Flying Regiment 3, Finnish Air Force

Flying Regiment 3, Finnish Air Force
Active
Country	Finland
Branch	Finnish Air Force
Role	Fighter
Engagements	Continuation War, Lapland War

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.

Organization

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

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

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. 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 Wings	Karelian Air Command • Lapland Air Command • Satakunta Air Command

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

Current direct reporting units	C4IS Material Command • Air Material Command • Finnish Intelligence Research Establishment