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No.345 Sqn RAF

Name : No.345 Sqn RAF Founded : 30th January 1944 Disbanded : 27th November 1945 Country : UK Fate : Disbanded 27th November 1945 More Details : French G.C2/2 Berry Nil actum credo si quid supersii agendum - I think nothing done if anythin remains undone

Known Service Details :
Pilot or Aircrew	Rank	Start of Service	End of Service	Known Dates	Aircraft	Airframes	Notes
P J M Autret	Sergeant	unknown	7th June 1944		Spitfire	BM311	Killed in Action
L. T. Bonjean	Sergeant	unknown	8th June 1944		Spitfire	BL927	Killed in Action
J Joubert des Ouches	Lieutenant	unknown	6th June 1944		Spitfire	W3843	Killed in Action

Pilots and Aircrew for : No.345 Sqn RAF
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Name	Info
Autret, P J M Click the name above to see a profile of Autret, P J M    Died : 7 / 6 / 1944	Autret, P J M Killed on 7th June 1944 after his Spitfire Mk.Vb BM312 of No.345 Sqn was hit by flak and the fuel tank exploded. The aircraft crashed on Utah beach.
Bonjean, L. T. Click the name above to see a profile of Bonjean, L. T.    Died : 8 / 6 / 1944	Bonjean, L. T. Killed on 8th June 1944 when his Spitfire Mk.Vb BL927 of No.345 Sqn crashed into the English Channel after suffering engine problems.
Joubert des Ouches, J Click the name above to see a profile of Joubert des Ouches, J    Died : 6 / 6 / 1944	Joubert des Ouches, J Killed on 6th June 1944 after his Spitfire Mk.V W3843 of No.345 Sqn lost engine glycol and he baled out.

Aircraft for : No.345 Sqn RAF
A list of all aircraft associated with No.345 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.