Flying Regiment 3, Finnish Air Force

Flying Regiment 3 (Finnish: Lentorykmentti 3 or LeR 3) was a fighter aircraft regiment of the Finnish Air Force. The regiment took part in the Continuation War and the Lapland War.

Flying Regiment 3, Finnish Air Force
CountryFinland
BranchFinnish Air Force
RoleFighter
EngagementsContinuation War, Lapland War

Organization

Continuation War

  • No. 24 Squadron: fighter squadron
  • No. 26 Squadron: fighter squadron
  • No. 30 Squadron: fighter squadron
  • No. 32 Squadron: fighter squadron
  • No. 34 Squadron: fighter squadron

Lapland War

  • No. 34 Squadron: fighter squadron

After World War II, the regiment and its squadrons were re-organized and the new squadrons were renamed No. 31, and No. 33 Squadrons.

Aircraft

Sources

  • Keskinen, Kalevi and Stenman, Kari: Finnish Air Force 1939-1945, Squadron/Signal publications, Carrolton, Texas, 1998, ISBN 0-89747-387-6
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