No. 6 Squadron Finnish Air Force | |
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Active | 25 June 1941 - 5 September 1944 |
Country | Finland |
Branch | Finnish Air Force |
Role | maritime bomber |
Engagements | Continuation War |
No. 6 Squadron ( Finnish: Lentolaivue 6 or LLv.6, from 3 May 1942 Le.Lv.6), renamed No. 6 Bomber Squadron (Finnish: Pommituslentolaivue 6 or PLe.Lv.6 on 14 February 1944) was a maritime bomber squadron of the Finnish Air Force during World War II. The squadron was part of Flying Regiment 5.
The equipment consisted of 5 Polikarpov I-153s, 2 Koolhoven F.K.52s, 14 Tupolev SBs, 3 Dornier Do 22KIs, 2 Marinens Flyvebaatfabrikk M.F.11s, 6 Blackburn Ripon IIFs, 3 Beriev MBR-2s and 1 Heinkel He 59B-2.
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No. 6 Squadron Finnish Air Force | |
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Active | 25 June 1941 - 5 September 1944 |
Country | Finland |
Branch | Finnish Air Force |
Role | maritime bomber |
Engagements | Continuation War |
No. 6 Squadron ( Finnish: Lentolaivue 6 or LLv.6, from 3 May 1942 Le.Lv.6), renamed No. 6 Bomber Squadron (Finnish: Pommituslentolaivue 6 or PLe.Lv.6 on 14 February 1944) was a maritime bomber squadron of the Finnish Air Force during World War II. The squadron was part of Flying Regiment 5.
The equipment consisted of 5 Polikarpov I-153s, 2 Koolhoven F.K.52s, 14 Tupolev SBs, 3 Dornier Do 22KIs, 2 Marinens Flyvebaatfabrikk M.F.11s, 6 Blackburn Ripon IIFs, 3 Beriev MBR-2s and 1 Heinkel He 59B-2.
This article includes a
list of references,
related reading, or
external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks
inline citations. (June 2016) |