Flying Regiment 2, Finnish Air Force Explained

Unit Name:	Flying Regiment 2, Finnish Air Force
Country:	Finland
Branch:	Finnish Air Force
Role:	reconnaissance and ground attack
Battles:	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

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

External links

• Lentorykmentti 2 1941