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No. 276 Squadron RAF
No. 276 Squadron RAF
Active	21 October 1941 – 14 November 1945
Country	United Kingdom
Branch	Royal Air Force
Motto(s)	Retrieve
Insignia
Squadron Badge	The head of a labrador Retriever dog
Squadron Code	AQ (October 1941 - November 1945)

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No. 276 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force Squadron formed as an air-sea rescue unit in World War II.

History

Formation in World War II

The squadron formed at RAF Harrowbeer, Devon on 21 October 1941 equipped with the Lysander and Walrus. Hurricanes, Defiants, Spitfires and Ansons were then supplied the fighter aircraft being used for spotting downed aircrew at sea.

Warwicks which could drop lifeboats were operated from April 1944 until they were transferred to No. 277 Squadron RAF. A detachment and then the whole squadron relocated to Querqueville, France and then Belgium following the Normandy landings. The squadron then moved to Kjevik, Norway on 23 August 1945 and it returned to RAF Dunsfold on 10 November 1945 where it disbanded on 14 November 1945.

Aircraft operated

Aircraft operated by no. 276 Squadron RAF
From	To	Aircraft	Variant
Oct 1941	May 1943	Westland Lysander	IIIA
Nov 1941	Jan 1942	Hawker Hurricane	I
Jan 1942	Nov 1945	Supermarine Walrus
Mar 1942	Apr 1942	Supermarine Spitfire	IIA
May 1942	Jun 1943	Boulton Paul Defiant	I
Feb 1943	May 1944	Supermarine Spitfire	IIA
Mar 1943	Mar 1944	Avro Anson	I
Feb 1944	May 1944	Supermarine Sea Otter
Apr 1944	Nov 1944	Vickers Warwick	I
May 1944	Jun 1945	Supermarine Spitfire	VB

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 ==History==
 ===Formation in World War II===
-The squadron formed at  [[RAF Harrowbeer]], [[Devon]] on 21 October 1941 equipped with the [[Westland Lysander|Lysander]] and [[Supermarine Walrus|Walrus]]. [[Hawker Hurricane|Hurricanes]], [[Boulton Paul Defiant|Defiants]], [[Supermarine Spitfire|Spitfire]]s  and [[Avro Anson|Ansons]] were then supplied the fightwer aircraft being used for spotting downed aircrew at sea.
+The squadron formed at  [[RAF Harrowbeer]], [[Devon]] on 21 October 1941 equipped with the [[Westland Lysander|Lysander]] and [[Supermarine Walrus|Walrus]]. [[Hawker Hurricane|Hurricanes]], [[Boulton Paul Defiant|Defiants]], [[Supermarine Spitfire|Spitfire]]s  and [[Avro Anson|Ansons]] were then supplied the fighter aircraft being used for spotting downed aircrew at sea.
 [[Vickers Warwick|Warwicks]] which could drop lifeboats were operated from April 1944 until they were transferred to [[No. 277 Squadron RAF]]. A detachment and then the whole squadron relocated to [[Querqueville]], [[France]] and then [[Belgium]] following the [[Normandy landings]]. The squadron then moved to [[Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik|Kjevik]], [[Norway]] on 23 August 1945 and it returned to [[Dunsfold Aerodrome|RAF Dunsfold]] on 10 November 1945 where it disbanded on 14 November 1945.