Flying Regiment 2, Finnish Air Force

Flying Regiment 2, Finnish Air Force
Active	1 January 1938 – 1952
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 5 May 1942 into LeR 2) was fighter regiment of the Finnish Air Force during World War II. It was active from 1 January 1938 to 1952. ^[1]

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 6 May 1942.
• No. 12 Squadron : fighter squadron
• No. 26 Squadron : fighter squadron
• No. 28 Squadron : fighter squadron
• No. 25 Supplement Squadron  [ fi ]

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.

Citations

1. "Utin lentotukikohta" [Utti Air Base]. Utin ilmakilta ry (in Finnish). Retrieved 24 August 2025.

References

• 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