Flying Regiment 3, Finnish Air Force Explained

Unit Name:	Flying Regiment 3, Finnish Air Force
Country:	Finland
Branch:	Finnish Air Force
Role:	Fighter
Battles:	Continuation War, Lapland War

Flying Regiment 3 (Finnish: Lentorykmentti 3 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

• Keskinen, Kalevi and Stenman, Kari: Finnish Air Force 1939-1945, Squadron/Signal publications, Carrollton, Texas, 1998,
• Book: Keskinen. Kalevi. Stenman. Kari . LeR 3: Lentolaivue 30, Lentolaivue 32, Lentolaivue 26, Lentolaivue 24, Lentolaivue 34 . 2001 . Kari Stenman . Espoo, Finland. amp. Suomen ilmavoimien historia. 18. 951-98751-1-5.
• Book: Shores . Christopher F. . Finnish Air Force 1918–1968 . 1969 . Osprey Publications . Canterbury, UK . 0-85045-012-8. Aircam Aviation Series. S2.