No. 282 Squadron was a

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squadron during the

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History

No. 282 Squadron was formed at

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on 1 January 1943 as an

squadron. The squadron was equipped with the Supermarine Walrus and the

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. The squadron disbanded on 12 January 1944 when it was absorbed by 278 Squadron. The squadron reformed at

RAF Davidstow Moor Royal Air Force Davidstow or more commonly RAF Davidstow Moor is a former Royal Air Force station located north east of Camelford, Cornwall and west of Launceston, Cornwall, England. It was used from late 1942 until 1945 and despite a few ...

on 1 February 1944 to provide air-sea rescue cover of the

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. The squadron kept the Walrus aircraft and additionally operated the

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and

Supermarine Sea Otter The Supermarine Sea Otter was an amphibious aircraft designed and built by the British aircraft manufacturer Supermarine. It was the final biplane flying boat to be designed by Supermarine; it was also the last biplane to enter service with bo ...

. At the end of the

the squadron disbanded at

RAF St Eval Royal Air Force St. Eval or RAF St. Eval was a Royal Air Force station for the RAF Coastal Command, southwest of Padstow in Cornwall, England, UK. St Eval's primary role was to provide anti-submarine and anti-shipping patrols off the south wes ...

on 19 July 1945.

Aircraft operated

Jefford 2001, p. 85.

References

Notes

Bibliography

* Halley, James J. ''The Squadrons of the Royal Air Force and Commonwealth, 1918-1988''. Tonbridge, Kent, UK: Air Britain (Historians) Ltd., 1988. . * Jefford, C.G. ''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. . (second revised edition 2001. .) * Rawlings, John D.R. ''Coastal, Support and Special Squadrons of the RAF and their Aircraft''. London: Jane's Publishing Company Ltd., 1982. .

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