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JK891, No. 335 (Greek) Squadron, Hassani, Greece, February 1945

No. 335 (Greek) Squadron was a Greek fighter

squadron deployed in the Mediterranean, Balkans and over Aegean Sea from 1941 till the end

of WWII. While the Allied armies advanced to the

West No. 335 (Greek) Squadron remained in the

East and flew reconnaissance missions off the coast of Libya. In the fall of 1944 the squadron was

re-equipped with Spitfires and in September was

transferred to the bases in Italy. The Spitfires were

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flown in the offensive attack missions over Albania and Yugoslavia. In November 1944 the unit was

transferred to the homeland and from September

1945 was based at Hassani. The squadron flew reconnaissance missions over Crete and remaining

German bases in the Aegean Sea. In September

1945 the unit was transferred to Thessaloniki in

north-eastern Greece and remained there until its

dispersal on July 31, 1946. Spitfire JK891 flew with

No. 335 (Greek) Squadron from November 16, 1944

till February 27, 1945 when it was destroyed in an

emergency landing. This Spitfire carried the type

"A" British camouflage with non-standard, reversed color pattern. The British national insignia on

the fuselage were repainted with Greek ones. The

standard British type C1 roundels on the wings

were retained.

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