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No. 344 Squadron RAF

No. 344 Squadron was a Free French land based anti-submarine squadron given a Royal Air Force squadron number during World War II.

History

The squadron was formed at Dakar, Senegal, on 29 November 1943 from Flotille 1E and equipped with British Wellington aircraft. U-403 was sunk by depth charges dropped by a Wellington on 18 August 1943 near Dakar; all 49 crewmen were killed.

The squadron remained under RAF control until 27 November 1945 when it disbanded and reverted to French control as Flottille 2F.

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