No. 283 Squadron RAF

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No. 283 Squadron RAF
Active11 February 1943 – 31 March 1946
Country Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom
Branch Ensign of the Royal Air Force.svg Royal Air Force
Role air-sea rescue
Motto(s) Latin: Attende et Vigila
("Be alert and on guard")
Insignia
Squadron BadgeIn front of a Maltese cross, a lifebuoy

No. 283 Squadron was a Royal Air Force squadron that served during the Second World War in the air-sea rescue (ASR) mission role while flying Supermarine Walruses and both in ASR and the anti-submarine patrol role while flying Vickers Warwicks.

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History

No. 283 Squadron was formed at Algiers on 11 February 1943 as an air-sea rescue squadron. The squadron was equipped with the Supermarine Walrus and was responsible for air-sea rescue along the North African coast. The squadron moved to Palermo in August 1943 to provide cover for the campaign in southern Italy. The squadron re-equipped with the Vickers Warwick in February 1944 and moved to RAF Hal Far, Malta. At the end of the Second World War the squadron disbanded at RAF Hal Far on 31 March 1946.

Aircraft operated

FromToAircraftVersion
April 1943April 1944 Supermarine Walrus Mks.I & II
March 1944March 1946 Vickers Warwick Mk.I

[1] [2]

Squadron bases

FromToName
February 1943May 1943Hussein Bay, Algiers
May 1943May 1943Maison Blanche
May 1943May 1943Tingley
May 1943August 1943La Sebala
August 1943December 1943 Palermo
December 1943December 1943 Ajaccio, Corsica
December 1943April 1944Borgo
April 1944March 1946 RAF Hal Far, Malta

[3] [4]

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References

Notes

  1. ↑ Halley 1988, p. 347.
  2. ↑ Jefford 2001, p. 85.
  3. ↑ Rawlings 1982, p. 252.
  4. ↑ Franks 2003, p. 181.

Bibliography

  • Franks, Norman. Beyond Courage: Air Sea Rescue by Walrus Squadrons in the Adriatic, Mediterranean and Tyrrhenian Seas, 1942-1945. London: Grub Street, 2003. ISBN   1-904010-30-X.
  • Halley, James J. The Squadrons of the Royal Air Force & Commonwealth, 1918-1988. Tonbridge, Kent, UK: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd., 1988. ISBN   0-85130-164-9.
  • Jefford, C.G. RAF Squadrons, a Comprehensive Record of the Movement and Equipment of all RAF Squadrons and their Antecedents since 1912. Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK: Airlife Publishing, 2001. ISBN   1-84037-141-2.
  • Rawlings, John D.R. Coastal, Support and Special Squadrons of the RAF and their Aircraft. London, Jane's Publishing Company Ltd., 1982. ISBN   0-7106-0187-5.
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