- No. 26 Squadron (Finland)
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No. 26 Squadron Finnish Air Force Active Country Finland Branch Finnish Air Force Role fighter Engagements Winter War, Continuation War No. 26 Squadron (Finnish: Lentolaivue 26 or LLv.26, from 3 May 1942 Le.Lv.26), renamed No. 26 Fighter Squadron (Finnish: Hävittäjälentolaivue 26 or HLe.Lv.26 on 14 February 1944) was a fighter squadron of the Finnish Air Force during World War II. The squadron was part of Flying Regiment 2 during the Winter War and Flying Regiment 3 during the Continuation War.
The unit was mainly equipped with Fiat G.50 fighters and obtained 52 aerial victories and suffered two losses.
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Organization
Winter War
- Detachment Heinilä (Osasto Heinilä)
- Detachment Carlsson or 1st Flight of No. 24 Squadron (Osasto Carlsson or 1./LLv.24)
- 1st Flight (1. Lentue)
- Detachment Siiriäinen (Osasto Siiriäinen)
- Detachment Nieminen (Osasto Nieminen)
- 2nd Flight (2. Lentue)
- Detachment Kivinen (Osasto Kivinen)
- 3rd Flight (3. Lentue)
- Detachment Nieminen (Osasto Nieminen)
- 4th Flight (4. Lentue)
- 5th Flight (5. Lentue)
The equipment consisted of 10 Bristol Bulldog IVs, 9 Gloster Gladiator IIs, and 23 Fiat G.50s.
Continuation War
- 1st Flight (1. Lentue)
- 2nd Flight (2. Lentue)
- 3rd Flight (3. Lentue)
The equipment consisted of 26 Fiat G.50s, 1 Fokker D.XXI, 19 Brewster Buffaloes, 2 Hawker Hurricane Is, 3 Fokker C.Xs, 8 Polikarpov I-153s, and 1 Blackburn Ripon IIF.
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Flying Regiments
(Historical)Squadrons No. 1 Sqn • No. 4 Sqn • No. 6 Sqn • No. 10 Sqn • No. 11 Sqn • No. 12 Sqn • No. 13 Sqn • No. 14 Sqn • No. 16 Sqn • No. 17 Sqn • No. 20 Sqn • No. 21 Sqn • No. 22 Sqn • No. 24 Sqn • No. 25 Sqn • No. 26 Sqn • No. 28 Sqn • No. 29 Sqn • No. 30 Sqn • No. 31 Sqn • No. 32 Sqn • No. 33 Sqn • No. 34 Sqn • No. 35 Sqn • No. 36 Sqn • No. 38 Sqn • No. 39 Sqn • No. 40 Sqn • No. 41 Sqn • No. 42 Sqn • No. 43 Sqn • No. 44 Sqn • No. 45 Sqn • No. 46 Sqn • No. 48 Sqn • Flight Depot 1 • Flight Depot 2 • Test Flight Sqn • Test Sqn
Current Wings Current Schools Air Force Academy • Training Air Wing • Aircraft and Weapon Systems Training Wing
Current direct reporting units C4IS Material Command • Air Material Command • Finnish Intelligence Research Establishment
Categories:- Finnish Air Force squadrons
- European military stubs
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