadron: fighter squadron
- No. 26 Squadron: fighter squadron
- No. 30 Squadron: fighter squadron
- No. 32 Squadron: fighter squadron
- No. 34 Squadron: fighter squadron
Lapland War
- No. 34 Squadron: fighter squadron
After World War II, the regiment and its squadrons were re-organized and the new squadrons were renamed No. 31, and No. 33 Squadrons.
Aircraft
- Messerschmitt Bf 109G-2 and G-6
- Fiat G.50
- Brewster Buffalo
- Caudron-Renault C.R. 714
- Hawker Hurricane Mk.I
- Fokker D.XXI
- Curtiss Hawk 75A-3 and A-4
- Polikarpov I-153
- Fokker C.X
Sources
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- Keskinen, Kalevi and Stenman, Kari: Finnish Air Force 1939-1945, Squadron/Signal publications, Carrollton, Texas, 1998, ISBN 0-89747-387-6