No. 347 Squadron RAF

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No. 347 (GB I/25 'Tunisie') Squadron RAF
Active20 June 1944 – 15 November 1945
CountryFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
AllegianceFlag of Free France (1940-1944).svg  Free French Forces
BranchEnsign of the Royal Air Force.svg  Royal Air Force
Part of RAF Bomber Command
Nickname(s)GB I/25 'Tunisie'

The No. 347 Squadron RAF was a French bomber squadron given a Royal Air Force squadron number during World War II.

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History

The squadron was formed at RAF Elvington on 20 June 1944 from GB I/25 ‘Tunisie’ airmen who had been based in the Middle East. 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.

Aircraft operated

347 Squadron Halifax B Mark III at RAF Elvington Handley Page Halifax - Elvington - Royal Air Force Bomber Command, 1942-1945. CH14614.jpg
Aircraft operated by no. 347 Squadron RAF
FromToAircraftVariant
Jun 1944Jul 1944 Handley Page Halifax V
Jul 1944Apr 1945Handley Page HalifaxIII
Mar 1945Nov 1945Handley Page HalifaxVI

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References

  1. C.G.Jefford (1988). RAF Squadrons. UK Airlife Publishing. ISBN   1-85310-053-6.