No. 358 Squadron RAF
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No. 358 Squadron RAF was a squadron of the Royal Air Force from 1944 to 1945.
The squadron motto was Aleere Flammam (To feed the flame).
The squadron was formed on 8 November 1944 at Kolar, India with personnel of the disbanded 1673 Heavy Conversion Unit. The squadron role was as a heavy bomber unit flying the Consolidated Liberator.
The squadron performed one bombing mission in January 1945 and then changed role to a special duties squadron. For the rest of the war the squadron dropped agents and supplies to resistance groups in Japanese-held territory. After the Japanese surrender the squadron then dropped supplies to POW camps and repatriated released prisoners.
It was disbanded on 19 November 1945.
[edit] Aircraft Operated
- 1944 - Consolidated Liberator IV
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- G G Jefford, RAF Squadrons, second edition 2001, Airlife Publishing, UK, ISBN 1-84037-141-2.
