Flying Regiment 2, Finnish Air Force

Flying Regiment 2, Finnish Air Force
Country	Finland
Branch	Finnish Air Force
Role	reconnaissance and ground attack
Engagements	Winter War, Continuation War, Lapland War

Flying Regiment 2 (Finnish: Lentorykmentti 2 or LentoR 2, renamed on May 5, 1942 into LeR 2) was fighter regiment of the Finnish Air Force during World War II.

Organization

Winter War

• No. 22 Squadron: fighter squadron
• No. 24 Squadron: fighter squadron
• No. 26 Squadron: fighter squadron
• No. 28 Squadron: fighter squadron

Continuation War

• HQ
• HQ Company
• No. 16 Squadron: reconnaissance squadron, attached to LeR 2 on May 6, 1942.
• No. 12 Squadron: fighter squadron
• No. 26 Squadron: fighter squadron
• No. 28 Squadron: fighter squadron
• 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

• No. 14 Squadron: fighter squadron
• No. 26 Squadron: fighter squadron
• No. 28 Squadron: fighter squadron

The equipment consisted among others of Fokker D.XXIs, Morane-Saulnier MS.406s, Brewster Buffaloes, Messerschmitt Bf 109Gs, Bristol Bulldog Mk.IVs, Fiat G.50s, Hawker Hurricane Mk.Is, Gloster Gladiator Mk.IIs, Polikarpov I-153s, Mörkö-Moranes, Fokker C.Xs, and Westland Lysander Mk.Is.

Bibliography

• Keskinen, Kalevi & Stenman, Kari (2001). LeR 2: Lentolaivue 24, Lentolaivue 26, Lentolaivue 28, Lentolaivue 16. Suomen ilmavoimien historia. Vol. 17. Espoo, Finland: Kari Stenman. ISBN 951-98751-0-7.
• Shores, Christopher F. (1969). Finnish Air Force 1918–1968. Aircam Aviation Series. Vol. S2. Canterbury, UK: Osprey Publications. ISBN 0-85045-012-8.

External links

• Lentorykmentti 2 1941