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No.340 Sqn RAF

Name : No.340 Sqn RAF Founded : 7th November 1941 Disbanded : 25th November 1945 Country : UK Fate : Disbanded 25th November 1945 More Details : French Ile-de-France Known Code Letters : , GW,

Known Service Details :
Pilot or Aircrew	Rank	Start of Service	End of Service	Known Dates	Aircraft	Airframes	Notes
Borrossis	Sub Lieutenant	unknown	29th February 1944		Spitfire	MJ853	Killed in Action
Borudy	Lieutenant	unknown	unknown	20th June 1944	Spitfire	MK204
C Demas	Captain	unknown	21st May 1944		Spitfire	MK140	Killed in Action
J Homolle	Lieutenant	unknown	unknown	27th June 1944	Spitfire	MK234
M Reeve	Sub Lieutenant	unknown	2nd May 1944		Spitfire	MK213	Killed in Action

Pilots and Aircrew for : No.340 Sqn RAF
A list of all aircrew from our database who are associated with this squadron. A profile page is available by clicking their name.
Name	Info
Borrossis, Click the name above to see a profile of Borrossis,    Died : 29 / 2 / 1944	Borrossis, Killed on 29th February 1944 when his Spitfire Mk.IX MJ853 of No.340 Sqn flew into the sea and exploded 80 miles west of Ushant.
Borudy, Click the name above to see a profile of Borudy,	Borudy, On 20th June 1944, his Spitfire Mk.IX MK204 of No.340 Sqn suffered engine failure and force landed in France. He was ok, but the aircraft was written off.
Demas, C Click the name above to see a profile of Demas, C    Died : 21 / 5 / 1944	Demas, C Killed on 21st May 1944 after his Spitfire Mk.IX MK140 of No.340 Sqn failed to return after being hit by flak while attacking Bernay Station.
Homolle, J Click the name above to see a profile of Homolle, J	Homolle, J On 27th June 1944, his Spitfire Mk.IX MK234 GW-X of No.340 Sqn was hit by flak and crash landed near Caen. He evaded capture and returned to his squadron the following day.
Reeve, M Click the name above to see a profile of Reeve, M    Died : 2 / 5 / 1944	Reeve, M Killed on 2nd May 1944 when his Spitfire Mk.IX MK213 of No.340 Sqn collided with Spitfire Mk.IX MK582 of No.329 Sqn over the English Channel and crashed into the sea off Ostend. The pilot of the other aircraft, Commandant P C DeG Fleurquin baled out over Dover and was ok.

Aircraft for : No.340 Sqn RAF
A list of all aircraft associated with No.340 Sqn RAF. A profile page including a list of all art prints for the aircraft is available by clicking the aircraft name.
Aircraft	Info
Spitfire Click the name above to see prints featuring Spitfire aircraft. Manufacturer : Supermarine Production Began : 1936 Retired : 1948 Number Built : 20351	Spitfire Royal Air Force fighter aircraft, maximum speed for mark I Supermarine Spitfire, 362mph up to The Seafire 47 with a top speed of 452mph. maximum ceiling for Mk I 34,000feet up to 44,500 for the mark XIV. Maximum range for MK I 575 miles . up to 1475 miles for the Seafire 47. Armament for the various Marks of Spitfire. for MK I, and II . eight fixed .303 browning Machine guns, for MKs V-IX and XVI two 20mm Hispano cannons and four .303 browning machine guns. and on later Marks, six to eight Rockets under the wings or a maximum bomb load of 1,000 lbs. Designed by R J Mitchell, The proto type Spitfire first flew on the 5th March 1936. and entered service with the Royal Air Force in August 1938, with 19 squadron based and RAF Duxford. by the outbreak of World war two, there were twelve squadrons with a total of 187 spitfires, with another 83 in store. Between 1939 and 1945, a large variety of modifications and developments produced a variety of MK,s from I to XVI. The mark II came into service in late 1940, and in March 1941, the Mk,V came into service. To counter the Improvements in fighters of the Luftwaffe especially the FW190, the MK,XII was introduced with its Griffin engine. The Fleet Air Arm used the Mk,I and II and were named Seafires. By the end of production in 1948 a total of 20,351 spitfires had been made and 2408 Seafires. The most produced variant was the Spitfire Mark V, with a total of 6479 spitfires produced. The Royal Air Force kept Spitfires in front line use until April 1954.