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|unit_name= No. 357 Squadron RAF |image= |caption= Official squadron crest for no. 357 Squadron RAF |dates= 1 February 1944 – 15 November 1945 |country= {{flagicon|UK}} United Kingdom |allegiance= |branch= Royal Air Force |type= |role=special operations |size= |command_structure= No. 231 Group RAF, South East Asia Command[1] |current_commander= |garrison= |garrison_label= |ceremonial_chief= |colonel_of_the_regiment= |nickname= |patron= |motto=Latin: Mortem hostibus (Translation: "We bring death to the enemy")[2][3] |colors= |colors_label= |march= |mascot= |equipment= |equipment_label= |battles= |anniversaries= |decorations= |battle_honours= |commander1= |commander1_label= |commander2= |commander2_label= |commander3= |commander3_label= |notable_commanders= |identification_symbol= A crocodile[2][3] |identification_symbol_label= Squadron Badge heraldry |identification_symbol_2= No specific identity markings are known to have been carried[4] |identification_symbol_2_label= Squadron Codes }} No. 357 Squadron was a special operations squadron of the Royal Air Force. During the Second World War it was involved in supplying Allied ground forces operating behind enemy lines, in the South-East Asian theatre. HistoryThe squadron was formed on 1 February 1944 at Digri, Bengal, from No. 1576 (Special Duties) Flight as an expansion of the Royal Air Force Special Duty Service. The squadron was equipped with Consolidated Liberator and Lockheed Hudson aircraft, which formed "A" Flight, whilst "B" Flight consisted of four Consolidated Catalina aircraft operated by the squadron from Red Hills Lake, Madras. The Catalina flight became No. 628 squadron on 21 March 1944. On 15 September 1944, No. 357 squadron moved to Jessore, Bengal. Early in 1945, the Hudsons were replaced by Douglas Dakotas, and "C" Flight was equipped with Westland Lysanders joined the squadron. The squadron disbanded on 15 November 1945. Aircraft operated
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ReferencesNotes1. ^{{Harvnb|Delve|1994|pp=77, 84.}} 2. ^1 2 3 {{Harvnb|Rawlings|1982|p=204.}} 3. ^1 2 3 {{Harvnb|Halley|1988|p=386.}} 4. ^1 {{Harvnb|Rawlings|1982|p=205.}} 5. ^1 {{Harvnb|Jefford|2001|p=94.}} Bibliography{{Refbegin}}
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