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id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEKostenukGriffin197724_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEKostenukGriffin197724-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Part of</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/RCAF_Eastern_Air_Command" title="RCAF Eastern Air Command">Eastern Air Command</a> (1939)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Garrison/HQ</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Halifax,_Nova_Scotia" title="Halifax, Nova Scotia">Halifax</a> (September 1939)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">Insignia</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Unit code</th><td class="infobox-data"><b>OP</b> (1939)<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEKostenukGriffin197724_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEKostenukGriffin197724-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">Aircraft flown</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;"><a href="/wiki/Bomber" title="Bomber">Bomber</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Westland_Wapiti" title="Westland Wapiti">Westland Wapiti</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;"><a href="/wiki/Fighter_aircraft" title="Fighter aircraft">Fighter</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Armstrong_Whitworth_Siskin" title="Armstrong Whitworth Siskin">Armstrong Whitworth Siskin</a></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Military unit</div> <p><b>No. 3 (Bomber) Squadron</b> was a <a href="/wiki/Royal_Canadian_Air_Force" title="Royal Canadian Air Force">Royal Canadian Air Force</a> (RCAF) squadron active during the late 1930s. </p><p>Formed in 1935 with bomber and fighter flights, the squadron took two years to receive its bomber aircraft, after which the fighter flight was expanded into a separate squadron. After the outbreak of <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a> it moved to <a href="/wiki/Halifax,_Nova_Scotia" title="Halifax, Nova Scotia">Halifax</a> to provide anti-ship capability, but was redesignated as a fighter squadron while in transit. The squadron never actually became the latter and was disbanded within days of its move to Halifax, with its aircraft and personnel being transferred to a new bomber squadron. </p><p>The lineage of the squadron originates with <b>No. 3 (Operations) Squadron</b>, which flew forestry patrols over Ontario and Quebec to support civil government between 1925 and 1927. It was transferred to civilian control at the end of that period and its designation lapsed. The squadron was successively reformed on paper as <b>No. 3 (Service) Squadron</b> and <b>No. 3 (Advanced Training) Squadron</b> during the late 1920s, but never became active under these designations. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=No._3_Squadron_RCAF&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The squadron traced its lineage back to No. 3 (Operations) Squadron RCAF.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEDirectorate_of_History_and_Heritage20005–6_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEDirectorate_of_History_and_Heritage20005–6-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Civil_government_support_squadron">Civil government support squadron</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=No._3_Squadron_RCAF&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Civil government support squadron"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:R.C.A.F._aircraft_at_Larder_Lake,_Ontario,_1926.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/R.C.A.F._aircraft_at_Larder_Lake%2C_Ontario%2C_1926.jpg/220px-R.C.A.F._aircraft_at_Larder_Lake%2C_Ontario%2C_1926.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="159" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/R.C.A.F._aircraft_at_Larder_Lake%2C_Ontario%2C_1926.jpg/330px-R.C.A.F._aircraft_at_Larder_Lake%2C_Ontario%2C_1926.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/R.C.A.F._aircraft_at_Larder_Lake%2C_Ontario%2C_1926.jpg/440px-R.C.A.F._aircraft_at_Larder_Lake%2C_Ontario%2C_1926.jpg 2x" data-file-width="760" data-file-height="548" /></a><figcaption>Varuna (left) and Vedette (right) of the squadron at <a href="/wiki/Larder_Lake" title="Larder Lake">Larder Lake, Ontario</a>, 1926</figcaption></figure> <p>No. 3 (Operations) Squadron was formed at <a href="/wiki/CFB_Rockcliffe" title="CFB Rockcliffe">Rockcliffe</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ontario" title="Ontario">Ontario</a> on 1 April 1925<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEDirectorate_of_History_and_Heritage20005–6_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEDirectorate_of_History_and_Heritage20005–6-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> under the control of RCAF headquarters, one of four squadrons authorized to carry out missions in support of government agencies. It soon moved to <a href="/wiki/Shirleys_Bay" title="Shirleys Bay">Shirleys Bay</a> a month after its formation. Commanded by <a href="/wiki/Squadron_leader" title="Squadron leader">Squadron Leader</a> A.B. Shearer, it flew forestry patrols over Ontario and Quebec to support civil government, in addition to "operating a test and development centre for new aircraft and photographic equipment." <a href="/wiki/Flight_lieutenant" title="Flight lieutenant">Flight Lieutenant</a> R.S. Grandy replaced Shearer on 12 January 1926, and would lead the squadron for the rest of its military career. The squadron was equipped with the <a href="/wiki/Curtiss_HS-2L" class="mw-redirect" title="Curtiss HS-2L">Curtiss HS-2L</a>, <a href="/wiki/Vickers_Viking" title="Vickers Viking">Vickers Viking</a>, <a href="/wiki/Canadian_Vickers_Varuna" title="Canadian Vickers Varuna">Canadian Vickers Varuna</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Canadian_Vickers_Vedette" title="Canadian Vickers Vedette">Canadian Vickers Vedette</a> <a href="/wiki/Flying_boat" title="Flying boat">flying boats</a>, as well as the <a href="/wiki/Avro_552A_Viper" class="mw-redirect" title="Avro 552A Viper">Avro 552A</a> <a href="/wiki/Floatplane" title="Floatplane">floatplane</a>. Due to opposition to the RCAF performing civil operations, the squadron was transferred to the nominally civilian Directorate of Civil Government Air Operations on 1 July 1927 and its designation lapsed.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEKostenukGriffin197715_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEKostenukGriffin197715-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was retroactively redesignated as No. 3 (Service) Squadron on 1 April with A Flight nominally consisting of <a href="/wiki/Armstrong_Whitworth_Siskin" title="Armstrong Whitworth Siskin">Armstrong Whitworth Siskin</a> fighters, B Flight consisting of <a href="/wiki/Armstrong_Whitworth_Atlas" title="Armstrong Whitworth Atlas">Armstrong Whitworth Atlas</a> <a href="/wiki/Army_cooperation_aircraft" title="Army cooperation aircraft">army cooperation aircraft</a>, and C Flight consisting of <a href="/wiki/Fairchild_71" title="Fairchild 71">Fairchild 71</a> and <a href="/wiki/Bellanca_CH-300_Pacemaker" title="Bellanca CH-300 Pacemaker">Bellanca Pacemaker</a>. The squadron was reformed a year later<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEDirectorate_of_History_and_Heritage20005–6_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEDirectorate_of_History_and_Heritage20005–6-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> as No. 3 (Advanced Training) Squadron, but due to a lack of aircraft, funding, and personnel it only existed on paper.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEKostenukGriffin197711–12_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEKostenukGriffin197711–12-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Bomber_squadron">Bomber squadron</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=No._3_Squadron_RCAF&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Bomber squadron"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:No_3_Squadron_RCAF_personnel_1938.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/No_3_Squadron_RCAF_personnel_1938.jpg/220px-No_3_Squadron_RCAF_personnel_1938.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="158" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/No_3_Squadron_RCAF_personnel_1938.jpg/330px-No_3_Squadron_RCAF_personnel_1938.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/No_3_Squadron_RCAF_personnel_1938.jpg/440px-No_3_Squadron_RCAF_personnel_1938.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="720" /></a><figcaption>No. 3 Squadron personnel in front of their Wapitis, 1938</figcaption></figure> <p>No. 3 (Bomber) Squadron was formed on 1 September 1935 at the RCAF main training base in <a href="/wiki/Trenton,_Ontario" title="Trenton, Ontario">Trenton, Ontario</a>, under the control of RCAF headquarters. Along with <a href="/wiki/No._2_Squadron_RCAF" title="No. 2 Squadron RCAF">Nos. 2</a> and <a href="/wiki/No._6_Squadron_RCAF" title="No. 6 Squadron RCAF">6 Squadrons</a>, It was authorized to be formed with two flights for purely military purposes during Fiscal Year 1936/1937.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEDouglas1986140_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEDouglas1986140-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The squadron was to include a Fighter Flight with the <a href="/wiki/Armstrong_Whitworth_Siskin" title="Armstrong Whitworth Siskin">Armstrong Whitworth Siskin</a> Mark IIIA and a Bomber Flight with the <a href="/wiki/Westland_Wapiti" title="Westland Wapiti">Westland Wapiti</a>. Only the former was formed on 1 September from the pre-existing Fighter Flight formed in 1930<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEKostenukGriffin197722_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEKostenukGriffin197722-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> as the Wapitis had yet to arrive from England.