No. 331 Squadron RAF
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No. 331 Squadron RAF was a World War II Royal Air Force fighter squadron formed of Norwegian personnel that flew primarily Supermarine Spitfires in the European theatre.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Royal Air Force squadron
ⓘ
fighter squadron ⓘ military unit ⓘ |
| aircraftUsed |
Spitfire Mk IX
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Spitfire Mk V NERFINISHED ⓘ Spitfire Mk XVI NERFINISHED ⓘ Supermarine Spitfire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alliedTo |
Norway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Royal Norwegian Air Force in exile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| badgeFeature | Viking sword and Norwegian lion ⓘ |
| branch | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| engagedAgainst |
German-occupied Europe targets
ⓘ
Luftwaffe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | World War II ⓘ |
| formedAt | RAF Catterick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formedFrom | Norwegian personnel ⓘ |
| formedOn | 1941-07-21 ⓘ |
| groupAssignment |
No. 10 Group RAF
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
No. 11 Group RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| motto | For Norge ⓘ |
| mottoLanguage | Norwegian ⓘ |
| mottoTranslation | For Norway ⓘ |
| nationalAffiliation | exiled Norwegian forces ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being a Norwegian-manned RAF squadron in World War II
ⓘ
high victory claims against Axis aircraft ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| operatedFrom |
airfields in southern England
ⓘ
forward airfields in France after D-Day ⓘ |
| operationalStatus | front-line fighter unit ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Dieppe Raid air operations
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Normandy campaign air operations NERFINISHED ⓘ defence of the United Kingdom ⓘ escort missions over France ⓘ fighter-bomber operations in Northwest Europe ⓘ offensive sweeps over occupied Europe ⓘ |
| partOf | RAF Fighter Command NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| personnelNationality | Norwegian ⓘ |
| primaryRole | fighter ⓘ |
| sisterSquadron | No. 332 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theatre | European theatre of World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| type | day fighter squadron ⓘ |
| usedFor |
air superiority missions
ⓘ
bomber escort missions ⓘ ground-attack missions ⓘ |
| wingAssignment |
No. 132 (Norwegian) Wing
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Norwegian Wing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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