No. 284 Squadron RAF
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No. 284 Squadron was a Royal Air Force squadron.
The squadron motto was From The Deep
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[edit] History
No. 284 Squadron was formed at Gravesend, England on the 7 May 1943 as an air-sea rescue squadron. The squadron moved to RAF Hal Far, Malta in July 1943. The squadron was equipped with the Supermarine Walrus and was responsible for air-sea rescue in the around Malta and later Sicily during the Italian Campaign. Providing detachments of aircraft as the campaign proceeded.
At the end of the second world war the squadron disbanded at Pomigliano on 31 March 1946.
The squadron re-formed at Nicosia, Cyprus on 15 October 1956. The squadron was equipped with the Bristol Sycamore helicopter to provide support for internal security duties in Cyprus.
[edit] Aircraft Operated
- 1943 - Supermarine Walrus
- 1944 - Vickers Warwick I
- 1944 - Hawker Hurricane IIC
- 1956 - Bristol Sycamore HR14
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- G G Jefford, RAF Squadrons, second edition 2001, Airlife Publishing, UK, ISBN 1-84037-141-2.