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEKostenukGriffin197724_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEKostenukGriffin197724-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Due to a shortage of aircraft and personnel, the squadron included only one flight on 15 April 1936. It expanded to two flights under the command of Squadron Leader A.H. Hull on 13 July; the Bomber Flight was to include the nucleus of No. 6 Squadron. On 10 August it was combined into a four-flight composite squadron under the command of Hull with No. 2 Squadron due to the shortages, with C Flight from the Bomber Flight with the No. 6 Squadron nucleus and D Flight from the Fighter Flight; A and B Flights were from No. 2. After No. 6 Squadron was activated on 1 December 1936, No. 3 Squadron again became a separate unit under the temporary command of Flight Lieutenant B.G. Carr-Harris on 7 April 1937.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEKostenukGriffin197717–18_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEKostenukGriffin197717–18-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:No._3_Squadron_RCAF_Westland_Wapiti_509_Camp_Borden_1938.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c2/No._3_Squadron_RCAF_Westland_Wapiti_509_Camp_Borden_1938.jpg/220px-No._3_Squadron_RCAF_Westland_Wapiti_509_Camp_Borden_1938.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="221" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c2/No._3_Squadron_RCAF_Westland_Wapiti_509_Camp_Borden_1938.jpg/330px-No._3_Squadron_RCAF_Westland_Wapiti_509_Camp_Borden_1938.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c2/No._3_Squadron_RCAF_Westland_Wapiti_509_Camp_Borden_1938.jpg/440px-No._3_Squadron_RCAF_Westland_Wapiti_509_Camp_Borden_1938.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="1005" /></a><figcaption>A Wapiti of the squadron at Camp Borden, 1938</figcaption></figure> <p>Squadron Leader A.A Lewis, who had returned from exchange duty with the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Air_Force" title="Royal Air Force">Royal Air Force</a>, became commander on 17 May; he would command the squadron for the rest of its existence. After the delivery of four Wapiti Mark IIAs on 1 June 1937, the squadron was reorganized with only bomber aircraft and the Fighter Flight expanded into <a href="/wiki/No._1_Squadron_RCAF" class="mw-redirect" title="No. 1 Squadron RCAF">No. 1 (Fighter) Squadron</a>. Relocating to Rockcliffe on 17 June, No. 3 Squadron initially included five pilots and five air gunners. Though the Wapiti proved unpopular with its pilots due to its poor performance, the Canadian government would not spend more money for superior aircraft. No. 3 Squadron completed initial air gunnery and bombing practice with the Wapitis that summer.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEDouglas1986141_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEDouglas1986141-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Influenced by his RAF experience to believe that "the supreme test of a bombing squadron is its ability to reach its objective in any kind of weather", Lewis emphasized night flying and long-range navigation in squadron training.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEDouglas1986146_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEDouglas1986146-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During 1938, the squadron received four more Wapitis to form an additional flight, though only four of its aircraft were equipped with wireless, logging 1,000 training hours. One of the original Wapitis received in 1937 was written off after a crash landing at <a href="/wiki/Sharbot_Lake_(Ontario)" title="Sharbot Lake (Ontario)">Sharbot Lake</a> on 14 July.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTENo._3_(B)_Squadron1936–1939Daily_Diary,_July_14,_1938_([httpheritagecanadianacaviewoocihmlac_reel_c12223992r0s3_image_992])_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTENo._3_(B)_Squadron1936–1939Daily_Diary,_July_14,_1938_([httpheritagecanadianacaviewoocihmlac_reel_c12223992r0s3_image_992])-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In addition to practicing bombing with <a href="/wiki/Camera_obscura" title="Camera obscura">camera obscura</a> during the year, the squadron flew simulated low-level bombing and gas attacks as part of the opposing force during <a href="/wiki/Canadian_Army" title="Canadian Army">Canadian Army</a> exercises at <a href="/wiki/Camp_Borden" class="mw-redirect" title="Camp Borden">Camp Borden</a> in late August and early September.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEDouglas1986148–149_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEDouglas1986148–149-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTENo._3_(B)_Squadron1936–1939Daily_Diary,_August_27_to_September_4,_1938_([httpheritagecanadianacaviewoocihmlac_reel_c12223994r0s3_images_994_to_995])_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTENo._3_(B)_Squadron1936–1939Daily_Diary,_August_27_to_September_4,_1938_([httpheritagecanadianacaviewoocihmlac_reel_c12223994r0s3_images_994_to_995])-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In October, it flew its Wapitis 2,300 miles (3,700 km) to relocate to <a href="/wiki/RCAF_Station_Lincoln_Park" class="mw-redirect" title="RCAF Station Lincoln Park">Calgary</a> using the <a href="/wiki/Trans-Canada_Air_Lines" title="Trans-Canada Air Lines">Trans-Canada Air Lines</a> route, joining <a href="/wiki/RCAF_Western_Air_Command" title="RCAF Western Air Command">Western Air Command</a> on 21 October after departing Rockcliffe on 18 October; this was the first RCAF long-distance relocation by air.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEKostenukGriffin197724_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEKostenukGriffin197724-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The move originally scheduled for September but was delayed as a result of the <a href="/wiki/Munich_Crisis" class="mw-redirect" title="Munich Crisis">Munich Crisis</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At the time, the squadron included four officers and 91 airmen, with six pilots included.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTENo._3_(B)_Squadron1936–1939Operations_Record_Book,_26_August_1939_([httpheritagecanadianacaviewoocihmlac_reel_c122231001r0s3_images_1001_to_1002])_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTENo._3_(B)_Squadron1936–1939Operations_Record_Book,_26_August_1939_([httpheritagecanadianacaviewoocihmlac_reel_c122231001r0s3_images_1001_to_1002])-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Aircraft_in_V_formation,_No._3_Squadron_RCAF_1939.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Aircraft_in_V_formation%2C_No._3_Squadron_RCAF_1939.jpg/220px-Aircraft_in_V_formation%2C_No._3_Squadron_RCAF_1939.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="153" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Aircraft_in_V_formation%2C_No._3_Squadron_RCAF_1939.jpg/330px-Aircraft_in_V_formation%2C_No._3_Squadron_RCAF_1939.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Aircraft_in_V_formation%2C_No._3_Squadron_RCAF_1939.jpg/440px-Aircraft_in_V_formation%2C_No._3_Squadron_RCAF_1939.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="695" /></a><figcaption>Wapitis of the squadron flying over Rockcliffe in a V formation, 30 August 1939</figcaption></figure><p>On 4 July 1939 the number of squadron aircraft was reduced to seven when one of its Wapitis was destroyed in a crash in <a href="/wiki/Battalion_Park" title="Battalion Park">Sarcee Camp</a> while making a simulated reconnaissance of the militia training there; two militiamen were injured in the crash.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Training continued, with squadron aircraft launching mock strafing and gas attacks against militia during their annual summer camp.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During the month the squadron supervised the annual training school for <a href="/w/index.php?title=No._120_Squadron_RCAF&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="No. 120 Squadron RCAF (page does not exist)">No. 120 (Bomber) Squadron</a> of the reserve <a href="/w/index.php?title=Auxiliary_Active_Air_Force&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Auxiliary Active Air Force (page does not exist)">Auxiliary Active Air Force</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTENo._3_(B)_Squadron1936–1939Operations_Record_Book,_26_August_1939_([httpheritagecanadianacaviewoocihmlac_reel_c122231001r0s3_images_1001_to_1002])_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTENo._3_(B)_Squadron1936–1939Operations_Record_Book,_26_August_1939_([httpheritagecanadianacaviewoocihmlac_reel_c122231001r0s3_images_1001_to_1002])-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:No._3_Squadron_RCAF_Wapitis_in_line_prior_to_departure_Rockcliffe_1939.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/No._3_Squadron_RCAF_Wapitis_in_line_prior_to_departure_Rockcliffe_1939.jpg/220px-No._3_Squadron_RCAF_Wapitis_in_line_prior_to_departure_Rockcliffe_1939.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="154" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/No._3_Squadron_RCAF_Wapitis_in_line_prior_to_departure_Rockcliffe_1939.jpg/330px-No._3_Squadron_RCAF_Wapitis_in_line_prior_to_departure_Rockcliffe_1939.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/No._3_Squadron_RCAF_Wapitis_in_line_prior_to_departure_Rockcliffe_1939.jpg/440px-No._3_Squadron_RCAF_Wapitis_in_line_prior_to_departure_Rockcliffe_1939.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="699" /></a><figcaption>Squadron aircraft in a line at Rockcliffe, 31 August</figcaption></figure><p>Shortly before <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a> began, on 26 August, the squadron was alerted for hostilities, immediately departing with seven obsolete Wapitis for the <a href="/wiki/Saunders_Park_(Nova_Scotia)" title="Saunders Park (Nova Scotia)">civil aerodrome</a> at <a href="/wiki/Halifax,_Nova_Scotia" title="Halifax, Nova Scotia">Halifax</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nova_Scotia" title="Nova Scotia">Nova Scotia</a>, where it joined <a href="/wiki/RCAF_Eastern_Air_Command" title="RCAF Eastern Air Command">Eastern Air Command</a> on 1 September with half of its aircraft. It received three new Wapitis with crews on 30 August from Trenton while stopping at Rockcliffe, bringing total strength to two flights with five aircraft each.