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Air-sea rescue squadron of the Royal Air Force
Military unit
No. 292 Squadron RAF
was an
air-sea rescue
(ASR) squadron of the
Royal Air Force
operating in the
Bay of Bengal
during the
Second World War
.
History
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292 squadron was formed at
RAF Jessore
, Bengal, (then) British India, on 1 February 1944, as a dedicated
air-sea rescue
squadron equipped with
Walrus
flying boats. A detachment of the squadron was sent further south, in
Ceylon
. In April the squadron received a number of
Vickers Warwick
patrol aircraft, but these were found to be unsuitable in the tropical climate, and in December 1944 they received
Consolidated Liberator Mk.VIs
as replacements. In November 1944 the squadron already received a number of
Supermarine Sea Otters
, a bit more modern flying boat. The squadron were posted to
RAF Agartala
in February 1945, as operations had shifted further eastwards through Burma; they were located there when the squadron was disbanded on 14 June.
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Its duties were then taken over by three independent flights, No's
1347
,
1348
and
1349 Flight
RAF.
Aircraft operated
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Squadron Airfield
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Camps and airfields used by No. 292 Squadron RAF, data from
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From
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To
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Airfield
|
Remark
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1 February 1944
|
5 February 1945
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RAF Jessore
,
Bengal
,
British India
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Det. at
RAF Ratmalana
,
Ceylon
;
RAF Sigiriya
, Ceylon and
RAF Santacruz
,
Maharashtra
, British India
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5 February 1945
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14 June 1945
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RAF Agartala
,
Tripura
, British India
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Dets. at
RAF Kankesanthurai
, Ceylon and
RAF Chittagong
, Bengal, British India
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References
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Notes
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Bibliography
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- 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
.
- 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
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