No. 283 Squadron was a Royal Air Force squadron that served during the Second World War in the air-sea rescue (ASR) mission role while flying Supermarine Walruses and both in ASR and the anti-submarine patrol role while flying Vickers Warwicks.

History No. 283 Squadron was formed at Algiers on 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 Hal Far on Malta. At the end of the Second World War the squadron, still at Hal Far, was disbanded on 31 March 1946.

Aircraft operated +Aircraft operated by No. 283 SquadronHalley 1988, p. 347.Jefford 2001, p. 85.FromToAircraftVersion April 1943 April 1944 Supermarine Walrus Mks.I & II March 1944 March 1946 Vickers Warwick Mk.I

Squadron bases +Bases of No. 283 SquadronRawlings 1982, p. 252.Franks 2003, p. 181.FromToName February 1943 May 1943 Hussein Bay, Algiers May 1943 May 1943 Maison Blanche May 1943 May 1943 RAF Tingley May 1943 August 1943 La Sebala August 1943 December 1943 Palermo December 1943 December 1943 Ajaccio, Corsica December 1943 April 1944 Borgo April 1944 March 1946 RAF Hal Far, Malta

See also List of Royal Air Force aircraft squadrons

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Bibliography

Franks, Norman. Beyond Courage: Air Sea Rescue by Walrus Squadrons in the Adriatic, Mediterranean and Tyrrhenian Seas, 1942-1945. London: Grub Street, 2003. . Halley, James J. The Squadrons of the Royal Air Force & 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, 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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Malta Memories with No. 283 Squadron No 281 - 285 Squadron Histories Squadron bases