Country United Kingdom Branch Royal Air Force | Allegiance Free French Forces Part of RAF Bomber Command | |
Active 15 May 1944 – 15 November 1945 | ||
The No. 346 Squadron RAF was a French Air Force bomber squadron given a Royal Air Force squadron number during World War II.
History
The squadron was formed at RAF Elvington on 15 May 1944 from Groupes 2/23 ‘Guyenne’ airmen who had been based in North Africa. It was equipped with British Halifax heavy bomber aircraft and then took part in night bombing raids over Germany.
The squadron moved to Bordeaux in October 1945 after hostilities had ceased and transferred from RAF to French control on 15 November 1945.
References
No. 346 Squadron RAF Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA