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No. 278 Squadron RAF
Active 1 October 1941 – 15 October 1945
Country United Kingdom United Kingdom
Branch Ensign of the Royal Air Force Royal Air Force
Motto(s) Latin: Ex mare ad referiendum (From out of the sea to strike again)
Insignia
Squadron Badge A seagull in front of a lifebelt
Squadron Code MY (October 1942 – October 1945)

No. 278 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force Squadron formed as an air-sea rescue unit in World War II.

History[]

Formation in World War II[]

The squadron formed at RAF Matlaske on 22 December 1941 equipped with the Lysander, Walrus and then the Anson. Spitfires were then supplied for spotting downed aircrew. The area of operations of the squadron was the coast of East Anglia and North East England. There were also detachments in Scotland.

The Warwick was operated from April 1944 and the Sea Otter from May 1945. The squadron was disbanded at Thorney Island on 15 October 1945.

Aircraft operated[]

Aircraft operated by no. 278 Squadron RAF
From To Aircraft Variant
Oct 1941 Feb 1943 Westland Lysander IIIA
Feb 1943 May 1944 Avro Anson I
Apr 1944 May 1944 Supermarine Spitfire IIA
Apr 1944 Jan 1945 Vickers Warwick I
May 1944 Feb 1945 Supermarine Spitfire VB
May 1945 Oct 1945 Supermarine Sea Otter II

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