MarketNo. 331 Squadron RNoAF
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No. 331 Squadron RNoAF

331 Squadron of the Royal Norwegian Air Force is an aircraft squadron. It traces its history, unbroken, to the establishment of No. 331 (Norwegian) Squadron Royal Air Force of the Second World War, formed in July 1941.

History
It was formed as a fighter squadron at RAF Catterick in Yorkshire on 21 July 1941. The squadron was manned by exiled Norwegians, except for the ground crew and the commanding officer. It was given the RAF aircraft code prefix "FN", and later to RAF Skeabrae. ==All aircraft operated by No.331 Sqn==
All aircraft operated by No.331 Sqn
• July – August 1941 Hawker Hurricane I • August – November 1941 Hawker Hurricane IIB • November 1941 - April 1942 Supermarine Spitfire IIA • April - October 1942 Supermarine Spitfire VB • October 1942 - April 1945 Supermarine Spitfire IXB • April 1945 - November 1945 Supermarine Spitfire IXE • 1951 Squadron deactivated • 1952 Republic F-84 Thunderjet • 1957 North American F-86 Sabre • 1963 Lockheed F-104 Starfighter • 1981 General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon • 2023 Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II (Late 2023 – present) ==RAF bases==
RAF bases
• July–August 1941: RAF Catterick • August–September 1941: RAF Castletown • September 1941-May 1942: RAF Skeabrae • May–June 1942: RAF North Weald • June–July 1942: RAF Manston • July–August 1942: North Weald • August 1942: Manston • August–September 1942: North Weald • September 1942: RAF Ipswich • September–October 1942: North Weald • October 1942: Manston • October 1942-January 1944: North Weald • January 1944: RAF Llanbedr • January–March 1944: North Weald • March 1944: RAF Southend • March 1944: North Weald • March–June 1944: RAF Bognor • June–August 1944: RAF Tangmere • August 1944: RAF Funtington • August 1944: RAF Ford • August–September 1944: Villons les Buissons (B.16) • September 1944: Camp Neuseville (B.33) • September 1944: Lille/ Wambrechies (B.57) • September–October 1944: RAF Fairwood Common • October–December 1944: Grimbergen (B.60) • December 1944-February 1945: Woendrecht (B.79) • February–March 1945: Schijndel (B.85) • March–April 1945: Fairwood Common • April 1945: Schijndel (B.85) • April 1945: Enschede (B.106) • April–May 1945: RAF Dyce • May–November 1945: Gardermoen - detachment at Stavanger ==See also==
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