No. 16 Squadron (Finland)

No. 16 Squadron, renamed No. 16 Reconnaissance Squadron was a reconnaissance squadron of the Finnish [Air Force] during World War II. The squadron was part of Flying Regiment 1 during the Winter War and Flying Regiment [2, Finnish Air Force|Flying Regiment 2] during the Continuation War.

Organization

Winter War

1st Flight
2nd Flight
3rd Flight

The equipment consisted of 8 Blackburn Ripon IIs, 4 Fokker C.VEs, 3 Junkers W 34 and K 43, and 3 Fokker C.Xs.

Continuation War

HQ Flight
1st Flight
2nd Flight
3rd Flight
Detachment Jäntti

The equipment consisted of 5 Gloster Gladiator IIs, 3 Fokker D.Xs, 4 Westland Lysander Is, 6 VL Myrsky IIs, and an undisclosed number of de Havilland Moths.