No. 340 Squadron RAF

No. 340 (GC IV/2 Île-de-France) Squadron RAF
Free French RAF Squadron 340 (GC Île-de-France) Supermarine Spitfire bearing the Cross of Lorraine marking in the Paris Le Bourget museum
CountryUnited Kingdom
AllegianceFree France
NicknameGC IV/2 Île-de-France

No. 340 (Free French) Squadron RAF was formed at RAF Turnhouse in Scotland on 7 November 1941 with the french title: Groupe de Chasse IV/2 (Fighter Squadron 4-2) "Île-de-France". The squadron was first equipped with Supermarine Spitfire Mk I fighters and consisted of two flights - A Flight ("Paris") and B Flight ("Versailles").

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