No. 274 Squadron RAF

No. 274 Squadron RAF
Active	15 June 1919 - 30 January 1920 19 August 1940 – 7 September 1945
Country	United Kingdom
Branch	Royal Air Force
Motto	Latin: Supero ("I overcome")
Insignia
Squadron Badge heraldry	Eight arrows in saltire
Squadron Codes	YK (Aug 1940 - Sep 1940) NH Allocated but no evidence of being carried JJ (Apr 1944 - Sep 1945)

No. 274 Squadron RAF existed briefly in 1918 and 1919 as a patrol and bomber squadron, and served in World War II as a fighter squadron.

History

The squadron began to form as a patrol squadron, intended to fly Vickers Vimys, at Seaton Carew in November 1918 a few days before the end of World War I. The squadron formation was then cancelled. It was reformed on 15 June 1919 as a bomber squadron, flying Handley Page V/1500s, but disbanded on 30 January 1920.

Groundcrew of No. 274 Squadron overhaul a Hawker Hurricane Mark I during the siege of Tobruk.

See also

• List of Royal Air Force aircraft squadrons

References

Bibliography

• Halley, James J. The Squadrons of the Royal Air Force & Commonwealth 1918-1988. Tonbridge, Kent, UK: Air Britain (Historians) Ltd., 1988. ISBN 0-85130-164-9.
• Jefford, Wing Commander C.G., MBE,BA,RAF (Retd). 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. ISBN 1-84037-141-2.
• Rawlings, John D.R. Fighter Squadrons of the RAF and their Aircraft. London: Macdonald and Jane's Publishers Ltd., 1969 (second edition 1976). ISBN 0-354-01028-X.

External links

• 274 Squadron Official history
• History of No.'s 271–275 Squadrons at RAF Web