No. 26 Squadron (Finland)


No. 26 Squadron, renamed No. 26 Fighter Squadron was a fighter squadron of the Finnish Air Force during World War II. The squadron was part of Flying Regiment 2 during the Winter War and Flying Regiment 3 during the Continuation War.
The unit was mainly equipped with Fiat G.50 fighters and obtained 52 aerial victories and suffered two losses.

Organization

Winter War

  • Detachment Heinilä
  • Detachment Carlsson or 1st Flight of No. 24 Squadron
  • 1st Flight
  • *Detachment Siiriäinen
  • *Detachment Nieminen
  • 2nd Flight
  • *Detachment Kivinen
  • 3rd Flight
  • *Detachment Nieminen
  • 4th Flight
  • 5th Flight
The equipment consisted of 10 Bristol Bulldog IVs, 9 Gloster Gladiator IIs, and 23 Fiat G.50s.

Continuation War

  • 1st Flight
  • 2nd Flight
  • 3rd Flight
The equipment consisted of 26 Fiat G.50s, 1 Fokker D.XXI, 19 Brewster Buffaloes, 2 Hawker Hurricane Is, 3 Fokker C.Xs, 8 Polikarpov I-153s, and 1 Blackburn Ripon IIF.