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
Winter War
- 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
- 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.
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