Country United Kingdom Branch Royal Air Force | Allegiance Free French Forces Identification
symbol A stork | |
Active 30 January 1944 – 27 November 1945 Motto(s) Latin: Nil actum credo si quid supersii agendum (I think nothing done if anything remains undone) | ||
The No. 345 Squadron RAF was a Free French ground attack fighter squadron given a Royal Air Force squadron number during World War II.
History
The squadron was formed in Ayr, Scotland on 30 January 1944 from GC II/2 Free French airmen who had been based in the Middle East and was equipped with British Spitfire aircraft. It then moved to RAF stations in England including Shoreham, Fairwood Common and Biggin Hill.
It followed the allied advance from the Normandy beachheads across Europe and by November 1945 was based at Friedrichshafen, Germany. It was under RAF control until 27 November 1945 when it transferred to French control.
References
No. 345 Squadron RAF Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA