Is the (Belgian) 609 sqn. still alive?

[swiss]

Originally Posted by Fenrir

Hello Zodiac.

In correction, 609 Squadron whilst having a strong Belgian contingent in 1941-2 was not regarded as a Belgian squadron - it was an auxiliary unit before the war formed in Yorkshire, formed of originally of weekend flyers but -like most units - after the Battle of Britain the personnel had become mix of regulars, volunteer reserve, auxiliaries and of course exiled Europeans. The Belgian flight was mirrored across other squadrons with other nationalities; a squadron on Malta had a flight made up of US volunteers, others had a strong French contingent.

Eventually, the RAF formed dedicated units for exiled flyers; the Poles obviously, the French, and Norwegian and Czech all had one or more squadron.

As for the Belgians? I think this site may help you:

http://www.rafweb.org/Sqn330-352.htm

I'd focus my attention on 349 and 350....

I just wondered - were there any Swiss flying for the Tommies?

On the other side there was v.Werra and maybe a few others.