No. 311 (Czechoslovak) Bomber Squadron
Badge: Crossed Hussite arms
Motto: "NA MNOŽSTVÍ NEHLEĎTE"
in English
"NEVER REGARD THEIR NUMBERS"
Code Letters: KX (Wellington), PP (Liberator)
Date of Establishment: 29th July 1940
Place of Establishment: Honnington
Date of Disbandment: 15th February 1946
Place of Disbandment: Plzeň (ČSR)
No. 311 Squadron Stations
| Station | From | To |
| Honington, Suffolk | 29.07.1940 | 16.09.1940 |
| East Wretham, Suffolk | 16.09.1940 | 28.04.1942 |
| Aldegrove, Antrim | 28.04.1942 | 10.06.1942 |
| Talbenny, Pembrokeshire | 10.06.1942 | 26.05.1943 |
| Beaulieu, Hampshire | 26.05.1943 | 23.02.1944 |
| Predannack, Cornwall | 23.02.1944 | 09.08.1944 |
| Tain, Ross and Cromarty | 09.08.1944 | 04.06.1945 |
On 4th June 1945 No. 311 Squadon finished operational duty and since July 1945 served with unarmed Liberators as transport unit which ensured the ferry between Great Britain and Czechoslovakia until end of 1945 when all Liberators were returned back to the United Kingdom as they were find unsuitable for small airfiled in Czechoslovakia.
For the rest of 1945 No. 311 Squadron operated within the Transport Command RAF from following stations:
| Station | From | To |
| Manston, Kent | 03.08.1945 | 16.09.1945 |
| Pershore, Worcestershire | 16.09.1945 | 03.10.1945 |
| Blackbushe, Hampshire | 03.10.1945 | 17.11.1945 |
No. 311 Squadron Commanding Officers
| Commanding Officer | From | To |
| W/Cdr Karel Toman-Mareš, DFC | 29.07.1940 | 19.03.1941 |
| W/Cdr J. F. Griffiths DFC (British) | 29.07.1940 | 15.11.1940 |
| W/Cdr W. S. P. Simonds (British) | 15.11.1940 | 24.02.1941 |
| W/Cdr Josef Schejbal | 19.03.1941 | 30.06.1941 |
| W/Cdr Josef Ocelka, DFC | 30.06.1941 | 20.04.1942 |
| W/Cdr Josef Šnajdr, DFC | 20.04.1942 | 01.02.1943 |
| W/Cdr Jindřich Breitcetl, DFC (†) | 01.02.1943 | 21.08.1943 |
| W/Cdr Vladimír Nedvěd, MBE, DFC | 22.08.1943 | 07.02.1944 |
| W/Cdr Josef Šejbl, DFC | 07.02.1944 | 30.08.1944 |
| W/Cdr Jan Kostohryz, DSO | 30.08.1944 | ČSR |
| W/Cdr Josef Šnajdr, DFC* | 14.08.1945 | 31.12.1945 |
* - commanded the rest of unit in the United Kingdom during repatriation flights
A Flight Commanding Officers
| A Flight Commanding Officer | From | To |
| S/Ldr Josef Schejbal | 02.08.1940 | 20.03.1941 |
| S/Ldr Josef Šnajdr, DFC S/Ldr Karel Náprstek (deputy) |
27.05.1941 21.10.1941 |
20.04.1942 15.01.1942 |
| S/Ldr Josef Šejbl, DFC | 27.04.1942 | 14.01.1943 |
| S/Ldr Vladimír Nědved, MBE, DFC | 01.11.1942 | 21.08.1943 |
| S/Ldr Jan Kostohryz | 22.08.1943 | 01.09.1944 |
| S/Ldr Alois Šedivý, DFM | 07.09.1944 | 13.08.1945 |
B Flight Commanding Officers
| B Flight Commanding Officer | From | To |
| S/Ldr Jan Veselý (†) | 02.08.1940 | 17.10.1940 |
| S/Ldr Josef Ocelka | 17.01.1941 | 02.07.1941 |
| F/Lt Jindrich Breitcetl | 02.07.1941 | 20.08.1941 |
| S/Ldr Josef Šejbl | 20.08.1941 | 03.01.1942 |
| S/Ldr Josef Stránský | 27.03.1942 | 01.02.1943 |
| S/Ldr Bohumil Liška | 24.01.1943 | 27.05.1943 |
| S/Ldr Václav Korda, DFC | 01.06.1943 | 03.01.1944 |
| S/Ldr Bohuslav Tobyška, AFC | 03.01.1944 | 06.11.1944 |
| S/Ldr Karel Kvapil | 06.11.1944 | 10.01.1945 |
| S/Ldr Vlastimil Ondrůj | 11.01.1945 | 13.08.1945 |
Used Aircraft Types
| Aircraft Type | From | To |
| Vickers Wellington Mk.I | August 1940 | April 1941 |
| Vickers Wellington Mk.IA | August 1940 | July 1941 |
| Vickers Wellington Mk.IC | August 1940 | July 1943 |
| Vickers Wellington Mk.III | March 1942 March 1943 |
May 1942 May 1943 |
| Vickers Wellington Mk.X | February 1942 | June 1943 |
| Consolidated Liberator Mk.V | June 1943 April 1944 |
February 1944 March 1945 |
| Consolidated Liberator Mk.VI | February 1944 February 1945 |
May 1944 December 1945 |
No. 311 Squadron Accidents
Staff of No. 311 Squadron
Sources & Literature
News
New article in REVI 145
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New article in REVI 144
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New article in REVI 143
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Added photos from the book Velitel palubních mechaniků launch in Vyškov on 12.10.2023
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New article in REVI 142
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