No. 17 Squadron (Finland)

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No. 17 Squadron Finnish Air Force
A Bristol Blenheim is towed with a tractor. No. 17 Replenishment Squadron, 1944.
Country	Finland
Branch	Finnish Air Force
Type	Replenishment
Role	bomber
Equipment	Bristol Blenheim
Engagements	Continuation War

No. 17 Replenishment Squadron (Finnish: Täydennyslentolaivue 17 or T-LLv.17), was a replenishment bomber squadron of the Finnish Air Force during World War II. The No. 17 Sqn was part of Flying Regiment 4.

It trained pilots and crew for bomber aircraft. Most of the training was done with Bristol Blenheims. In September 1941, the squadron was integrated into No. 46 Squadron, before becoming an independent squadron again in March 1942.

References

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Keskinen, Kalevi & Stenman, Kari (2008). Suomen ilmavoimien historia 28: LeSK. Espoo: Kustannusliike Kari Stenman.

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Flying regiments (historical)	Flying Regiment 1 Flying Regiment 2 Flying Regiment 3 Flying Regiment 4 Flying Regiment 5 Flying Regiment 19
Squadrons	No. 1 Sqn No. 4 Sqn No. 6 Sqn No. 10 Sqn No. 11 Sqn No. 12 Sqn No. 13 Sqn No. 14 Sqn No. 15 Sqn No. 16 Sqn No. 17 Sqn No. 20 Sqn No. 21 Sqn No. 22 Sqn No. 24 Sqn No. 25 Sqn No. 26 Sqn No. 28 Sqn No. 29 Sqn No. 30 Sqn No. 31 Sqn No. 32 Sqn No. 33 Sqn No. 34 Sqn No. 35 Sqn No. 36 Sqn No. 38 Sqn No. 39 Sqn No. 40 Sqn No. 41 Sqn No. 42 Sqn No. 43 Sqn No. 44 Sqn No. 45 Sqn No. 46 Sqn No. 48 Sqn Flight Depot 1 Flight Depot 2 Test Flight Sqn Test Sqn
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Current wings	Karelia Air Wing Lapland Air Wing Satakunta Air Wing
Schools	Air Force Academy Training Air Wing Aircraft and Weapon Systems Training Wing
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