No. 270 Squadron RAF

No. 270 Squadron RAF
Short Sunderland
Active6 October 1918 - 15 September 1919
12 November 1942 – 30 June 1945
Country United Kingdom
Branch Royal Air Force
TypeFlying squadron
RoleMaritime patrol and anti-submarine warfare
Part ofWest Africa Command

No. 270 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force squadron which disbanded at the end of June 1945. It operated both in the First and Second World War, mainly as an anti-shipping and anti-submarine squadron. It initially formed during October 1918 lasting around eleven months and disbanded in September 1919, merging into No. 269 Sqn. It reformed in November 1942.