No. 313 Squadron RAF
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No. 313 Squadron RAF was a Czechoslovakian-manned
fighter squadron of the Royal Air Force
during the Second World War.
It was first formed at Catterick
on 10 May 1941, equipped with Spitfire
I fighters and crewed mostly by escaped Czechslovakian pilots. The squadron continued flying various marks of Spitfire from UK bases until it was transferred to the Czechoslovakian air force in August 1945.
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992...
fighter squadron of the Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force
The Royal Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Formed on 1 April 1918, it is the oldest independent air force in the world...
during the Second World War.
It was first formed at Catterick
RAF Catterick
RAF Catterick is a former Royal Air Force airfield located near Catterick, North Yorkshire in England.-History:Catterick airfield first opened in 1914 as a Royal Flying Corps aerodrome with the role of training pilots and to assist in the defence of the North East of England...
on 10 May 1941, equipped with Spitfire
Supermarine Spitfire
The Supermarine Spitfire is a British single-seat fighter aircraft that was used by the Royal Air Force and many other Allied countries throughout the Second World War. The Spitfire continued to be used as a front line fighter and in secondary roles into the 1950s...
I fighters and crewed mostly by escaped Czechslovakian pilots. The squadron continued flying various marks of Spitfire from UK bases until it was transferred to the Czechoslovakian air force in August 1945.
External links
- Czech site on No. 313 squadron
- History of No. 313 (Czechoslovak) Squadron RAF
- No. 313 (Czechoslovak) Squadron RAF movement and equipment history
- {http://www.rafweb.org/Sqn310-347.htm#310 History of No. 313 (Czechoslovak) Squadron RAF and more]