No. 28 Squadron (Finnish: Lentolaivue 28 or LLv.28, from 3 May 1942 Le.Lv.28), renamed No. 28 Fighter Squadron (Finnish: Hävittäjälentolaivue 28 or HLe.Lv.28 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.

No. 28 Squadron Finnish Air Force
Pilots in October 1942: lieutenant Kalle Uola, captain Reino Turkki, and sergeant Uuno Karhumäki.
Country	Finland
Branch	Finnish Air Force
Role	fighter
Engagements	Winter War, Continuation War

Organization

Winter War

• 1st Flight (1. Lentue)
  • Detachment Sirén (Osasto Sirén)
• 2nd Flight (2. Lentue)
  • Detachment Turkki (Osasto Turkki)
• 3rd Flight (3. Lentue)
  • Detachment Jutila (Osasto Jutila)
  • Detachment Räty (Osasto Räty)

The equipment consisted of 23 Morane-Saulnier M.S.406s, 10 Hawker Hurricane Is.

Continuation War

• 1st Flight (1. Lentue)
  • Detachment Turkki (Osasto Turkki)
  • Detachment Uola (Osasto Uola)
  • Detachment Sovelius (Osasto Sovelius)
• 2nd Flight (2. Lentue)
  • Detachment Ala-Panula (Osasto Ala-Panula)
• 3rd Flight (3. Lentue)
  • Detachment Hyrkki (Osasto Hyrkki)
  • Detachment Vuorinen (Osasto Vuorinen)

The equipment consisted of 27 Morane-Saulnier M.S.406s and 410s, 1 Mörkö-Morane, 1 Brewster Buffalo, and 8 Messerschmitt Bf 109G-2s.

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• Lentolaivue 28

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