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTENo._3_(B)_Squadron1936–1939Operations_Record_Book,_30_August_1939_([httpheritagecanadianacaviewoocihmlac_reel_c122231022r0s3_image_1022])_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTENo._3_(B)_Squadron1936–1939Operations_Record_Book,_30_August_1939_([httpheritagecanadianacaviewoocihmlac_reel_c122231022r0s3_image_1022])-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Flying in short spurts, the aircraft took the direct route to Halifax, overflying American territory. The three remaining aircraft were forced down in <a href="/wiki/Millinocket,_Maine" title="Millinocket, Maine">Millinocket, Maine</a> by engine trouble, risking <a href="/wiki/Internment" title="Internment">internment</a> if war was declared. Two of these remained there for needed repairs with spare parts flown in from Ottawa, which were effected by 3 September, though they were grounded by bad weather until the next day, a day after the British declaration of the war. They arrived at Halifax on 6 September – eleven days after departure. At Halifax, the squadron formed the Air Striking Force of Eastern Air Command, intended to launch attacks, either independently or in cooperation with the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Canadian_Navy" title="Royal Canadian Navy">Royal Canadian Navy</a>, against any German surface forces<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEDouglas1986375_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEDouglas1986375-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> operating between <a href="/wiki/Port_Mouton,_Nova_Scotia" title="Port Mouton, Nova Scotia">Port Mouton</a> and <a href="/wiki/Cape_Canso" title="Cape Canso">Cape Canso</a>. The squadron was redesignated as No. 3 (Fighter) Squadron on 31 August while in transit, but was never actually converted to the latter. It was disbanded on 5 September, with its personnel and aircraft being transferred to <a href="/wiki/No._10_Squadron_RCAF" title="No. 10 Squadron RCAF">No. 10 (Bomber) Squadron RCAF</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEKostenukGriffin197724_1-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEKostenukGriffin197724-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The squadron received no battle honours.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEDirectorate_of_History_and_Heritage20005–6_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEDirectorate_of_History_and_Heritage20005–6-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A No. 3 (Bomber Reconnaissance) Squadron planned to be equipped with <a href="/wiki/Consolidated_Canso" class="mw-redirect" title="Consolidated Canso">Consolidated Canso</a> <a href="/wiki/Flying_boat" title="Flying boat">flying boats</a> was ordered organized on 1 June 1943 due to a perceived need for additional anti-submarine units, but the order was swiftly cancelled after a reduction in the <a href="/wiki/U-boat" title="U-boat">U-boat</a> threat.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEKostenukGriffin197724_1-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEKostenukGriffin197724-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Lineage">Lineage</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=No._3_Squadron_RCAF&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Lineage"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Authorized as <b>No. 3 (Operations) Squadron</b> on 1 April 1925</li></ul> <dl><dd>Redesignated <b>No. 3 (Service) Squadron</b> on 1 April 1927</dd> <dd>Disbanded on 1 July 1927</dd></dl> <ul><li>Reformed as <b>No. 3 (Advanced Training) Squadron</b> on 1 April 1928</li></ul> <dl><dd>Redesignated <b>No. 3 (Bomber) Squadron</b> on 1 November 1935</dd> <dd>Redesignated <b>No. 3 (Fighter) Squadron</b> on 28 August 1939</dd> <dd>Disbanded on 5 September 1939.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEDirectorate_of_History_and_Heritage20005–6_2-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEDirectorate_of_History_and_Heritage20005–6-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Assignments">Assignments</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=No._3_Squadron_RCAF&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Assignments"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>RCAF Headquarters, 1 April 1925 – 1 July 1927<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEKostenukGriffin197715_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEKostenukGriffin197715-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>RCAF Headquarters, 1 April 1928<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEKostenukGriffin197711–12_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEKostenukGriffin197711–12-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Western Air Command, 21 October 1938</li> <li>Eastern Air Command, 1–5 September 1939<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEKostenukGriffin197724_1-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEKostenukGriffin197724-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Stations">Stations</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=No._3_Squadron_RCAF&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Stations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Rockcliffe, Ontario, 1 April 1925</li> <li>Shirleys Bay, Ontario, 1 May 1925 – 1 July 1927<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEKostenukGriffin197715_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEKostenukGriffin197715-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Trenton, Ontario, 1 September 1935</li> <li>Rockcliffe, Ontario, 17 June 1937</li> <li>Calgary, Alberta, 21 October 1938</li> <li>Halifax, Nova Scotia, 1–5 September 1939<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEKostenukGriffin197724_1-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEKostenukGriffin197724-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Aircraft">Aircraft</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=No._3_Squadron_RCAF&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Aircraft"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Curtiss HS-2L, 1925–1927</li> <li>Vickers Viking, 1925–1927</li> <li>Canadian Vickers Varuna, 1925–1927</li> <li>Canadian Vickers Vedette, 1925–1927</li> <li>Avro 552N, 1925–1927<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEKostenukGriffin197715_3-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEKostenukGriffin197715-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Armstrong Whitworth Siskin Mark IIIA, 1935–1937</li> <li>Westland Wapiti Mark IIA, 1937–1939<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEKostenukGriffin197724_1-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEKostenukGriffin197724-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=No._3_Squadron_RCAF&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Citations">Citations</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=No._3_Squadron_RCAF&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Citations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEKostenukGriffin197724-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEKostenukGriffin197724_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEKostenukGriffin197724_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEKostenukGriffin197724_1-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEKostenukGriffin197724_1-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEKostenukGriffin197724_1-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEKostenukGriffin197724_1-5"><sup><i><b>f</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEKostenukGriffin197724_1-6"><sup><i><b>g</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEKostenukGriffin197724_1-7"><sup><i><b>h</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEKostenukGriffin197724_1-8"><sup><i><b>i</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFKostenukGriffin1977">Kostenuk & Griffin 1977</a>, p. 24.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEDirectorate_of_History_and_Heritage20005–6-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEDirectorate_of_History_and_Heritage20005–6_2-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEDirectorate_of_History_and_Heritage20005–6_2-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEDirectorate_of_History_and_Heritage20005–6_2-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEDirectorate_of_History_and_Heritage20005–6_2-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEDirectorate_of_History_and_Heritage20005–6_2-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFDirectorate_of_History_and_Heritage2000">Directorate of History and Heritage 2000</a>, pp. 5–6.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEKostenukGriffin197715-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEKostenukGriffin197715_3-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEKostenukGriffin197715_3-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEKostenukGriffin197715_3-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEKostenukGriffin197715_3-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFKostenukGriffin1977">Kostenuk & Griffin 1977</a>, p. 15.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEKostenukGriffin197711–12-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEKostenukGriffin197711–12_4-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEKostenukGriffin197711–12_4-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFKostenukGriffin1977">Kostenuk & Griffin 1977</a>, pp. 11–12.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEDouglas1986140-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEDouglas1986140_5-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFDouglas1986">Douglas 1986</a>, p. 140.