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No. 311(Czechoslovak) Squadron Royal Air Force    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   17th Oct 1940 311 squadron Wellington lost 07 February 1941 311 squadron Wellington lost 17th Mar 1941 Aircraft Lost 18th March 1941 Feature film made at operational base. 16th Apr 1941 Aircraft Lost 17th Apr 1941 Eleven Aircraft Lost 25th May 1941 Aircraft Lost 22nd Jun 1941 Aircraft Lost 1st Jul 1941 Aircraft Lost 16th Jul 1941 Aircraft Lost 19th Jul 1941 Aircraft Lost 15th Sep 1941 Aircraft Lost 26th Sep 1941 Aircraft Lost 20th October 1941 Aircraft Lost 23rd Oct 1941 Aircraft Lost 28th Dec 1941 Aircraft Lost 9th Jan 1942 Aircraft Lost 17th Jan 1942 Aircraft Lost If you can provide any additional information, please add it here. Logbooks Do you have a WW2 Flying Log Book in your possession? If so it would be a huge help if you could add logbook entries to our new database. Thank you. View Logbook entries Those known to have served with No. 311(Czechoslovak) Squadron Royal Air Force during the Second World War 1939-1945. Anderle DFC. Leo Michael. P/O. (d.10th December 1942) The names on this list have been submitted by relatives, friends, neighbours and others who wish to remember them, if you have any names to add or any recollections or photos of those listed, please Add a Name to this List Records of No. 311(Czechoslovak) Squadron Royal Air Force from other sources. The Wartime Memories Project is the original WW1 and WW2 commemoration website. Announcements The Wartime Memories Project has been running for 24 years. 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Leo Michael Anderle DFC. 138 Squadron (d.10th December 1942) Leo Anderle served with 138 Squadron SOE and piloted six dangerous flights over occupied Czechoslovakia in 1941 and 1942 with 138 Squadron Halifax bombers for the SOE, dropping armed para groups behind enemy lines in Operations, Out Distance, Bioskop, Bivouac, Intransitive and Antimony. He was shot down and is buried at El Alamein, Egypt. He had also served with the Czechoslovak 311 Bomber Squadron J M P Jun Add to this record. Recomended Reading. Available at discounted prices.

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