No. 36 Squadron (Finland)

No. 36 Squadron Finnish Air Force
Country	Finland
Branch	Finnish Air Force
Role	Maritime reconnaissance
Engagements	Winter War

No. 36 Squadron (Finnish: Lentolaivue 36 or LLv.36) was a maritime reconnaissance squadron of the Finnish Air Force (subordinated by the Finnish Navy headquarters) during World War II. The unit was later reorganized into the No. 39 Squadron.

Organization

Winter War

1st Flight (1. Lentue)
2nd Flight (2. Lentue)
3rd Flight (3. Lentue)
1st Flight of No. 39 Squadron (1./T-LLv.39)

The Squadron was equipped with 6 Blackburn Ripon IIFs, 2 Koolhoven F.K.52s, 1 Ilyushin DB-3M, 3 Junkers F 13fes, and one Waco YKS-7.

External links

Lentolaivue 36

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	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

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