No. 281 Squadron RAF

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No. 281 Squadron RAF
Active	1942-1945
Country	United Kingdom
Branch	Royal Air Force
Motto	Volamus Servaturi

No. 281 Squadron was a Royal Air Force squadron.

The squadron motto is Volamus Servaturi

Contents 1 History 2 Aircraft Operated 3 See also 4 References

[edit] History

No. 281 Squadron was formed at RAF Ouston, England on the 29 March 1942 as an air-sea rescue squadron. The squadron was equipped with the Supermarine Walrus and the Avro Anson. The squadron disbanded on the 22 November 1942 when it was absorbed by 282 Squadron.

The squadron reformed at RAF Thornaby on 22 November 1943 with the Vickers Warwick. The squadron moved to Tiree in February 1945 to provide air-sea rescue cover for Northern Ireland and western Scotland.

At the end of the second world war the squadron disbanded at RAF Ballykelly on 24 October 1945.

[edit] Aircraft Operated

• Boulton-Paul Defiant
• Supermarine Walrus
• Avro Anson I
• Vickers Warwick I and IV
• Supermarine Sea Otter
• Vickers Wellington XIII

[edit] See also

• List of Royal Air Force aircraft squadrons

[edit] References

• G G Jefford, RAF Squadrons, second edition 2001, Airlife Publishing, UK, ISBN 1-84037-141-2.