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No. 280 Squadron RAF

Defunct flying squadron of the Royal Air Force From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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No. 280 Squadron was a Royal Air Force air-sea rescue squadron during the Second World War.

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No. 280 Squadron was formed at RAF Thorney Island, England on 10 December 1941 as an air-sea rescue squadron. The squadron was equipped with the Avro Anson and was responsible for air-sea rescue along the south coast of England and East Anglia. The squadron re-equipped with the Vickers Warwick in October 1943.

At the end of the Second World War the squadron disbanded at RAF Thornaby on 21 June 1946.

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