No. 283 Squadron RAF

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No. 283 Squadron was a Royal Air Force squadron.

The squadron motto was Attende Et Vigila

Contents 1 History 2 Aircraft Operated 3 See also 4 References

[edit] History

No. 283 Squadron was formed at Algiers on the 11 February 1943 as an air-sea rescue squadron. The squadron was equipped with the Supermarine Walrus and was responsible for air-sea rescue along the north african coast.

The squadron moved to Palermo in August 1943 to provide cover for the campaign in southern Italy.

The squadron re-equipped with the Vickers Warwick in February 1944 and moved to RAF Hal Far, Malta.

At the end of the second world war the squadron disbanded at RAF Hal Far on 31 March 1946.

[edit] Aircraft Operated

• 1943 - Supermarine Walrus
• 1944 - Vickers Warwick I

[edit] See also

• List of Royal Air Force aircraft squadrons

[edit] References

• G G Jefford, RAF Squadrons, second edition 2001, Airlife Publishing, UK, ISBN 978-1-84037-141-3.