No. 293 Squadron RAF - Air_Forces

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No. 293 Squadron was a Royal Air Force air-sea rescue squadron. During the Second World War the unit operated search and rescue missions for Allied aircraft operating over Italy.

No. 293 Squadron RAF
Active	28 Nov 1943 – 5 Apr 1946
Country	United Kingdom
Branch	Royal Air Force
Role	air-sea rescue
Part of	Mediterranean Air Command[1]
Motto(s)	Latin: Ex aere salus (Translation: "Safety from the air")[2]
Insignia
Squadron Badge heraldry	Over waves of the sea, a dexter hand couped at the wrist in bend sinister[2]
Squadron Codes	ZE (Nov 1943 - Apr 1946)[3][4]

History

No. 293 Squadron was formed at RAF Blida, North Africa on 28 November 1943 with the Vickers Warwick in the air-sea rescue role. After providing detachments into Italy the squadron moved to Pomigliano, Italy in March 1944. In April 1944 the Warwicks were supplemented by Supermarine Walrus flying boats. In March 1945 the squadron moved to Foggia, but moved back to Pomigliano in June where it stayed until it was disbanded on 5 April 1946.

Aircraft operated

Aircraft operated by no. 293 Squadron RAF, data from[5][6][7]
From	To	Aircraft	Variant	Notes
November 1943	April 1946	Vickers Warwick	ASR Mk.I	Twin-engined bomber operated in the search and rescue role.
April 1944	April 1946	Supermarine Walrus	Mks.I, II	Single pusher-engined biplane rescue amphibian.

Squadron bases

Bases and airfields used by no. 293 Squadron RAF, data from[5][6][7][8]
From	To	Base	Remark
November 1943	December 1943	RAF Blida, Algeria
December 1943	March 1944	RAF Bone, Algeria	Det. at Pomigliano, Italy
March 1944	March 1945	Pomigliano, Italy	Dets. all over the Italian coast
March 1945	June 1945	Foggia, Italy	Dets. at Tortoreto, Italy; Udine, Italy and Cesenatico, Italy
June 1945	April 1946	Pomigliano, Italy

Commanding officers

Officrs commanding no. 293 Squadron RAF, data from[8]
From	To	Name
November 1943	October 1944	S/Ldr. R.W. Pye
October 1944	August 1945	S/Ldr. W.R. Gellatly, RNZAF
August 1945	April 1946	S/Ldr. R.J. Cruttenden

References

Notes

Delve 1994, pp. 75 and 82.
Halley 1988, p. 350.
Bowyer & Rawlings 1979, p. 120.
Flintham & Thomas 2003, p. 123.
Rawlings 1982, p. 252.
Halley 1988, p. 351.
Jefford 2001, p. 86.
Franks 2003, p. 182.

Bibliography

Bowyer, Michael J.F.; Rawlings, John D.R. (1979). Squadron Codes, 1937–56. Cambridge, UK: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 0-85059-364-6.
Delve, Ken (1994). The Source Book of the RAF. Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK: Airlife Publishing. ISBN 1-85310-451-5.
Franks, Norman (2003). Beyond Courage: Air Sea Rescue by Walrus Squadrons in the Adriatic, Mediterranean and Tyrrhenian Seas, 1942-1945. London: Grub Street. ISBN 1-904010-30-X.
Flintham, Vic; Thomas, Andrew (2003). Combat Codes: A Full Explanation and Listing of British, Commonwealth and Allied Air Force Unit Codes since 1938. Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK: Airlife Publishing Ltd. ISBN 1-84037-281-8.
Halley, James J. (1988). The Squadrons of the Royal Air Force & Commonwealth, 1918–1988. Tonbridge, Kent, UK: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. ISBN 0-85130-164-9.
Jefford, C.G. (2001). RAF Squadrons, a Comprehensive record of the Movement and Equipment of all RAF Squadrons and their Antecedents since 1912 (2nd ed.). Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK: Airlife Publishing Ltd. ISBN 1-85310-053-6.
Rawlings, John D.R. (1982). Coastal, Support and Special Squadrons of the RAF and their Aircraft. London: Jane's Publishing Company Ltd. ISBN 0-7106-0187-5.

The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985). Orbis Publishing.

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