No. 270 Squadron RAF | |
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Active | 6 October 1918 - 15 September 1919 12 November 1942 – 30 June 1945 |
Country | United Kingdom |
Branch | Royal Air Force |
Type | Flying squadron |
Role | Maritime patrol and anti-submarine warfare |
Part of | West 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.