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEKostenukGriffin197722-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEKostenukGriffin197722_6-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFKostenukGriffin1977">Kostenuk & Griffin 1977</a>, p. 22.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEKostenukGriffin197717–18-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEKostenukGriffin197717–18_7-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFKostenukGriffin1977">Kostenuk & Griffin 1977</a>, pp. 17–18.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEDouglas1986141-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEDouglas1986141_8-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFDouglas1986">Douglas 1986</a>, p. 141.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEDouglas1986146-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEDouglas1986146_9-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFDouglas1986">Douglas 1986</a>, p. 146.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTENo._3_(B)_Squadron1936–1939Daily_Diary,_July_14,_1938_([httpheritagecanadianacaviewoocihmlac_reel_c12223992r0s3_image_992])-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTENo._3_(B)_Squadron1936–1939Daily_Diary,_July_14,_1938_([httpheritagecanadianacaviewoocihmlac_reel_c12223992r0s3_image_992])_10-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFNo._3_(B)_Squadron1936–1939">No. 3 (B) Squadron 1936–1939</a>, Daily Diary, July 14, 1938 (<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_c12223/992?r=0&s=3">image 992</a>).</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEDouglas1986148–149-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEDouglas1986148–149_11-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFDouglas1986">Douglas 1986</a>, pp. 148–149.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTENo._3_(B)_Squadron1936–1939Daily_Diary,_August_27_to_September_4,_1938_([httpheritagecanadianacaviewoocihmlac_reel_c12223994r0s3_images_994_to_995])-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTENo._3_(B)_Squadron1936–1939Daily_Diary,_August_27_to_September_4,_1938_([httpheritagecanadianacaviewoocihmlac_reel_c12223994r0s3_images_994_to_995])_12-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFNo._3_(B)_Squadron1936–1939">No. 3 (B) Squadron 1936–1939</a>, Daily Diary, August 27 to September 4, 1938 (<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_c12223/994?r=0&s=3">images 994 to 995</a>).</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-13"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-13">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free 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class="external text" href="https://www.newspapers.com/image/481573831/?terms=%22wapiti%22">"Wapiti Bombing Planes Here, After Uneventful Journey From Ontario"</a></span>. <i>The Calgary Herald</i>. 24 October 1938. p. 9<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Sarcee Squad Demonstrated Method of Defence"</a></span>. <i>The Calgary Herald</i>. 5 July 1939. p. 9<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Canadian Resource Knowledge Network.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Royal+Canadian+Air+Force+Operations+Record+Books&rft.atitle=Daily+Diary&rft.date=1936%2F1939&rft.au=No.+3+%28B%29+Squadron&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fheritage.canadiana.ca%2Fview%2Foocihm.lac_reel_c12223%2F994%3Fr%3D0%26s%3D3&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANo.+3+Squadron+RCAF" class="Z3988"></span><span class="cs1-maint citation-comment"><code class="cs1-code">{{<a href="/wiki/Template:Cite_journal" title="Template:Cite journal">cite journal</a>}}</code>: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (<a href="/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_numeric_names:_authors_list" title="Category:CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list">link</a>)</span> – The microfilm also includes operations record book and orders, from image 965 to image 1034; images 958–964 cover the abortive No. 3 (Bomber Reconnaissance) Squadron.</li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFDirectorate_of_History_and_Heritage2000" class="citation book cs1 cs1-prop-long-vol">Directorate of History and Heritage (2000). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.cmp-cpm.forces.gc.ca/dhh-dhp/his/ol-lo/vol-tom-4/doc/h0010.pdf"><i>The Insignia and Lineages of the Canadian Forces</i></a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>. 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title="412 Transport Squadron">12</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=No._13_Squadron_RCAF&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="No. 13 Squadron RCAF (page does not exist)">13</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/442_Transport_and_Rescue_Squadron" title="442 Transport and Rescue Squadron">14</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/438_Tactical_Helicopter_Squadron" title="438 Tactical Helicopter Squadron">18</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">100-series squadrons</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/400_Tactical_Helicopter_Squadron" title="400 Tactical Helicopter Squadron">110</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/440_Transport_Squadron" title="440 Transport Squadron">111</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/402_Squadron" title="402 Squadron">112</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._113_Squadron_RCAF" title="No. 113 Squadron RCAF">113</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=No._114_Squadron_RCAF&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="No. 114 Squadron RCAF (page does not exist)">114</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._115_Squadron_RCAF" title="No. 115 Squadron RCAF">115</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._116_Squadron_RCAF" title="No. 116 Squadron RCAF">116</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._117_Squadron_RCAF" title="No. 117 Squadron RCAF">117</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/438_Tactical_Helicopter_Squadron" title="438 Tactical Helicopter Squadron">118</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._119_Squadron_RCAF" title="No. 119 Squadron RCAF">119</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=No._120_Squadron_RCAF&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="No. 120 Squadron RCAF (page does not exist)">120</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=No._121_Squadron_RCAF&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="No. 121 Squadron RCAF (page does not exist)">121</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=No._122_Squadron_RCAF&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="No. 122 Squadron RCAF (page does not exist)">122</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/439_Combat_Support_Squadron" title="439 Combat Support Squadron">123</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=No._124_Squadron_RCAF&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="No. 124 Squadron RCAF (page does not exist)">124</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/441_Tactical_Fighter_Squadron" title="441 Tactical Fighter Squadron">125</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=No._126_Squadron_RCAF&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="No. 126 Squadron RCAF (page does not exist)">126</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/443_Maritime_Helicopter_Squadron" title="443 Maritime Helicopter Squadron">127</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=No._128_Squadron_RCAF&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="No. 128 Squadron RCAF (page does not exist)">128</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=No._129_Squadron_RCAF&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="No. 129 Squadron RCAF (page does not exist)">129</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=No._130_Squadron_RCAF&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="No. 130 Squadron RCAF (page does not exist)">130</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=No._131_Squadron_RCAF&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="No. 131 Squadron RCAF (page does not exist)">131</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=No._132_Squadron_RCAF&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="No. 132 Squadron RCAF (page does not exist)">132</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=No._133_Squadron_RCAF&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="No. 133 Squadron RCAF (page does not exist)">133</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=No._134_Squadron_RCAF&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="No. 134 Squadron RCAF (page does not exist)">134</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=No._135_Squadron_RCAF&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="No. 135 Squadron RCAF (page does not exist)">135</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._145_Squadron_RCAF" title="No. 145 Squadron RCAF">145</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._147_Squadron_RCAF" title="No. 147 Squadron RCAF">147</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=No._149_Squadron_RCAF&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="No. 149 Squadron RCAF (page does not exist)">149</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._160_Squadron_RCAF" title="No. 160 Squadron RCAF">160</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._161_Squadron_RCAF" title="No. 161 Squadron RCAF">161</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._162_Squadron_RCAF" title="No. 162 Squadron RCAF">162</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=No._163_Squadron_RCAF&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="No. 163 Squadron RCAF (page does not exist)">163</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._164_Squadron_RCAF" title="No. 164 Squadron