No. 269 Squadron RAF

No. 269 Squadron RAF
The official No. 269 Squadron badge
Active	6 October 1918 – 15 November 1919 7 December 1936 – 10 March 1946 1 January 1952 – 24 May 1963
Country	United Kingdom
Branch	Royal Air Force
Part of	Coastal Command
Motto(s)	Latin: Omnia videmus ("We see all things")
Engagements	World War I World War II Battle of the Atlantic Cold War
Insignia
Squadron Badge	An ancient ship in full sail
Squadron Codes	KL (Apr 1939 - Sep 1939) UA (Sep 1939 - Jan 1944) HK (Oct 1944 - Mar 1946)

No. 269 Squadron RAF was a maritime patrol unit of the Royal Air Force that saw service in World War I, World War II, and the Cold War.

On 6 October 1918, No. 269 Squadron was formed from Nos. 431 and 432 Flights at the seaplane station based at Port Said which had been established there since January 1916, under the command of Major P.L Holmes, RAF. No. 269 was part 64th Wing, and it operated seaplanes from the harbor, plus land-based flight of B.E.2e and Airco DH.9 aircraft. The squadron conducted maritime patrols until the Armistice, and on 15 September 1919, its seaplanes were moved to Alexandria and merged with No. 270 Squadron as its landplane flight had been disbanded in March 1919. The squadron continued as No. 269 until it was disbanded on 15 November 1919.

On 7 December 1936, C Flight of No. 206 Squadron at RAF Bircham Newton was redesignated 269 Squadron. The squadron was moved to RAF Abbotsinch, near Glasgow, later that month, and its Avro Anson aircraft undertook coastal reconnaissance patrols. On 9 March 1939, the squadron moved to RAF Montrose and began flying maritime patrols off the east coast of Scotland.

No. 269 Squadron was transferred to RAF Wick on 10 October 1939, and executed aerial attacks against surfaced German U-boats on 15 September, 18 October, 28 October, 3 November, 19 November, and 3 December. Postwar examination of Kriegsmarine records showed that these attacks either did little damage or a U-boat was not on patrol in the area of attack.