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No. 326 Squadron RAF

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Country
  
Branch
  
Allegiance
  
Squadron Badge heraldry
  
None

Active
  
1 December 1943 – November 1945

Squadron code
  
QU (December 1943 – November 1945)

No. 326 (GC/II/7 'Nice') Squadron RAF was a Free French fighter squadron given a Royal Air Force squadron number during World War II.

History

The squadron was formed in Calvi, Corsica on 1 December 1943 from GC/II/7 'Nice' squadron and was equipped with British Spitfire aircraft.

The squadron followed the Allied advance through Europe from Southern France supporting the Free French Army and by April 1945 was operating from Grossachsenheim, Germany. It was under RAF control until November 1945 when it disbanded upon reversion to French control.

References

No. 326 Squadron RAF Wikipedia


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