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No. 16 Squadron (Finland)

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Country
  
Finland

Role
  
reconnaissance

Branch
  
Finnish Air Force

No. 16 Squadron (Finland)

Active
  
30 November 1939 – 13 March 1940 25 June 1941 – 4 September 1944

Engagements
  
Winter War, Continuation War

No. 16 Squadron (Finnish: Lentolaivue 16 or LLv.16, from 3 May 1942 Le.Lv.16), renamed No. 16 Reconnaissance Squadron (Finnish: Tiedustelulentolaivue 16 or TLe.Lv.16 on 14 February 1944) was a reconnaissance squadron of the Finnish Air Force during World War II. The squadron was part of Flying Regiment 1 during the Winter War and Flying Regiment 2 during the Continuation War.

Contents

Winter War

  • 1st Flight (1. Lentue)
  • 2nd Flight (2. Lentue)
  • 3rd Flight (3. Lentue)

    • The equipment consisted of 8 Blackburn Ripon IIs, 4 Fokker C.VEs, 3 Junkers W 34 and K 43, and 3 Fokker C.Xs.

    Continuation War

  • HQ Flight (Esikuntalentue, operational between 8 June 1942 and 1 July 1943)
  • 1st Flight (1. Lentue)
  • 2nd Flight (2. Lentue)
  • 3rd Flight (3. Lentue)
  • Detachment Jäntti (Osasto Jäntti, temporary detachment July–August 1944)

    • The equipment consisted of 5 Gloster Gladiator IIs, 3 Fokker D.Xs, 4 Westland Lysander Is, 6 VL Myrsky IIs, and an undisclosed number of de Havilland Moths.

    References

    No. 16 Squadron (Finland) Wikipedia
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