Finnish Air Force
June 1941

Order of Battle

by James Broshot and Vesa Honkasaari


Here is a brief snapshot Order of Battle for the Finnish Air Force at the opening of BARBAROSSA. The list of squadron assignments varied greatly throughout the war, and as is often the case, sources conflict.

LeR 1 (Lt. Col. V. Rekola)

    TLeLV 12
      one flight of Mercury D.XXIs
      one flight of Twin Wasp Jr. D.XXIs
      one flight of C.Vs (8 aircraft)

    TLeLV 14

      Curtiss Hawk 75A-6 (6 aircraft)
      various Fokker biplanes

    TLeLV 16

      one flight of Fokker C.Xs
      one flight of Westland Lysanders
      one flight of Gloster Gladiators

LeR 2 (Lt. Col. R. Lorenz)

    HLeLV 24
      Brewster 239s ["Buffalos"] (40 aircraft)

    HLeLV 26 Fiat G.50s (25 aircraft)
    HLeLV 28 M.S. 406s (29 aircraft)

LeR 3 (Lt. Col. E. Nuotio)

    HLeLV 30
      one flight of Hawker Hurricane Is
      one flight of Mercury D.XXIs

    HLeLV 32

      Mercury D.XXIs (17 aircraft)
      Twin Wasp Jr. D.XXIs (19 aircraft)

LeR 4 (Lt. Col. T. Somerto)

    PLeLV 42
      Bristol Blenheim 1 (9 aircraft)

    PLeLV 44

      Bristol Blenheim 1 (9 aircraft)

    PLeLV 46

      Bristol Blenheim 1 (6 aircraft)
      Bristol Blenheim IV (3 aircraft)

Autonomous

    TLeLV 6
      SB-2 and SB-2bis (6 aircraft)
      Hover MF 11s
      Blackburn Ripon II

    LeR

      Flight Regiment

    TLeLV

      Ground Liaison / Reconnaissance Squadron

    HLeLV

      Fighter Squadron

    PLeLV

      Bomber Squadron


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