30th November 2018, 12:29
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Alter Hase
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Paris, France
Posts: 2,917
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Re: Flotille 1E/344 Sqn
Found this French webpage giving some more details:
http://www.postedeschoufs.com/aerona...nstitution.htm
To sum it up, the " 2eme Flottille de Bombardement" received the 344 Sqn RAF number when it was integrated into 295 Wing RAF.
Please also note that contrary to what was done in the RAF, in 1943 the Aéronavale crews were not under command of the pilot, there was an aircraft commander (in this case the EV1 Bigo) that could be a trained pilot or an observer. I don't know what position had the EV1 Bigo, but the link above cites two pilots for the Wellington, PM Chevanton et Mtre Chabaud, so even if Bigo had a pilot licence he was probably not flying the aircraft.
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