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No.349 Sqn RAF |
Name : No.349 Sqn RAF Founded : 9th January 1943 Disbanded : 24th October 1946 Country : UK Fate : Disbanded 24th October 1946 More Details : Belgian Known Code Letters : , GE, |
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Pilot or Aircrew | Rank | Start of Service | End of Service | Known Dates | Aircraft | Airframes | Notes |
Pilot Officer | unknown | unknown | 11th February 1944 | ||||
Flying Officer | unknown | unknown | 28th May 1944 | ||||
Flying Officer | unknown | unknown | 11th February 1944 | ||||
Flight Sergeant | unknown | 8th June 1944 | Killed in Action | ||||
Flying Officer | unknown | 10th May 1944 | Taken prisoner. | ||||
Flight Sergeant | unknown | unknown | 28th April 1944 | Taken prisoner. | |||
Flying Officer | unknown | unknown | 21st April 1944 | ||||
Flying Officer | unknown | 7th June 1944 | 21st May 1944 | Killed in Action | |||
Flight Sergeant | unknown | 2nd January 1944 | Killed in Action | ||||
Flight Sergeant | unknown | 6th June 1944 | Taken prisoner. |
Pilots and Aircrew for : No.349 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 | |
Croquet, J L J Click the name above to see a profile of Croquet, J L J | Croquet, J L J On 11th February 1944, his Spitfire Mk.Vb AB175 GE-U of Mo.349 Sqn crashed near Epinay, but he managed to evade capture. | |
Ester, J. Click the name above to see a profile of Ester, J. | Ester, J. On 28th May 1944 his Spitfire Mk.IX MK130 GE-P of No.349 Sqn was hit by flak and he baled out 10 miles off Le Treport. He was picked up by an Air Sea Rescue Walrus. | |
Fromont, J J M Click the name above to see a profile of Fromont, J J M | Fromont, J J M On 11th February 1944, his Spitfire Mk.Vc AR490 GE-A of No.349 Sqn suffered engine failure as it came in to land. The subsequent heavy / crash landing was enough to damage the aircraft beyond repair. | |
Gheyssens, J L M P Click the name above to see a profile of Gheyssens, J L M P
| Gheyssens, J L M P Killed on 8th June 1944 when his Spitfire Mk.IX MK252 of No.349 Sqn was shot down by an enemy fighter and crashed into the beach head near Dinan-sur-Mer. | |
Libert, P A L G Click the name above to see a profile of Libert, P A L G | Libert, P A L G Taken prisoner on 10th May 1944 after his Spitfire Mk.IX MH491 of No.349 Sqn suffered engine failure and he baled out over Montdidier. | |
Limet, H J R Click the name above to see a profile of Limet, H J R | Limet, H J R On 28th April 1944, his Spitfire Mk.IX MH610 GE-Z of No.349 Sqn suffered fuel problems while escorting bombers to Paris. He crash landed his aircraft west of the River Seine and was taken prisoner. | |
Moreau, J Click the name above to see a profile of Moreau, J | Moreau, J On 21st April 1944, after a dive bombing mission to Abbeville, he abandoned his Spitfire Mk.IX MJ962 of No.349 Sqn 20 miles south of Beachy Head and was rescued by Air Sea Rescue. | |
Sans, Marcel Adrien Click the name above to see a profile of Sans, Marcel Adrien
| Sans, Marcel Adrien On 21st May 1944 his Spitfire Mk.IX MK192 GE-H of No.349 Sqn was hit by flak and he baled out off Beachy Head, and picked up by Air Sea Rescue. Killed on 7th June 1944 after his Spitfire Mk.IX MJ748 of No.349 Sqn was hit by flak and crashed near Caen. | |
Van den Broeck, A E Click the name above to see a profile of Van den Broeck, A E
| Van den Broeck, A E Killed when his Spitfire Mk.Vb BL565 crashed into the Channel after combat with Fw190s of JG26. It is believed he was shot down by Feldwebel Gerd Wiegand. | |
Van Molkot, J C Click the name above to see a profile of Van Molkot, J C | Van Molkot, J C Taken prisoner on 6th June 1944 after his Spitfire Mk.IX MK363 of No.349 Sqn was shot down after combat with Ju88s near Caen. |
Known Individual Aircraft of No.349 Sqn RAF : | ||||||||
Type | Serial | Codes | First Flew | Squadron History | Aircrew History | History Notes | Engine | Factory |
GE-U | 20/11/1941 | Merlin 45 | Eastleigh | |||||
FN-W | - | Merlin 45 | Westland | |||||
GE-A | - | Merlin 46 | Westland | |||||
GE-E | - | Merlin 45 | Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory | |||||
- | Merlin 66 | Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory | ||||||
GE-Z | - | Merlin 66 | Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory | |||||
GE-K | - | Merlin 66 | Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory | |||||
GE-A | - | Merlin 66 | Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory | |||||
GE-F | - | Merlin 66 | Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory | |||||
GE-P | - | Merlin 66 | Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory | |||||
MN-Z | - | Merlin 66 | Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory | |||||
- | Merlin 66 | Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory | ||||||
- | Merlin 66 | Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory |
Aircraft for : No.349 Sqn RAF | ||
A list of all aircraft associated with No.349 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
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. | |
Tempest
Manufacturer : Hawker Production Began : 1943 Retired : 1949 Number Built : 1395 | Tempest The Hawker Tempest was a much improved development of the Typhoon and first flew in June 1943. and started service with the RAF in April 1944. mainly serving in the attack role in Europe against ground targets including the V1 Flying Bomb installations. It remained in service after the war until 1949 when it was eventually replaced by the Jet Aircraft. but continued for another 4 years in the Indian and Pakistan air forces. In total no less than 1395 Hawker Tempests were built. Speed: 426mph at 18,500 feet, Crew One. Range 800 miles. Armament: Four 20mm Hispano cannons mounted in the wings and a bomb payload of upto 2,000 lbs. | |
Tomahawk
Manufacturer : Curtiss Number Built : 16802 | Tomahawk A total of sixteen Royal Air Force squadrons used the Tomahawk from British bases, and five more squadrons in the Middle East, as well as South African and Australian units. The Curtiss Tomahawk equipped the legendary Flying Tigers of the American Volunteer Group in China, in 1941, before the United States was officialy at war with Japan. In all, 16,802 Curtiss Tomahawks in a succession of improved models, were mainly built for the US Air Force. |
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