350th Squadron (Belgium)

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350th Squadron
Active	12 November 1941
Country	Belgium
Branch	Air Component
Part of	2nd Tactical Wing
Motto	Belgae gallorum fortissimi ("Of all the Gauls, the Belgians are the bravest") (Latin)
Aircraft flown
Fighter	F-16 Fighting Falcon

The 350th Squadron is a fighter squadron in the Air Component of the Belgian Armed Forces. It is part of the 2nd Tactical Wing and operates F-16 Fighting Falcons.

[edit] Royal Air Force

350 Squadron was a Royal Air Force squadron formed by Belgian person in the United Kingdom at RAF Valley in November 1941. The squadron operated the Supermarine Spitfire at first on convoy protection duties over the Irish sea. In April 1942 the squadron moved to RAF Debden and carried out offensive operations over France. The squadron moved several times around southern England, in 1944 it provided beach-head patrols during the invasion. In August 1944 the Squadron operated against the V-1 rockets attacking England using the Spitfire XIV. The squadron moved to Belgium in December 1944 to provide offensive patrols over the battlefield including patrols in the Berlin area. The squadron was disbanded on 15 October 1946 on transfer to the Belgian air force.