No. 344 Squadron was a Free French land based anti-submarine squadron given a Royal Air Force squadron number during World War II.
History The squadron was formed at Dakar, Senegal, on 29 November 1943 from Flotille 1E and equipped with British Wellington aircraft. U-403 was sunk by depth charges dropped by a Wellington on 18 August 1943 near Dakar; all 49 crewmen were killed.
The squadron remained under RAF control until 27 November 1945 when it disbanded and reverted to French control as Flottille 2F.
Aircraft operated +Aircraft operated by No. 344 Squadron RAF From To Aircraft Variant November 1943 November 1945 Vickers Wellington XI November 1943 November 1945 Vickers Wellington XIII
References
External links History of No.'s 310–347 Squadrons at RAF Web 343 & 344 Squadron histories on the official RAF website