No. 32 Squadron ( or ''LLv.32'', from 3 May 1942 ''Le.Lv.32''), renamed No. 32 Fighter Squadron (Finnish: ''Hävittäjälentolaivue 32'' or ''HLe.Lv.32'' on 14 February 1944) was a fighter squadron of the

Finnish Air Force The Finnish Air Force (FAF or FiAF; ; ) is one of the branches of the Finnish Defence Forces. Its peacetime tasks are airspace surveillance, identification flights, and production of readiness formations for wartime conditions. The Finnish Air ...

during

World War II World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...

. The squadron was part of Flying Regiment 1. The squadron was formed from the disbanded No. 22 Squadron.

Organization

Continuation War

*1st Flight (''1. Lentue'') **Detachment H (''Osasto H'') *2nd Flight (''2. Lentue'') *3rd Flight (''3. Lentue'') *Detachment Kalaja (''Osasto Kalaja'') *1st Flight of No. 24 Squadron (''1./HLe.Lv.24'') The equipment consisted of 35

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Hawker Hurricane The Hawker Hurricane is a British single-seat fighter aircraft of the 1930s–40s which was designed and predominantly built by Hawker Aircraft Ltd. for service with the Royal Air Force (RAF). It was overshadowed in the public consciousness by ...

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Curtiss Hawk 75 The Curtiss P-36 Hawk, also known as the Curtiss Hawk Model 75, is an American-designed and built fighter aircraft of the 1930s and 40s. A contemporary of the Hawker Hurricane and Messerschmitt Bf 109, it was one of the first of a new generation ...

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Lavochkin LaGG-3 The Lavochkin-Gorbunov-Gudkov LaGG-3 (Лавочкин-Горбунов-Гудков ЛаГГ-3) was a Soviet fighter aircraft of World War II. It was a refinement of the earlier LaGG-1 and was one of the most modern aircraft available to the So ...

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