Flying Regiment 1, Finnish Air Force

Flying Regiment 1, Finnish Air Force
Active	1 January 1938 - June 1941 3 May 1942 - 1 December 1952
Country	Finland
Branch	Finnish Air Force
Role	reconnaissance and ground attack
Engagements	Winter War, Continuation War

Flying Regiment 1 (Finnish: Lentorykmentti 1 or LeR 1) was a mixed regiment, incorporating both fighter, reconnaissance and communication squadrons, of the Finnish Air Force during World War II. The unit was disbanded in June 1941, but reformed from the Supplement Flying Regiment on May 3, 1942.

After its deactivation it was formed int No. 2 Wing (Finnish: 2. Lennosto).

• No. 10 Squadron: dive bomber squadron
• No. 12 Squadron: reconnaissance squadron
• No. 14 Squadron: reconnaissance squadron
• No. 16 Squadron: reconnaissance squadron

• No. 12 Squadron: reconnaissance squadron
• No. 32 Squadron: fighter squadron

• 1st Airfield Company (1. Lentokenttäkomppania or 1.Le.KenttäK)
• 2nd Airfield Company (2. Lentokenttäkomppania or 2.Le.KenttäK)

The equipment consisted of some 200-240 aircraft, including Curtiss Hawk 75As, Fokker D.XXIs, Morane-Saulnier MS.406s, Gloster Gladiator IIs, Arado 196s, Curtiss P-40M, LaGG-3, Fokker C.Xs, Westland Lysanders, VL Viima IIs, VL Myrsky IIs, Blackburn Ripon IIFs, and Bristol Blenheim Mk.Is.

• Keskinen, Kalevi; Stenman, Kari (2002). LeR 1: Lentolaivue 10, Lentolaivue 12, Lentolaivue 14, Lentolaivue 16, Lentolaivue 32. Suomen ilmavoimien historia. Vol. 20. Espoo, Finland: Kari Stenman. ISBN 951-98751-3-1.
• Shores, Christopher F. (1969). Finnish Air Force 1918–1968. Aircam Aviation Series. Vol. S2. Canterbury, UK: Osprey Publications. ISBN 0-85045-012-8.

• Lentorykmentti 1 in the Winter War
• Lentorykmentti 1 in the Continuation War 1942-44
• Lentorykmentti 1 in the Continuation War 1944

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Finnish Air Force

Flying regiments
(historical)

• Flying Regiment 1
• Flying Regiment 2
• Flying Regiment 3
• Flying Regiment 4
• Flying Regiment 5
• Flying Regiment 19

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. 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

Current headquarters

• Air Force Headquarters

Current wings

• Karelia Air Command
• Lapland Air Command
• Satakunta Air Command

Schools

• Air Force Academy
• Training Air Wing
• Aircraft and Weapon Systems Training Wing

Current direct reporting units

• C4IS Material Command
• Air Material Command

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