No. 272 Squadron RAF


No. 272 Squadron RAF
No. 272 Squadron RAF
Active 25 July 1918 – 5 March 1919
18 November 1940 – 30 April 1945
Country United Kingdom United Kingdom
Branch Ensign of the Royal Air Force.svg Royal Air Force
Motto On, on!
Insignia
Squadron Badge A person in armour wearing a helmet
Squadron Codes XK (Nov 1940 - May 1941)

No. 272 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force Squadron formed as an anti–submarine unit in World War I and a coastal fighter unit in World War II.

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History

Formation and World War I

No. 272 Squadron Royal Flying Corps was formed on 25 July 1918 and operated DH.6s from Machrihanish, Scotland on anti-submarine patrols and disbanded on 5 March 1919.

Reformation in World War II

The squadron reformed on 18 November 1940 at RAF Aldergrove. It received Blenheims and then converted to Beaufighters. It was then based in Crete to provide protection for convoys and at Luqa, Malta and Sicily following Operation Husky. As the allied forces advanced into Italy it moved to Alghero and Foggia and it disbanded at Gragnano on 30 April 1945.

Aircraft operated

A 272 Sqn Bristol Beaufighter at Luqa, Malta, 27 June 1943.
Aircraft operated by no. 272 Squadron RAF
From To Aircraft Variant
Jul 1918 Mar 1919 Airco DH.6
Nov 1918 Mar 1919 Fairey III A
Nov 1940 Apr 1941 Bristol Blenheim IVF
Apr 1941 Jul 1943 Bristol Beaufighter IC
Nov 1942 Feb 1944 Bristol Beaufighter VIC
Sep 1943 May 1944 Bristol Beaufighter XI
Dec 1943 Apr 1945 Bristol Beaufighter X

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