No. 354 Squadron RAF was a general reconnaissance squadron of the Royal Air Force during the Second World War.
History No. 354 squadron was first formed at Drigh Road, Karachi on 10 May 1943 as part of Coastal Command, and was posted to RAF Station Cuttack on 17 August 1943, where it received Liberator Mk.V bombers. Detachments of the squadron were located at Sigiriya and St Thomas Mount. The squadron redeployed to Minneriya in Ceylon on 12 October 1944, with detachments at Kankesanturai and Cuttack, and returned to Cuttack whilst maintaining a detachment at Kankesanterai in January 1945, where they received the Liberator Mk.VI. The squadron was disbanded on 18 May 1945 at RAF Cuttack.
Aircraft operated +Aircraft operated by no. 354 Squadron RAF, data from From To Aircraft Version August 1943 August 1944 Consolidated Liberator Mk.V December 1943 April 1944 Consolidated Liberator Mk.IIIa February 1944 May 1945 Consolidated Liberator Mk.VI
Squadron airfields +Stations and airfields used by No. 354 Squadron RAF, data from From To Airfield Remark 10 May 1943 17 August 1943 RAF Drigh Road, Karachi Formed here 17 August 1943 12 October 1944 RAF Cuttack, Orissa Det. at Sigiriya, Ceylon and St Thomas Mount, Madras, Tamil Nadu 12 October 1944 5 January 1945 Minneriya, Ceylon Det. at RAF Kankesanturai, Ceylon and Cuttack, Orissa 5 January 1945 18 May 1945 Cuttack, Orissa Det. at Kankesanturai
Commanding officer +Officers commanding No. 354 Squadron RAF, data from From To Name July 1943 May 1944 W/Cdr. K.J. Mellor, DFC May 1944 March 1945 W/Cdr. D.T. MacPherson March 1945 May 1945 W/Cdr. F.G. Paisey
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External links RAF Commands, No. 354 Squadron RAF movement and equipment history No. 354 Squadron history