349th Squadron (Belgium)
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349th Squadron is a fighter squadron in the Belgian Air Force of the Belgian Armed Forces. The squadron traces its origins to No. 349 Squadron of the Royal Air Force, founded in 1942 as part of the Fr
Spitfire Mark IXCs of No. 349 (Belgian) Squadron, 1943-4.
Spitfire Mk IX in the markings of No. 349 Squadron at the Royal Museum of the Armed Forces in Brussels.
Belgian F-16 Fighting Falcon of 349th Squadron
Free Belgian forces
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The Free Belgian forces were soldiers from Belgium and its colonies who fought as part of the Allied armies during World War II, after the official Belgian surrender to Nazi Germany. It is distinct fr
349th Squadron (Belgium)
…Force of the Belgian Armed Forces. The squadron traces its origins to No. 349 (Belgian) Squadron of the Royal Air Force, founded in 1942 as part of the Free Belgian forces during World War II. It was transferred to the re-established Belgian Air Force in 1946, together with 350th Squadron. Considered an "honorary" squadron…
Belgian soldiers on manoeuvers in Wales, July 1941
Victor van Strydonck de Burkel in London, 1943
A Staghound armoured car in the markings of the 1st Belgian Armoured Car Squadron of the Brigade Piron.
Belgian Commandos, wearing the distinctive green beret, fire a mortar during a training exercise, 1945.