Supermarine Walrus, part two, foreign users

The Supermarine Walrus was also used by many foreign countries, the ones covered in this post are:

• France: In September 1943, after the liberation of Corsica, the French Navy's Escadrille 4.S was formed equipped with 12 Walrus Mk.I and Mk.II. They were based at a naval base called "Campo dell'Oro" close to the city of Ajaccio. They served with the Free French Air Force, acting mostly on the Mediterranean Theatre, and attacking even some submarines. They were rebased in 1944 to Bastia, at the Northern part of Corsica to take part in the Operation Dragoon, the invasion of the Southern part of France, after which they were rebased to B.A.N. de Cuers, to operate from French mainland. The French Walruses served there until January 1946 when they were replaced by captured Dornier Do.24s.
  The remaining Walruses were reassigned to the Flotille 2.F, based at Hourtin, close to Bourdeaux. This unit was transformed in April 1946 into a hydroplane piloting school and renamed Escadrille 53.S. They were flown until 1951 when they were withdrawn from active service.
  Other squadrons which flew the Walrus were the 50.S, which was the squadron of the school of the flying staff and the 52.S which was the training squadron of the Naval School of Lanvéoc, in Bretagne. 
• Ireland: The Irish Air Corps bought three Walruses in 1939. They were to be delivered on 3rd March to be used as a maritime patrol aircraft during the Irish Emergency. They were scheduled to fly from Southampton to Baldonnel Aerodrome, in Ireland. Only one of them made it successfully to Ireland. One had to be rerouted to Milford Haven, in Wales and the remaining one had to ditch the aircraft, damaging the hull, close to the Irish city of Ballytrent, south of the former United States Naval Air Station Wexford, off the south-eastern coast of Ireland. This machine was transported to Baldonnel where it was repaired and served with the Irish Air Corps.
  This last machine was stolen on 9th January 1942 by Irish nationals who intended to fly the machine to France to join the Luftwaffe. They were intercepted by Supermarine Spitfires and escorted to RAF St. Eval, in Cornwall. The aircraft and its occupants were returned to Ireland. After the war the aircraft was given over to Aer Lingus which never flew it and sold in 1946 to a private owner. It was flown for recreation purposes until 1949 and abandoned in a dump until 1963 when it was recovered and restored and has been displayed at the Fleet Air Arm's museum since 1966.
• USSR: One Walrus Mk.I was shipped to Arkhangelsk, in Russia, on the British Convoy PQ 17. After having sustained damage, it was repaired and assigned to the 16th Air Transport Detachment of the Soviet Air Force (VVS). It flew until the end of 1943 and its fate is unknown but it was, most probably, destroyed. 
• Turkey: Five Walruses were sold to Turkey in early 1938. They served with the Turkish Air Force through the World War II and most probably late 1940s. However their fate is uncertain.

Sources:

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supermarine_Walrus

2. http://avions-de-la-guerre-d-algerie.over-blog.com/article-supermarine-walrus-francais-116117945.html (translated)

3. https://defenceoftherealm.wordpress.com/2015/05/07/the-irish-walrus-defection-attempt/

4. http://www.hampshireairfields.co.uk/ah1900/suprod.html