No. 313 Squadron RAF
No. 313 Squadron RAF was a Czechoslovak-manned fighter squadron of the Royal Air Force during the Second World War.
History
It was first formed at Catterick on 10 May 1941, equipped with Spitfire I fighters and crewed mostly by escaped Czechoslovak pilots. The squadron continued flying various marks of Spitfire from UK airfields until it was transferred to the Czechoslovak air force in August 1945.
References
Notes
Bibliography
- Halley, James J. The Squadrons of the Royal Air Force & Commonwealth, 1918-1988. Tonbridge, Kent, UK: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd., 1988. ISBN 0-85130-164-9.
- Hurt, Zdenek. In Focus: Czechs in the RAF. Walton on Thames, Surrey, UK: Red Kite, 2004. ISBN 0-9538061-9-7.
- Jefford, Wing Commander C.G. MBE, BA, RAF (Retd.). RAF Squadrons, A Comprehensive Record of the Movement and Equipment of all RAF Squadrons and their Antecedents since 1912. Shrewsbury, UK: Airlife Publishing, 1998 (Second edition 2001). ISBN 978-1-84037-141-3.
- Rawlings, John D.R. Fighter Squadrons of the RAF and their Aircraft. London: Macdonald and Jane's (Publishers) Ltd., 1969 (new edition 1976, reprinted 1978). ISBN 0-354-01028-X.
External links
|
---|
| Royal Air Force portal | | Formations and units | | |
---|
| Branches and components | |
---|
| Reserve forces | |
---|
| Associated civil organizations | |
---|
| Equipment | |
---|
| Personnel | |
---|
| Appointments | |
---|
| Symbols and uniform | |
---|
| |
|
Czechoslovakia in World War II |
---|
| Political representation | | |
---|
| Military units and formations | |
---|
| Resistance members | |
---|
| Resistance groups | |
---|
| Resistance operations | |
---|
| Royal Air Force | |
---|
| Battles | |
---|
|