RCAF">164</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=No._165_Squadron_RCAF&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="No. 165 Squadron RCAF (page does not exist)">165</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=No._166_Squadron_RCAF&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="No. 166 Squadron RCAF (page does not exist)">166</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=No._167_Squadron_RCAF&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="No. 167 Squadron RCAF (page does not exist)">167</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._168_Squadron_RCAF" title="No. 168 Squadron RCAF">168</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=No._170_Squadron_RCAF&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="No. 170 Squadron RCAF (page does not exist)">170</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">WW2 400-series<br /><a href="/wiki/Article_XV_squadrons" title="Article XV squadrons">Article XV</a> squadrons</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/400_Tactical_Helicopter_Squadron" title="400 Tactical Helicopter Squadron">400</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/401_Tactical_Fighter_Squadron" title="401 Tactical Fighter Squadron">401</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/402_Squadron" title="402 Squadron">402</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/403_Helicopter_Operational_Training_Squadron" title="403 Helicopter Operational Training Squadron">403</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/404_Long_Range_Patrol_and_Training_Squadron" title="404 Long Range Patrol and Training Squadron">404</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/405_Long_Range_Patrol_Squadron" title="405 Long Range Patrol Squadron">405</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/406_Maritime_Operational_Training_Squadron" title="406 Maritime Operational Training Squadron">406</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/407_Long_Range_Patrol_Squadron" title="407 Long Range Patrol Squadron">407</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/408_Tactical_Helicopter_Squadron" title="408 Tactical Helicopter Squadron">408</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/409_Tactical_Fighter_Squadron" title="409 Tactical Fighter Squadron">409</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/410_Tactical_Fighter_Operational_Training_Squadron" title="410 Tactical Fighter Operational Training Squadron">410</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._411_Squadron_RCAF" title="No. 411 Squadron RCAF">411</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/412_Transport_Squadron" title="412 Transport Squadron">412</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/413_Transport_and_Rescue_Squadron" title="413 Transport and Rescue Squadron">413</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/414_Electronic_Warfare_Support_Squadron" title="414 Electronic Warfare Support Squadron">414</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/415_Long_Range_Patrol_Force_Development_Squadron" title="415 Long Range Patrol Force Development Squadron">415</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/416_Tactical_Fighter_Squadron" title="416 Tactical Fighter Squadron">416</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/417_Combat_Support_Squadron" title="417 Combat Support Squadron">417</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/418_Search_and_Rescue_Operational_Training_Squadron" title="418 Search and Rescue Operational Training Squadron">418</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/419_Tactical_Fighter_Training_Squadron" title="419 Tactical Fighter Training Squadron">419</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._420_Squadron_RCAF" title="No. 420 Squadron RCAF">420</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._421_Squadron_RCAF" title="No. 421 Squadron RCAF">421</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._422_Squadron_RCAF" title="No. 422 Squadron RCAF">422</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/423_Maritime_Helicopter_Squadron" title="423 Maritime Helicopter Squadron">423</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/424_Transport_and_Rescue_Squadron" title="424 Transport and Rescue Squadron">424</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/425_Tactical_Fighter_Squadron" title="425 Tactical Fighter Squadron">425</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/426_Transport_Training_Squadron" title="426 Transport Training Squadron">426</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/427_Special_Operations_Aviation_Squadron" title="427 Special Operations Aviation Squadron">427</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._428_Squadron_RCAF" title="No. 428 Squadron RCAF">428</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/429_Transport_Squadron" title="429 Transport Squadron">429</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/430_Tactical_Helicopter_Squadron" title="430 Tactical Helicopter Squadron">430</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Snowbirds_(aerobatic_team)" title="Snowbirds (aerobatic team)">431</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._432_Squadron_RCAF" title="No. 432 Squadron RCAF">432</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/433_Tactical_Fighter_Squadron" title="433 Tactical Fighter Squadron">433</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/434_Operational_Test_and_Evaluation_Squadron" title="434 Operational Test and Evaluation Squadron">434</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/435_Transport_and_Rescue_Squadron" title="435 Transport and Rescue Squadron">435</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/436_Transport_Squadron" title="436 Transport Squadron">436</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/437_Transport_Squadron" title="437 Transport Squadron">437</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/438_Tactical_Helicopter_Squadron" title="438 Tactical Helicopter Squadron">438</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/439_Combat_Support_Squadron" title="439 Combat Support Squadron">439</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/440_Transport_Squadron" title="440 Transport Squadron">440</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/441_Tactical_Fighter_Squadron" title="441 Tactical Fighter Squadron">441</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/442_Transport_and_Rescue_Squadron" title="442 Transport and Rescue Squadron">442</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/443_Maritime_Helicopter_Squadron" title="443 Maritime Helicopter Squadron">443</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">WW2 600-series<br /><abbr title="Air Observation Post">AOP</abbr> squadrons<sup>1</sup></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/No._664_Squadron_RCAF" title="No. 664 Squadron RCAF">664</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._665_Squadron_RCAF" title="No. 665 Squadron RCAF">665</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._666_Squadron_RCAF" title="No. 666 Squadron RCAF">666</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Post-war squadrons</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/103_Search_and_Rescue_Squadron" title="103 Search and Rescue Squadron">103</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/444_Combat_Support_Squadron" title="444 Combat Support Squadron">444</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._445_Squadron_RCAF" title="No. 445 Squadron RCAF">445</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=No._446_Squadron_RCAF&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="No. 446 Squadron RCAF (page does not exist)">446</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=No._447_Squadron_RCAF&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="No. 447 Squadron RCAF (page does not exist)">447</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._448_Squadron_RCAF" title="No. 448 Squadron RCAF">448</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=No._449_Squadron_RCAF&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="No. 449 Squadron RCAF (page does not exist)">449</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/450_Tactical_Helicopter_Squadron" title="450 Tactical Helicopter Squadron">450</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Squadron<br />codes</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">WW2 Canada</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1 August 1939 - May 1942</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/No._110_Squadron_RCAF" class="mw-redirect" title="No. 110 Squadron RCAF">AY</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._115_Squadron_RCAF" title="No. 115 Squadron RCAF">BK</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._113_Squadron_RCAF" title="No. 113 Squadron RCAF">BT</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._119_Squadron_RCAF" title="No. 119 Squadron RCAF">DM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._117_Squadron_RCAF" title="No. 117 Squadron RCAF">EX</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=No._114_Squadron_RCAF&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="No. 114 Squadron RCAF (page does not exist)">FD</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._4_Squadron_RCAF" title="No. 4 Squadron RCAF">FY</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=No._121_Squadron_RCAF&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="No. 121 Squadron RCAF (page does not exist)">JY</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._9_Squadron_RCAF" title="No. 9 Squadron RCAF">KA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._2_Squadron_RCAF" title="No. 2 Squadron RCAF">KO</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._7_Squadron_RCAF" title="No. 7 Squadron RCAF">LT</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=No._120_Squadron_RCAF&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="No. 120 Squadron RCAF (page does not