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[w]

I have been looking for an online source for all Finnish Air force units that were equipped with German aircraft
and what squadrons were equipped with which type of aircraft.
and if any units had both ethnic German and ethnic Finnish pilots flying missions jointly.

Most online information about German Finnish war time allies is full of Finnish attempts to distance themselves with
NS ideology, and has no real information about the combat activities against their common enemy the Soviets.

I see skins from time to time of German a/c with Finnish markings and occasionally
the skin maker will add a read me on the historical background - but this is usually
all I can find out. I'm sure there are out of print books on the subject I'm looking for but would rather know
if there was an accurate, objective online source.

if anyone can offer assistance I would greatly appreciate it, thank you

[razor1uk]

I think their are more info on this, but it remains untranslated in other 'nations' inter-webs. Have you tried or here in the foriegn language threads?
http://www.ww2aircraft.net/forum/aviation/small-airforces-going-war-what-would-you-do-18408.html

[Vepe]

... I see skins from time to time of German a/c with Finnish markings ...

Well, to put it simply: Finland used German-made planes 

[TT]

Only fighter squadrons 24 and 34 were equipped with german planes, bf 109. Thats all.

And bombing squadrons were used JU-88 and Do-17.

[Kopfdorfer]

With respect a bit too restricted a view, Vepe

"Well, to put it simply: Finland used German-made planes"


Not only!
Don't forget :
Gloster Gamecock and Gladiator, Fiat G-50, Caudron 714, B239 Buffalo, Fokker DXXI and CX ,
Fokker FVIIa,and FVIII,  Hawker Hurricane, Bristol Blenheim,
Westland Lysander, Avro Anson, Airspeed Envoy, Curtiss H-75, Curtiss P-40, MS406, MS 410,
Aero A-32,  Koolhoven FK 52, various captured Russian AC, and others I have not added.

Not to mention Finnish made VL Myrsky Fighter


and VL Humu Fighter - Finnish manufactured close copy of the B-239 Buffalo


Just for the sake of perspective.

Cheers
Kopfdorfer

[w]

WOW- How did they keep parts and munitions , skilled ground crews for so many types of aircraft
during war time constraints? ...not very well I suppose.

[RealDarko]

Not only!
Don't forget :

 Curtiss P-40

Cheers
Kopfdorfer

Do you have pics of that? Never seen a Finnish marked P-40. Only P-36.

[w]

[Vepe]

With respect a bit too restricted a view, Vepe

"Well, to put it simply: Finland used German-made planes"

Yeah, I know, but let me mod it a bit   

Well, to put it simply: Finland used German-made planes aswell as Dutch, British, French, American and Russian-made planes, some of which were captured from the russians. 

[Michler]

WOW- How did they keep parts and munitions , skilled ground crews for so many types of aircraft
during war time constraints? ...not very well I suppose.

Well enough to shoot down 1807 planes while losing 257 planes (and 215 in accidents). As there was no country selling modern aircrafts they couldn't be picky. Caudron 714 was pretty much only not being used as it was considered dangerous to fly due to low performance.

Bf-109s started to come in 1943 and Squadron 34 was reassembled for them. Many of the top aces were taken there which bothered the other squadrons a bit. When G6 models started to arrive the old G2s were given to squadron 24 replacing their Brewsters. Before the war ended squadrons 28 and 30 also received 109s but not enough for every wing i believe. Finnish 109s had german paint schemes mostly because there wasn't enough time to paint them. Even squadron emblems were painted only on 2 squadron 34 planes before the war ended. Later there was no need to paint them anymore.

 

[HundertzehnGustav]

what about: the finns used everything they could get their hands on to fight their enemies

?

[SAS~Poltava]

Yes, including captured Soviet Equipment!

There is no WW2 airforce with such enormous variety of equipment: german, italian, french, british, american, german and... russian.

I have made quite a few campaigns for the Finnish Airforce in WW2. Of all the nations fighting the Soviets they were the only one that didn't get overrun. They actually stopped the Red Army in 1944. And that is one hell of a feat...