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No. 311 Squadron No 311 Squadron was formed at Honington on the 29th of July 1940 from members of the Czech Air Force who had been serving in France and who had escaped to Britain when France fell. It started is a bomber squadron with Wellingtons, part of No 3 Group until April 1942 when it was transferred to Coastal Command. Flying a general reconnaissance role, it also took part in the third raid on Bremen. In June 1945 No 311 Squadron transferred to Transport Command, flying between Britain and Czechoslovakia. From August 1945 it flew from Prague. It was disbanded in February 1946. Airfields No. 311 Squadron flew from: RAF Honington, Suffolk from the 29th July 1940 (formed, Wellington Ia, Wellington Ic. Bomber Command) RAF East Wretham, Norfolk from the 16th September 1940 RAF Aldergrove, County Antrim from the 30th April 1942 (to Coastal Command, Wellington Ic) RAF Talbenny, Pembrokeshire, from the 12th of June 1942 RAF Beaulieu, Hampshire, from the 26th of May 1943 (Liberator V) RAF Predannack, Cornwall, from the 23rd of February 1944 (Liberator VI) RAF Tain from the 7th August 1944 RAF Milltown, Cumbria from the 25th June 1945 RAF Manston from the 6th August 1945 Prague from the 21st August 1945 disbanded the 15th February 1946 List of those who served with No. 311 Squadron during The Second World War Can you help us to add to our records? Add a record to our website. The names and stories on this website have been submitted by their relatives and friends. If your relations are not listed please add their names so that others can read about them Did you or your relatives live through the Second World War? Do you have any photos, newspaper clippings, postcards or letters from that period? Have you researched the names on your local or war memorial? Were you or your relative evacuated? Did an air raid affect your area? If so please let us know. Help us to build a database of information on those who served both at home and abroad so that future generations may learn of their sacrifice. Contact us. Celebrate your own Family History Celebrate by honouring members of your family who served in the Secomd World War both in the forces and at home. We love to hear about the soldiers, but also remember the many who served in support roles, nurses, doctors, land army, muntions workers etc. Please use our Family History resources to find out more about your relatives. Then please send in a short article, with a photo if possible, so that they can be remembered on these pages.

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