exist)">MX</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._1_Squadron_RCAF" class="mw-redirect" title="No. 1 Squadron RCAF">NA</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">OP</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._11_Squadron_RCAF" title="No. 11 Squadron RCAF">OY</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._10_Squadron_RCAF" title="No. 10 Squadron RCAF">PB</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._5_Squadron_RCAF" title="No. 5 Squadron RCAF">QN</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._118_Squadron_RCAF" class="mw-redirect" title="No. 118 Squadron RCAF">RE</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._111_Squadron_RCAF" class="mw-redirect" title="No. 111 Squadron RCAF">TM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._6_Squadron_RCAF" title="No. 6 Squadron RCAF">XE</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=No._112_Squadron_RCAF&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="No. 112 Squadron RCAF (page does not exist)">XO</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._8_Squadron_RCAF" title="No. 8 Squadron RCAF">YO</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._116_Squadron_RCAF" title="No. 116 Squadron RCAF">ZD</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Unit formation in 1940 - May 1942</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=No._13_Squadron_RCAF&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="No. 13 Squadron RCAF (page does not exist)">AN</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._14_Squadron_RCAF" class="mw-redirect" title="No. 14 Squadron RCAF">BF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._162_Squadron_RCAF" title="No. 162 Squadron RCAF">GK</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=No._3_Coast_Artillery_Co-operation_Detachment_RCAF&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="No. 3 Coast Artillery Co-operation Detachment RCAF (page does not exist)">GV</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=No._1_Coast_Artillery_Co-operation_Detachment_RCAF&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="No. 1 Coast Artillery Co-operation Detachment RCAF (page does not exist)">LU</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=No._4_Coast_Artillery_Co-operation_Detachment_RCAF&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="No. 4 Coast Artillery Co-operation Detachment RCAF (page does not exist)">PO</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=No._12_Squadron_RCAF&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="No. 12 Squadron RCAF (page does not exist)">QE</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=No._2_Coast_Artillery_Co-operation_Detachment_RCAF&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="No. 2 Coast Artillery Co-operation Detachment RCAF (page does not exist)">TQ</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=RCAF_School_of_AC&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="RCAF School of AC (page does not exist)">RA</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Dartmouth,_Nova_Scotia" title="Dartmouth, Nova Scotia">Dartmouth</a> <a href="/wiki/Hawker_Hurricane" title="Hawker Hurricane">Hurricanes</a> 1942</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=No._126_Squadron_RCAF&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="No. 126 Squadron RCAF (page does not exist)">1 or 2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._127_Squadron_RCAF" class="mw-redirect" title="No. 127 Squadron RCAF">1 or 2</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=No._129_Squadron_RCAF&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="No. 129 Squadron RCAF (page does not exist)">1 or 2</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">May 1942 - 16 October 1942</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=No._130_Squadron_RCAF&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="No. 130 Squadron RCAF (page does not exist)">AE</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._6_Squadron_RCAF" title="No. 6 Squadron RCAF">AF</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=No._122_Squadron_RCAF&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="No. 122 Squadron RCAF (page does not exist)">AG</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._160_Squadron_RCAF" title="No. 160 Squadron RCAF">AN</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=No._3_Operational_Training_Unit_RCAF&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="No. 3 Operational Training Unit RCAF (page does not exist)">AZ</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._125_Squadron_RCAF" class="mw-redirect" title="No. 125 Squadron RCAF">BA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._4_Squadron_RCAF" title="No. 4 Squadron RCAF">BD</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=No._126_Squadron_RCAF&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="No. 126 Squadron RCAF (page does not exist)">BV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._5_Squadron_RCAF" title="No. 5 Squadron RCAF">DE</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._162_Squadron_RCAF" title="No. 162 Squadron RCAF">DZ</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._145_Squadron_RCAF" title="No. 145 Squadron RCAF">EA</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=No._4_Operational_Training_Unit_RCAF&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="No. 4 Operational Training Unit RCAF (page does not exist)">ED</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=No._121_Squadron_RCAF&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="No. 121 Squadron RCAF (page does not exist)">EN</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=No._2_Operational_Training_Unit_RCAF&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="No. 2 Operational Training Unit RCAF (page does not exist)">ET</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._7_Squadron_RCAF" title="No. 7 Squadron RCAF">FG</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=No._133_Squadron_RCAF&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="No. 133 Squadron RCAF (page does not exist)">FN</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._8_Squadron_RCAF" title="No. 8 Squadron RCAF">GA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._119_Squadron_RCAF" title="No. 119 Squadron RCAF">GR</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=No._129_Squadron_RCAF&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="No. 129 Squadron RCAF (page does not exist)">HA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._9_Squadron_RCAF" title="No. 9 Squadron RCAF">HJ</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._10_Squadron_RCAF" title="No. 10 Squadron RCAF">JK</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._11_Squadron_RCAF" title="No. 11 Squadron RCAF">KL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._113_Squadron_RCAF" title="No. 113 Squadron RCAF">LM</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=No._31_Operational_Training_Unit_RCAF&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="No. 31 Operational Training Unit RCAF (page does not exist)">LR</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=No._5_Coast_Artillery_Co-operation_Detachment_RCAF&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="No. 5 Coast Artillery Co-operation Detachment RCAF (page does not exist)">LV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._111_Squadron_RCAF" class="mw-redirect" title="No. 111 Squadron RCAF">LZ</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=No._114_Squadron_RCAF&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="No. 114 Squadron RCAF (page does not exist)">MA</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=No._13_Squadron_RCAF&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="No. 13 Squadron RCAF (page does not exist)">MK</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=No._4_Coast_Artillery_Co-operation_Detachment_RCA&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="No. 4 Coast Artillery Co-operation Detachment RCA (page does not exist)">MR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._116_Squadron_RCAF" title="No. 116 Squadron RCAF">NO</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._117_Squadron_RCAF" title="No. 117 Squadron RCAF">PQ</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=No._6_Coast_Artillery_Co-operation_Detachment_RCAF&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="No. 6 Coast Artillery Co-operation Detachment RCAF (page does not exist)">QG</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=No._128_Squadron_RCAF&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="No. 128 Squadron RCAF (page does not exist)">RA</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=No._120_Squadron_RCAF&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="No. 120 Squadron RCAF (page does not exist)">RS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._147_Squadron_RCAF" title="No. 147 Squadron RCAF">SZ</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._127_Squadron_RCAF" class="mw-redirect" title="No. 127 Squadron RCAF">TF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._161_Squadron_RCAF" title="No. 161 Squadron RCAF">TN</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._115_Squadron_RCAF" title="No. 115 Squadron RCAF">UV</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=No._1_Operational_Training_Unit_RCAF&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="No. 1 Operational Training Unit RCAF (page does not exist)">UY</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._123_Squadron_RCAF" class="mw-redirect" title="No. 123 Squadron RCAF">VD</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._118_Squadron_RCAF" class="mw-redirect" title="No. 118 Squadron RCAF">VW</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=No._135_Squadron_RCAF&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="No. 135 Squadron RCAF (page does not exist)">XP</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=No._1_Coast_Artillery_Co-operation_Detachment_RCAF&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="No. 