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No. 279 Squadron RAF

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Defunct flying squadron of the Royal Air Force

No. 279 Squadron RAF
One of No. 279 Squadron's Avro Lancasters carrying a lifeboat in December 1945
Active	16 Nov 1941 – 10 Mar 1946
Country	United Kingdom
Branch	Royal Air Force
Role	Air-sea rescue
Mottos	To See and be Seen^[1]
Insignia
Squadron Badge heraldry	Above waves of the sea, nine flashes of lightning^[1]
Squadron codes	OS (Nov 1941 - Nov 1944)^[2]^[3] RL (Nov 1944 - Mar 1946)^[4]^[5]

Military unit

No 279 Squadron RAF was aRoyal Air Force air-sea rescue squadron ofWorld War II. Thesquadron was formed on 16 November 1941 and disbanded on 10 March 1946.

History

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No. 279 Squadron was formed atRAF Bircham Newton on 16 November 1941. It was originally equipped withLockheed Hudsons fitted, from 1943, to carryMark I airborne lifeboats.^[6] Detachments of the squadron were stationed at several RAF stations in the south-west of England between April 1942 and December 1943 to provide an air-sea rescue capability over theBay of Biscay andWestern Approaches.^[7]

In October 1944 No. 279 Squadron was transferred toRAF Thornaby and re-equipped withVickers Warwick aircraft. The squadron subsequently deployed detachments to RAF airfields in the north ofScotland to provide support to patrol and strike squadrons. Following the end of the war the Warwicks were replaced withAvro Lancasters in September 1945. These were flown until the squadron was disbanded on 10 March 1946 atRAF Beccles by being renumbered toNo. 38 Squadron. A detachment had left in January 1946 forPegu inBurma and upon arrival there around March was designated 1348 Air Sea Rescue Flight.^[7]^[8]

Aircraft operated

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Aircraft operated by No. 279 Squadron^[1]^[9]^[10]
From	To	Aircraft	Version
November 1941	November 1944	Lockheed Hudson	Mks. III, V, VI
November 1944	September 1945	Vickers Warwick	ASR Mks.I, VI
April 1945	June 1945	Hawker Hurricane	Mks.IIc, IV
July 1945	September 1945	Supermarine Sea Otter	Mk.II
September 1945	March 1946	Avro Lancaster	ASR.3

Squadron locations

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Airfields used by No. 279 Squadron^[1]^[9]^[11]
From	To	Airfield	Remark
16 November 1941	14 October 1944	RAF Bircham Newton	Posted
28 April 1942	29 May 1942	RAF Sumburgh	Detachment
29 June 1942	1942	RAF Benbecula	Detachment
15 July 1942	1942	RAF Leuchars	Detachment
26 July 1942	15 August 1942	RAF Reykjavik,Iceland	Detachment
14 August 1942	15 August 1942	RAF Thorney Island	Detachment
15 August 1942	19 August 1942	RAF Chivenor	Detachment
23 August 1942	5 February 1943	RAF St Eval	Detachment
25 September 1942	1942	RAF Beaulieu	Detachment
5 February 1943	9 June 1943	RAF Davidstow Moor	Detachment
9 June 1943	14 December 1943	RAF Harrowbeer	Detachment
28 September 1943	1945	RAF Wick	Detachment
1 January 1944	1 August 1944	RAF Reykjavik, Iceland	Detachment
1 October 1944	September 1945	RAF Tain	Detachment
1 October 1944	September 1945	RAF Wick	Detachment
14 October 1944	3 September 1945	RAF Thornaby	Posted
31 October 1944	27 December 1944	RAF Banff	Detachment
27 December 1944	September 1945	RAF Fraserburgh	Detachment
26 May 1945	September 1945	RAF Reykjavik, Iceland	Detachment
July 1945	September 1945	RAF Banff	Detachment
3 September 1945	10 March 1946	RAF Beccles	Posted

References

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Notes

^^a ^b ^c ^dHalley 1988, p. 345.
^Bowyer and Rawlings 1979, p. 80.
^Flintham and Thomas 2003, p. 96.
^Bowyer and Rawlings 1979, p. 90.
^Flintham and Thomas 2003, p. 104.
^"BN Memorial Project".www.rafbnmp.org.uk. Archived fromthe original on 20 November 2008.
^^a ^b"History of No. 279 Squadron".Royal Air Force History. Royal Air Force. Retrieved7 November 2010.
^Docherty 2007, p. 207.
^^a ^bRawlings 1982, p. 251.
^Docherty 2007, pp. 210–217.
^Docherty 2007, p. 209.

Bibliography

Bowyer, Michael J.F. and John D.R. Rawlings.Squadron Codes, 1937-56. Cambridge, UK: Patrick Stephens Ltd., 1979.ISBN 0-85059-364-6.
Delve, Ken.The Source Book of the RAF. Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK: Airlife Publishing, 1994.ISBN 1-85310-451-5.
Docherty, Tom (2007).Dinghy Drop : 279 Squadron at War 1941–1946. Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England: Pen & Sword Aviation.ISBN 978-1-84415-482-1.
Flintham, Vic and Andrew Thomas.Combat Codes: A full explanation and listing of British, Commonwealth and Allied air force unit codes since 1938. Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK: Airlife Publishing Ltd., 2003.ISBN 1-84037-281-8.
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, 1988 (second edition 2001).ISBN 1-85310-053-6.
Lake, Alan.Flying Units of the RAF: The ancestry, formation and disbandment of all flying units from 1912. Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK: Airlife Publishing, 1999.ISBN 1-84037-086-6.
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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