title: No. 26 Squadron (Finland)
text: # No. 26 Squadron (Finland)
  
  No. 26 Squadron (Finnish: Lentolaivue 26 or LLv.26, from 3 May 1942 Le.Lv.26), renamed No. 26 Fighter Squadron (Finnish: Hävittäjälentolaivue 26 or HLe.Lv.26 on 14 February 1944) 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 (Osasto Heinilä)
  * Detachment Carlsson or 1st Flight of No. 24 Squadron (Osasto Carlsson or 1./LLv.24)
  * 1st Flight (1. Lentue)
     * Detachment Siiriäinen (Osasto Siiriäinen)
     * Detachment Nieminen (Osasto Nieminen)
  * 2nd Flight (2. Lentue)
     * Detachment Kivinen (Osasto Kivinen)
  * 3rd Flight (3. Lentue)
     * Detachment Nieminen (Osasto Nieminen)
  * 4th Flight (4. Lentue)
  * 5th Flight (5. Lentue)
  
  The equipment consisted of 10 Bristol Bulldog IVs, 9 Gloster Gladiator IIs, and 23 Fiat G.50s.
  
  ### Continuation War
  
  * 1st Flight (1. Lentue)
  * 2nd Flight (2. Lentue)
  * 3rd Flight (3. Lentue)
  
  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.
  
  