1 Coast Artillery Co-operation Detachment RCAF (page does not exist)">XY</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._14_Squadron_RCAF" class="mw-redirect" title="No. 14 Squadron RCAF">YA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._1_General_Reconnaissance_School_RCAF" title="No. 1 General Reconnaissance School RCAF">YH</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=No._2_Coast_Artillery_Co-operation_Detachment_RCAF&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="No. 2 Coast Artillery Co-operation Detachment RCAF (page does not exist)">YZ</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=No._149_Squadron_RCAF&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="No. 149 Squadron RCAF (page does not exist)">ZM</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=No._132_Squadron_RCAF&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="No. 132 Squadron RCAF (page does not exist)">ZR</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">WW2 Overseas<br />1940-1946</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Operational squadrons</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/423_Maritime_Helicopter_Squadron" title="423 Maritime Helicopter Squadron">AB</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/402_Squadron" title="402 Squadron">AE</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/429_Transport_Squadron" title="429 Transport Squadron">AL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/417_Combat_Support_Squadron" title="417 Combat Support Squadron">AN</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._421_Squadron_RCAF" title="No. 421 Squadron RCAF">AU</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._664_Squadron_RCAF" title="No. 664 Squadron RCAF">AW</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/433_Tactical_Fighter_Squadron" title="433 Tactical Fighter Squadron">BM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._666_Squadron_RCAF" title="No. 666 Squadron RCAF">BX</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/443_Maritime_Helicopter_Squadron" title="443 Maritime Helicopter Squadron">2I</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/407_Long_Range_Patrol_Squadron" title="407 Long Range Patrol Squadron">CI</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._411_Squadron_RCAF" title="No. 411 Squadron RCAF">DB</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._422_Squadron_RCAF" title="No. 422 Squadron RCAF">DG</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._1664_Heavy_Conversion_Unit_RCAF" class="mw-redirect" title="No. 1664 Heavy Conversion Unit RCAF">DH</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/416_Tactical_Fighter_Squadron" title="416 Tactical Fighter Squadron">DN</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/404_Long_Range_Patrol_and_Training_Squadron" title="404 Long Range Patrol and Training Squadron">EE</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/408_Tactical_Helicopter_Squadron" title="408 Tactical Helicopter Squadron">EQ</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/439_Combat_Support_Squadron" title="439 Combat Support Squadron">5V</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=No._1659_Heavy_Conversion_Unit_RCAF&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="No. 1659 Heavy Conversion Unit RCAF (page does not exist)">FD</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/438_Tactical_Helicopter_Squadron" title="438 Tactical Helicopter Squadron">F3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/415_Long_Range_Patrol_Force_Development_Squadron" title="415 Long Range Patrol Force Development Squadron">6U</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/415_Long_Range_Patrol_Force_Development_Squadron" title="415 Long Range Patrol Force Development Squadron">GX</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/441_Tactical_Fighter_Squadron" title="441 Tactical Fighter Squadron">G9</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/406_Maritime_Operational_Training_Squadron" title="406 Maritime Operational Training Squadron">HU</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/440_Transport_Squadron" title="440 Transport Squadron">I8</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/441_Tactical_Fighter_Squadron" title="441 Tactical Fighter Squadron">9G</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/403_Helicopter_Operational_Training_Squadron" title="403 Helicopter Operational Training Squadron">KH</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/409_Tactical_Fighter_Squadron" title="409 Tactical Fighter Squadron">KP</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/425_Tactical_Fighter_Squadron" title="425 Tactical Fighter Squadron">KW</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/405_Long_Range_Patrol_Squadron" title="405 Long Range Patrol Squadron">LQ</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._428_Squadron_RCAF" title="No. 428 Squadron RCAF">NA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._1666_Heavy_Conversion_Unit_RCAF" class="mw-redirect" title="No. 1666 Heavy Conversion Unit RCAF">ND</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/415_Long_Range_Patrol_Force_Development_Squadron" title="415 Long Range Patrol Force Development Squadron">NH</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/426_Transport_Training_Squadron" title="426 Transport Training Squadron">OW</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._420_Squadron_RCAF" title="No. 420 Squadron RCAF">PT</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/424_Transport_and_Rescue_Squadron" title="424 Transport and Rescue Squadron">QB</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/413_Transport_and_Rescue_Squadron" title="413 Transport and Rescue Squadron">QL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._432_Squadron_RCAF" title="No. 432 Squadron RCAF">QO</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._1666_Heavy_Conversion_Unit_RCAF" class="mw-redirect" title="No. 1666 Heavy Conversion Unit RCAF">QY</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/410_Tactical_Fighter_Operational_Training_Squadron" title="410 Tactical Fighter Operational Training Squadron">RA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/407_Long_Range_Patrol_Squadron" title="407 Long Range Patrol Squadron">RR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/414_Electronic_Warfare_Support_Squadron" title="414 Electronic Warfare Support Squadron">RU</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=No._1659_Heavy_Conversion_Unit_RCAF&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="No. 1659 Heavy Conversion Unit RCAF (page does not exist)">RV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Snowbirds_(aerobatic_team)" title="Snowbirds (aerobatic team)">SE</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/400_Tactical_Helicopter_Squadron" title="400 Tactical Helicopter Squadron">SP</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=No._1679_Heavy_Conversion_Unit_RCAF&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="No. 1679 Heavy Conversion Unit RCAF (page does not exist)">SW</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/418_Search_and_Rescue_Operational_Training_Squadron" title="418 Search and Rescue Operational Training Squadron">TH</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/419_Tactical_Fighter_Training_Squadron" title="419 Tactical Fighter Training Squadron">VR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/412_Transport_Squadron" title="412 Transport Squadron">VZ</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/434_Operational_Test_and_Evaluation_Squadron" title="434 Operational Test and Evaluation Squadron">WL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/423_Maritime_Helicopter_Squadron" title="423 Maritime Helicopter Squadron">YI</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/401_Tactical_Fighter_Squadron" title="401 Tactical Fighter Squadron">YO</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/442_Transport_and_Rescue_Squadron" title="442 Transport and Rescue Squadron">YZ</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/427_Special_Operations_Aviation_Squadron" title="427 Special Operations Aviation Squadron">ZL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._1664_Heavy_Conversion_Unit_RCAF" class="mw-redirect" title="No. 1664 Heavy Conversion Unit RCAF">ZU</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/437_Transport_Squadron" title="437 Transport Squadron">Z2</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Transport squadrons</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/426_Transport_Training_Squadron" title="426 Transport Training Squadron">OWL</a><sup>2</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/435_Transport_and_Rescue_Squadron" title="435 Transport and Rescue Squadron">ODM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/436_Transport_Squadron" title="436 Transport Squadron">ODN</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/437_Transport_Squadron" title="437 Transport Squadron">ODO</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Post-WW2<br />1947 - 1958</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1947 - 1951 (VC<span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Roundel_of_Canada_(1946%E2%80%931965).