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No. 116 Squadron RCAF

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No. 116 Squadron RCAF
Active1938-1939, 1941-1945
Disbanded20 June 1945
Country Canada
Allegiance Canada
Branch Royal Canadian Air Force
RoleBomber Reconnaissance
Part ofRCAF Eastern Air Command
EngagementsSecond World War
Battle honoursNorth-West Atlantic 1941-1945
Military unit

No. 116 (Bomber Reconnaissance) Squadron was a Royal Canadian Air Force squadron that was active during the Second World War. It was originally formed as a Coast Artillery Co-operation squadron and then a fighter squadron before being disbanded in 1939, and then reformed in 1941. It was primarily used in an anti-submarine role and was based at Dartmouth and Sydney, Nova Scotia and Gander, Newfoundland. The squadron flew the Catalina and Canso before disbanding on 20 June 1945.

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References

  1. Directorate of History and Heritage
  2. Canadian Wings


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