Axis History Forum

by **Marcus Wendel** on 13 Jan 2008 18:50

We've had several different quizes running here in the forum for a while with great success so I'm starting one here too.

The rules are very simple:
The first one to post the correct answer to a question, posts a new question (must be on the Allied & Neutral Air Forces) and so on.

/Marcus

by **Vitesse** on 14 Jan 2008 14:58

Okay, here's one.

Which RAF Liberator squadron, formed in India in 1944, carried out just one bombing mission before being transferred to Special Duties operations?

by **Myron** on 14 Jan 2008 23:01

356 Sqn?

by **Vitesse** on 15 Jan 2008 10:44

No. But you're in the right area.

by **The Edge** on 15 Jan 2008 11:23

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._358_Squadron_RAF

(3 minutes of Googling 8-)

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by **Vitesse** on 15 Jan 2008 14:11

Yep. 358. Like most of the SD squadrons in Far East Command there's very little written about them - and as 358 only had an operational life of less than a year there weren't that many people around to tell the story.

It was a multinational squadron, with crews from all over the Empire. Technically it seems to have been ultimately under Canadian command: personnel were mainly British and Australian, but there were a few Canadians, New Zealanders and other nationalities too.

They specialised in really long-distance flights: my late father was a navigator with 358 and I still have some of his maps showing flights deep into Cambodia and Viet-Nam. Trips of 23 hours were not uncommon.

Your question, The Edge.