No. 311 Squadron RAF was a Czechoslovakian-manned bomber squadron of the Royal Air Force during the Second World War. It was first formed at Honington on 29 July 1940, equipped with Wellington I bombers and crewed mostly by escaped Czechslovakian aircrew. It was transferred from Bomber Command to Coastal Command in April 1942, and re-equipped with Liberator bombers in June 1943.

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  • KX (Jul 1940 - Apr 1942)
    PP (1945 - Feb 1946)
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  • (Czech): Na mnozstvi nehledte
    ("Never regard their numbers")
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    PP (1945 - Feb 1946)
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  • (Czech): Na mnozstvi nehledte
    ("Never regard their numbers")
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  • No. 311 Squadron RAF was a Czechoslovakian-manned bomber squadron of the Royal Air Force during the Second World War. It was first formed at Honington on 29 July 1940, equipped with Wellington I bombers and crewed mostly by escaped Czechslovakian aircrew. It was transferred from Bomber Command to Coastal Command in April 1942, and re-equipped with Liberator bombers in June 1943. In June 1945 the squadron was transferred to RAF Transport Command and began flights between the UK and Czechoslovakia. The squadron continued flying from UK bases until it was disbanded in the UK at RAF Milltown on 15 February 1946, but since 21 August 1945 actually flew from Prague. Aircraft of this squadron used squadron code letters KX on their Wellingtons, and later PP on their Liberators.
  • 311. československá bombardovací peruť RAF (№ 311 Bomber Squadron) patřila k celkem čtyřem perutím československého letectva v rámci britského královského letectva Royal Air Force (jako jediná ovšem byla bombardovací). Peruť patřila k bombardovacímu velitelství (Bomber Command), později k pobřežnímu velitelství (Coastal Command). K činnosti perutě patřily (zejména noční) nálety na německá a také na nizozemská, belgická a francouzská města a hlídkové lety proti německému loďstvu, zejména proti ponorkám, nad Atlantikem, Biskajským zálivem a Severním mořem. Wellingtony 311. perutě měly kód KX a Liberatory kód PP. Na přelomu let 1942–1943 byla tato peruť vyhodnocena jako vůbec nejlepší jednotka Coastal command. 311. peruť zničila pět německých ponorek a potopila také lamač blokády, plující z Japonska s nákladem kaučuku.
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  • 29 July 1940 - 15 February 1946
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  • A tresher and a morning star in saltire, the halfs fracted.
  • KX (Jul 1940 - Apr 1942) PP (1945 - Feb 1946)
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  • : ''Na mnozstvi nehledte''
    ("Never regard their numbers")
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  • No. 311 Squadron RAF was a Czechoslovakian-manned bomber squadron of the Royal Air Force during the Second World War. It was first formed at Honington on 29 July 1940, equipped with Wellington I bombers and crewed mostly by escaped Czechslovakian aircrew. It was transferred from Bomber Command to Coastal Command in April 1942, and re-equipped with Liberator bombers in June 1943.
  • 311. československá bombardovací peruť RAF (№ 311 Bomber Squadron) patřila k celkem čtyřem perutím československého letectva v rámci britského královského letectva Royal Air Force (jako jediná ovšem byla bombardovací). Peruť patřila k bombardovacímu velitelství (Bomber Command), později k pobřežnímu velitelství (Coastal Command).
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  • 311. československá bombardovací peruť RAF
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