No. 282 Squadron RAF

No. 282 Squadron RAF
Active	1 January 1943 - 12 January 1944 1 February 1944 – 19 July 1945
Country	United Kingdom
Branch	Royal Air Force
Role	air-sea rescue
Part of	Coastal Command
Insignia
Squadron Codes	B4 (Jan 1943 - Jul 1945)

No. 282 Squadron was a Royal Air Force air-sea rescue squadron during the second world war.

History

No. 282 Squadron was formed at RAF Castletown, Scotland on 1 January 1943 as an air-sea rescue squadron. The squadron was equipped with the Supermarine Walrus and the Avro Anson. The squadron disbanded on 12 January 1944 when it was absorbed by 278 Squadron.

The squadron reformed at RAF Davidstow Moor on 1 February 1944 to provide air-sea rescue cover of the Western Approaches. The squadron kept the Walrus aircraft and additionally operated the Vickers Warwick and Supermarine Sea Otter.

At the end of the Second World War the squadron disbanded at RAF St Eval on 19 July 1945.

From	To	Aircraft	Version
Jan 1943	Jan 1944	Supermarine Walrus	Mk.II
Mar 1943	Jan 1944	Avro Anson	Mk.I
Feb 1944	Jul 1945	Vickers Warwick	Mk.I
Mar 1945	Jul 1945	Supermarine Walrus	Mk.II
Mar 1945	Jul 1945	Supermarine Sea Otter	Mk.II

Halley, James J. The Squadrons of the Royal Air Force and Commonwealth, 1918-1988. Tonbridge, Kent, UK: Air Britain (Historians) Ltd., 1988. ISBN 0-85130-164-9.
Jefford, Wing Commander C.G., MBE, BA, RAF(Retd). 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. ISBN 1853100536. (second revised edition 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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