No. 347 Squadron RAF

The No. 347 Squadron RAF was a French bomber squadron given a Royal Air Force squadron number during World War II.

No. 347 (GB I/25 'Tunisie') Squadron RAF
Active	20 June 1944 – 15 November 1945
Country	United Kingdom
Allegiance	Free French Forces
Branch	Royal Air Force
Part of	RAF Bomber Command
Nickname(s)	GB I/25 'Tunisie'

History

The squadron was formed at RAF Elvington on 20 June 1944 from GB I/25 ‘Tunisie’ airmen who had been based in the Middle East. It was equipped with British Halifax heavy bomber aircraft and then took part in night bombing raids over Germany.

The squadron moved to Bordeaux in October 1945 after hostilities had ceased and transferred from RAF to French control on 15 November 1945.

Aircraft operated

347 Squadron Halifax B Mark III at RAF Elvington

Aircraft operated by no. 347 Squadron RAF

From	To	Aircraft	Variant
Jun 1944	Jul 1944	Handley Page Halifax	V
Jul 1944	Apr 1945	Handley Page Halifax	III
Mar 1945	Nov 1945	Handley Page Halifax	VI

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