Hi
...and now wikipedia will put a new an true caption !
340 then 341 were the first Free French squadron and in action from the end of 1941 for GC 2 (future 340) and autumn 1941 for GC 1 (future n°341) in ME.
The 340 sqdn will only stay in northern Europe and 341 will begin its ops missions from Europe in April 1943.
n°329 sqdn was in North Africa as GC I/2. This unit was still a part of Vichy state up to early 1942 then some days before Torch and they will go to North Africa.
End of 12/1943 then early 1944 volontairs to pursuit the fight from UK joined UK then become n°329 squadron. If 340 and 341 were with French "FAFL" - joined Free French before august 1943 most of pilots of n°329 were not but some of them were FAFL ; I have put their names here :
http://www.francaislibres.net/liste/...hp?index=53451
Of course during the war pilots and crew of n°340 and 341 were joined by military arrived post-august 1943.
At last like these three squadrons were only with French they stay together in the Wing 145 (even if Wing/co was English).
HTH
bertrand