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No 311 (Czechoslovak) Squadron RAF was a Czechoslovakia-manned bomber squadron of the Royal Air Force during the Second World War. At the end of the war, it disbanded as an RAF unit and became part of the reformed Czechoslovak Air Force. ==History== It was first formed at RAF Honington on 29 July 1940,〔Halley 1988, p. 362.〕 equipped with Wellington I bombers and crewed mostly by Czechoslovak aircrew who had escaped from Europe. It was transferred from Bomber Command to Coastal Command in April 1942 to carry out maritime patrol work. It re-equipped with Consolidated Liberator bombers in June 1943 and continued in anti-submarine work but now over the Bay of Biscay. The squadron was responsible for the sinking of the German blockade runner ''Alsterufer'' on 28 December 1943 prior to the Battle of the Bay of Biscay. Following the end of the war, in June 1945 the squadron was transferred to RAF Transport Command and began flights between the UK and Czechoslovakia.〔 The squadron continued flying from UK bases until it was disbanded in the UK at RAF Milltown on 15 February 1946,〔Rawlings 1982, p. 199.〕 but since 21 August 1945 actually flew from Prague.〔Rijnhout & Rennison 1980, p. 92.〕 Aircraft of this squadron used squadron code letters "KX" on their Wellingtons, and later "PP" on their Liberators.〔(Sqn Histories 310-347_P ) rafweb.org〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「No. 311 Squadron RAF」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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