Country United Kingdom Role air-sea rescue Motto(s) We Shall Be There | Branch Royal Air Force Part of Coastal Command | |
Squadron Badge In front of a fountain a hand holding a pole, flying therefrom two flags representing the international distress signal 'N.C' | ||
No. 280 Squadron was a Royal Air Force air-sea rescue squadron during the second world war.
History
No. 280 Squadron was formed at RAF Thorney Island, England on 10 December 1941 as an air-sea rescue squadron. The squadron was equipped with the Avro Anson and was responsible for air-sea rescue along the south coast of England and East Anglia. The squadron re-equipped with the Vickers Warwick in October 1943.
At the end of the Second World War the squadron disbanded at RAF Thornaby on 21 June 1946.
References
No. 280 Squadron RAF Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA