No. 341 Squadron RAF
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The No. 341 Squadron also known in French as Groupe de Chasse n° 3 "Alsace", was a Free French squadron in the RAF during World War II.
No. 341 Squadron was formed on [18 January 1943 at Turnhouse, with personnel from the Free French Air Forces (Forces aériennes françaises libres). Its first commander was Squadron Leader René Mouchotte. Equipped with Supermarine Spitfires Mk.IX, the squadron moved to Biggin Hill in March (21/03/1943) and began to take part in sweeps over France. In October the squadron moved to Cornwall on 11 October 1943 for similar operations over Brittany, returning to Merston on 14 April 1944 to join No.145 Wing. Pierre Clostermann experienced first aerial fight as a wingman of S/L Mouchotte.
After covering the Allied landings in France in June 1944, No.341 Squadron moved from Tangmere to Sommervieu (B8 airfield) in Normandy on 19 August and arrived in Belgium in September. Armed reconnaissance sweeps over Germany were directed mainly at enemy communications for the rest of the war, apart from a month at Turhouse during February 1945. On 7 November 1945, the squadron gave up its aircraft on transfer to Friedrichshaven and on the following day passed to the control of the Armée de l'Air. The 28 May 1945 the squadron was presented with the Cross of Liberation.
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