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Badge: In front of a sword erect, a lion rampant queue fourches. The lion in the badge is taken from the Arms of Czechoslovakia whilst the sword represents the fighter role.

History

No 310 Squadron was formed at Duxford on 10 July 1940 with Czechoslovak personnel as a fighter unit. Equipped with Hurricanes, it became operational on 18 August and took part in the Battle of Britain. In February 1941 it began sweeps over northern France which lasted until October when it was allocated to defensive duties and moved to Scotland. It was transferred to Cornwall in December, and flew defensive patrols until May 1942 when sweeps and bomber escorts were undertaken. In June 1943, No.310 returned to Scotland as part of the defences of Scapa Flow, acquiring some high-altitude Spitfires for this purpose, but in September it was back in southern England operating across the Channel. As part of Second TAF, the squadron became a fighter-bomber unit and supported the Allied landings in Normandy. It remained in the UK, flying armed reconnaissance sweeps from East Anglia and Kent until the end of the war. In August 1945 the squadron flew to Czechoslovakia, where it was formally disbanded as an RAF unit on 15 February 1946.

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310 Sqn photo gallary
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Casualties of the squadron, buried in the Netherlands.

Number of known casualties: 1

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