No. 344 Squadron was a
Free French land based
anti-submarine
An anti-submarine weapon (ASW) is any one of a number of devices that are intended to act against a submarine and its crew, to destroy (sink) the vessel or reduce its capability as a weapon of war. In its simplest sense, an anti-submarine weapo ...
squadron
Squadron may refer to:
* Squadron (army), a military unit of cavalry, tanks, or equivalent subdivided into troops or tank companies
* Squadron (aviation), a military unit that consists of three or four flights with a total of 12 to 24 aircraft, de ...
given a
Royal Air Force squadron number during
World War II.
History
The squadron was formed at
Dakar,
Senegal, on 29 November 1943 from ''Flotille 1E'' and equipped with British
Wellington aircraft. It was under RAF control until 27 November 1945 when it disbanded upon reversion to French control.
Aircraft operated
References
External links
History of No.'s 310–347 Squadrons at RAF Web343 & 344 Squadron histories on the official RAF website
Military units and formations established in 1943
Military units and formations disestablished in 1945
344 Squadron
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