No. 16 Squadron (Finland)
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No. 16 Squadron Finnish Air Force | |
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![]() Unofficial flight emblem of the 2nd Flight of No. 16 Squadron 1942–1943 | |
Active | 30 November 1939 – 13 March 1940 25 June 1941 – 4 September 1944 |
Country | Finland |
Branch | Finnish Air Force |
Role | reconnaissance |
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.
Organization
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.
External links
- Lentolaivue 16
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(historical)
- 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. 15 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
- Air Force Headquarters
- Air Force Academy
- Training Air Wing
- Aircraft and Weapon Systems Training Wing
- C4IS Material Command
- Air Material Command
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