No. 352 Squadron RAF
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No. 352 (Jugoslav) Squadron RAF | |
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Canne airfield, Italy. | |
Active | 22 April 1944 - 15 June 1945 |
Country | United Kingdom |
Allegiance | Yugoslavia |
Branch | Royal Air Force |
Role | Fighter Squadron |
Part of | Balkan Air Force |
Nickname(s) | Jugoslav |
Engagements | World War II in Yugoslavia |
No. 352 Squadron RAF was a
History
Formed at
The squadron was organized by the war formation prescribed for RAF mobile fighter squadrons, having two flights with eight Supermarine Spitfires in each flight. The flying and technical staff were composed of personnel from the Royal Yugoslav Air Force moved to NOVJ, and staff from the First Air Base NOVJ.
The squadron carried out its first operational mission on 18 August 1944.
The first squadron commander was
Hinko Šoić took over as Squadron Commander and the new Flight commanders were Branko Kraus and Đuro Ivanšević. Ivanšević survived the war and became the Regimental Commander of the short-lived 1st Fighter Regiment, the amalgamation of the two RAF-trained squadrons.
During the war, 27 pilots became casualties, of whom 10 were killed, including the Squadron Commander and both Flight Commanders, and
Through the nine months of the war, No. 352 Squadron RAF carried out 367 combat operations with 1210 take offs. These tasks include supporting troops in Yugoslavia, fighter protection and reconnaissance. The squadron used
Headquarters remained in Italy until it was moved to the Yugoslav mainland to join its air echelon in April 1945 and the squadron disbanded from the RAF on 16 May 1945. On 18 May 1945, together with
Aircraft operated
From | To | Aircraft | Variant | Notes |
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April 1944 | June 1944 | Hawker Hurricane | IIC | |
June 1944 | August 1944 | Supermarine Spitfire | VB | |
June 1944 | June 1945 | Supermarine Spitfire | VC | |
? 1944 | June 1945 | Supermarine Spitfire | IX |
See also
- No. 351 Squadron RAF (also Yugoslav-manned)
- Hawker Hurricane in Yugoslav service
References
- Notes and citations
- Bibliography
- Dimitrijević, Bojan (2012). Jugoslovensko ratno vazduhoplovstvo. Beograd: Institut za savremenu istoriju. ISBN 978-8674031636.
- Lazarević, Božo (1972). VAZDUHOPLOVSTVO U NOR-u 1941-1945. Beograd: Vojnoizdavački zavod.
- Pejčić, Predrag (1991). PRVA I DRUGA ESKADRILA NOVJ. Beograd: Vojnoizdavački i novinski centar.
- Kovačević, Miloš, ed. (1965). Vazduhoplovstvo u narodnooslobodilačkom ratu Jugoslavije (PDF). Zemun: Komanda Ratnog vazduhoplovstva.
External links
- 352 Squadron RAF History
- Aircraft and markings of no. 351 squadron
- "No 330 - 352 Squadron Histories"