No. 353 Squadron RAF

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No. 353 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force unit formed during the Second World War that conducted maritime patrol and transport operations, primarily in the Indian Ocean and Southeast Asian theatres.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Royal Air Force squadron
allegiance Allies of World War II
areaOfOperations Bay of Bengal
Burma
linked to: Myanmar

Indian Ocean
Southeast Asia
conflict Second World War
linked to: World War II
country United Kingdom
disbandmentDate 1946-10-01
formationDate 1942-06-01
formedFrom No. 62 Squadron RAF
No. 89 Squadron RAF
garrison Dum Dum, Calcutta, India
linked to: Dum Dum

RAF Dum Dum
militaryBranch Royal Air Force
operatedAircraft Avro Anson
Consolidated Liberator
Douglas Dakota
Lockheed Hudson
partOf Air Command South East Asia
RAF Coastal Command
primaryMission air transport
anti-submarine patrols
convoy escort
role maritime patrol
transport
serviceEndYear 1946
serviceStartYear 1942
theatre Indian Ocean
Southeast Asian theatre of World War II
type maritime patrol squadron
transport squadron

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RAF Rochford usedBy No. 353 Squadron RAF