No. 340 Squadron
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No. 340 Squadron |
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| active | November 7, 1941 to November 25, 1945 |
| Country |
 United Kingdom
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| Armed forces | Royal Air Force |
| Branch of service | Air Force |
| Type | Jagdstaffel |
| Location | Turnhouse Fassberg |
| Nickname | Ile de France |
| Aircraft type | Supermarine Spitfire |
| Butcher | Operation Overlord |
Spitfire of the 340 Squadron (Groupe de Chasse "Ile de France") in the Museum Le Bourget . The machine with the RAF serial number BS464 bears the markings "GW-S" and the Lorraine cross
No. 340 Squadron was a Royal Air Force unit with French personnel during World War II .
history
The No. 340 Squadron was set up on November 7, 1941 in Turnhouse with pilots from the Forces françaises libres . It was armed with Spitfires . The unit flew missions over northern France and Brittany . She supported the invasion of Normandy. Then she advanced to Belgium. In September 1944 she was ordered back to Great Britain to accompany bomber formations. In February 1945, the company was relocated to the Netherlands. After the war ended, the squadron was disbanded in Faßberg on July 3, 1945 . The staff re-entered the Armée de l'air .