No. 12 Squadron (Finland)

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No. 12 Squadron Finnish Air Force

Active| 30 November 1939 - 13 March 1940
25 June 1941 - 4 September 1944
Country| Finland
Branch| Finnish Air Force
Role| reconnaissance
Engagements| Winter War, Continuation War

Military unit

No. 12 Squadron (Finnish: Lentolaivue 12 or LLv.12, from 3 May 1942 Le.Lv.12), renamed No. 12 Reconnaissance Squadron (Finnish: Tiedustelulentolaivue 12 or TLe.Lv.12 on 14 February 1944) was a reconnaissance squadron of the Finnish Air Force during World War II. The squadron was part of Flying Regiment 1.

## Organization[edit]

### Winter War[edit]

* 1st Flight (1\. Lentue)
* 2nd Flight (2\. Lentue)
* 3rd Flight (3\. Lentue)
* Separate Detachment Salo (Erillisosasto Salo)
* 3rd Flight of No. 14 Squadron (3./LLv. 14, temporary detached in December 1939)

The equipment consisted of 13 Fokker C.Xs, 6 Gloster Gladiators, and 1 Westland Lysander.

### Continuation War[edit]

* 1st Flight (1\. Lentue) the unofficial flight emblem "Chief Devil Himself" was carried by the Curtiss Hawk 75A aircraft of 1./LLv.12 in 1941. The "Ramming Ram" unit emblem was carried by the aircraft of 1./Le.Lv.12 between 1942 and 1943
* 2nd Flight (2\. Lentue) the unofficial flight emblem "Merry Donkey" was carried by the aircraft of 2./Le.Lv.12 between 1942 and 1943
* 3rd Flight (3\. Lentue)

The equipment consisted of 6 Fokker C.Xs, 3 Gloster Gladiators, 4 Curtiss Hawk 75As, 12 Fokker D.XXIs, and 4 Blackburn Ripon IIs. By the end of the war the unit also received 20 VL Myrsky IIs, 2 Bristol Blenheim Mk.Is, and 2 Polikarpov U-2s.

## Bibliography[edit]

* Keskinen, Kalevi; Stenman, Kari (2000) [1974]. Fokker D. XXI (Mercury). Suomen ilmavoimien historia (in Finnish). Vol. 3A. Helsinki: Hobby-Kustannus Oy. ISBN 952-5334-02-3.
* Shores, Christopher F. (1969). Finnish Air Force 1918–1968. Aircam Aviation Series. Vol. S2. Canterbury, UK: Osprey Publications. ISBN 0-85045-012-8.

## External links[edit]

* Lentolaivue 12

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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