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Roundel_of_Canada_%281946%E2%80%931965%29.svg/10px-Roundel_of_Canada_%281946%E2%80%931965%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Roundel_of_Canada_%281946%E2%80%931965%29.svg/15px-Roundel_of_Canada_%281946%E2%80%931965%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Roundel_of_Canada_%281946%E2%80%931965%29.svg/20px-Roundel_of_Canada_%281946%E2%80%931965%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a></span>XXA)<sup>3 </sup></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/400_Tactical_Helicopter_Squadron" title="400 Tactical Helicopter Squadron">AA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/401_Tactical_Fighter_Squadron" title="401 Tactical Fighter Squadron">AB</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/402_Squadron" title="402 Squadron">AC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/403_Helicopter_Operational_Training_Squadron" title="403 Helicopter Operational Training Squadron">AD</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/405_Long_Range_Patrol_Squadron" title="405 Long Range Patrol Squadron">AG</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/406_Maritime_Operational_Training_Squadron" title="406 Maritime Operational Training Squadron">AH</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/408_Tactical_Helicopter_Squadron" title="408 Tactical Helicopter Squadron">AK</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/410_Tactical_Fighter_Operational_Training_Squadron" title="410 Tactical Fighter Operational Training Squadron">AM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._411_Squadron_RCAF" title="No. 411 Squadron RCAF">AN</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/412_Transport_Squadron" title="412 Transport Squadron">AO</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/413_Transport_and_Rescue_Squadron" title="413 Transport and Rescue Squadron">AP</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/414_Electronic_Warfare_Support_Squadron" title="414 Electronic Warfare Support Squadron">AQ</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/417_Combat_Support_Squadron" title="417 Combat Support Squadron">AT</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/418_Search_and_Rescue_Operational_Training_Squadron" title="418 Search and Rescue Operational Training Squadron">AU</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._420_Squadron_RCAF" title="No. 420 Squadron RCAF">AW</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._421_Squadron_RCAF" title="No. 421 Squadron RCAF">AX</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/424_Transport_and_Rescue_Squadron" title="424 Transport and Rescue Squadron">BA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/426_Transport_Training_Squadron" title="426 Transport Training Squadron">BC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/435_Transport_and_Rescue_Squadron" title="435 Transport and Rescue Squadron">BN</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/438_Tactical_Helicopter_Squadron" title="438 Tactical Helicopter Squadron">BQ</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/442_Transport_and_Rescue_Squadron" title="442 Transport and Rescue Squadron">BU</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=No._2_Operational_Training_Unit_RCAF&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="No. 2 Operational Training Unit RCAF (page does not exist)">XV</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1951 - 1958 (XX<span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Roundel_of_Canada_(1946%E2%80%931965).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Roundel_of_Canada_%281946%E2%80%931965%29.svg/10px-Roundel_of_Canada_%281946%E2%80%931965%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Roundel_of_Canada_%281946%E2%80%931965%29.svg/15px-Roundel_of_Canada_%281946%E2%80%931965%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Roundel_of_Canada_%281946%E2%80%931965%29.svg/20px-Roundel_of_Canada_%281946%E2%80%931965%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a></span>nnn)<sup>4 </sup></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/404_Long_Range_Patrol_and_Training_Squadron" title="404 Long Range Patrol and Training Squadron">AF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/410_Tactical_Fighter_Operational_Training_Squadron" title="410 Tactical Fighter Operational Training Squadron">AM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/410_Tactical_Fighter_Operational_Training_Squadron" title="410 Tactical Fighter Operational Training Squadron">AN</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/413_Transport_and_Rescue_Squadron" title="413 Transport and Rescue Squadron">AP</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/414_Electronic_Warfare_Support_Squadron" title="414 Electronic Warfare Support Squadron">AQ</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/416_Tactical_Fighter_Squadron" title="416 Tactical Fighter Squadron">AS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._421_Squadron_RCAF" title="No. 421 Squadron RCAF">AX</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/424_Transport_and_Rescue_Squadron" title="424 Transport and Rescue Squadron">BA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/427_Special_Operations_Aviation_Squadron" title="427 Special Operations Aviation Squadron">BB</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/430_Tactical_Helicopter_Squadron" title="430 Tactical Helicopter Squadron">BH</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/438_Tactical_Helicopter_Squadron" title="438 Tactical Helicopter Squadron">BQ</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/434_Operational_Test_and_Evaluation_Squadron" title="434 Operational Test and Evaluation Squadron">BR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/441_Tactical_Fighter_Squadron" title="441 Tactical Fighter Squadron">BT</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/442_Transport_and_Rescue_Squadron" title="442 Transport and Rescue Squadron">BU</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/444_Combat_Support_Squadron" title="444 Combat Support Squadron">BV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._432_Squadron_RCAF" title="No. 432 Squadron RCAF">DL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/433_Tactical_Fighter_Squadron" title="433 Tactical Fighter Squadron">FG</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/400_Tactical_Helicopter_Squadron" title="400 Tactical Helicopter Squadron">GW</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._428_Squadron_RCAF" title="No. 428 Squadron RCAF">HG</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/418_Search_and_Rescue_Operational_Training_Squadron" title="418 Search and Rescue Operational Training Squadron">HO</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/439_Combat_Support_Squadron" title="439 Combat Support Squadron">IG</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=No._3_Operational_Training_Unit_RCAF&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="No. 3 Operational Training Unit RCAF (page does not exist)">JF</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=No._3_Operational_Training_Unit_RCAF&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="No. 3 Operational Training Unit RCAF (page does not exist)">JW</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/440_Transport_Squadron" title="440 Transport Squadron">KE</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._411_Squadron_RCAF" title="No. 411 Squadron RCAF">KH</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/409_Tactical_Fighter_Squadron" title="409 Tactical Fighter Squadron">LP</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/408_Tactical_Helicopter_Squadron" title="408 Tactical Helicopter Squadron">MN</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/423_Maritime_Helicopter_Squadron" title="423 Maritime Helicopter Squadron">NQ</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/443_Maritime_Helicopter_Squadron" title="443 Maritime Helicopter Squadron">PF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/403_Helicopter_Operational_Training_Squadron" title="403 Helicopter Operational Training Squadron">PR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/406_Maritime_Operational_Training_Squadron" title="406 Maritime Operational Training Squadron">QP</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/401_Tactical_Fighter_Squadron" title="401 Tactical Fighter Squadron">QT</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/407_Long_Range_Patrol_Squadron" title="407 Long Range Patrol Squadron">RX</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._445_Squadron_RCAF" title="No. 445 Squadron RCAF">SA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/404_Long_Range_Patrol_and_Training_Squadron" title="404 Long Range Patrol and Training Squadron">SP</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/402_Squadron" title="402 Squadron">SV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._422_Squadron_RCAF" title="No. 422 Squadron RCAF">TF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/419_Tactical_Fighter_Training_Squadron" title="419 Tactical Fighter Training Squadron">UD</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/405_Long_Range_Patrol_Squadron" title="405 Long Range Patrol Squadron">VN</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/406_Maritime_Operational_Training_Squadron" title="406 Maritime Operational Training Squadron">XK</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=No._2_Operational_Training_Unit_RCAF&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="No. 2 Operational Training Unit RCAF (page does not exist)">XV</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2" style="background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><div><div style="float:left;"><sup>1 </sup>Aircraft administered and serviced by the RCAF but manned by the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Canadian_Artillery" class="mw-redirect" title="Royal Canadian Artillery">Royal Canadian Artillery</a>.</div> <div style="float:left;"><sup>2 </sup> Non-standard code as unit using OW added L. Letters normally denoted parent Command, aircraft type (L <a href="/wiki/Consolidated_B-24_Liberator" title="Consolidated B-24 Liberator">Liberator transport</a>, D <a href="/wiki/Douglas_C-47_Skytrain" title="Douglas C-47 Skytrain">Dakota</a> etc), unit, and individual aircraft.</div><br /> <div style="float:left;"><sup>3 </sup> VC<span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Roundel_of_Canada_(1946%E2%80%931965).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Roundel_of_Canada_%281946%E2%80%931965%29.svg/10px-Roundel_of_Canada_%281946%E2%80%931965%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Roundel_of_Canada_%281946%E2%80%931965%29.svg/15px-Roundel_of_Canada_%281946%E2%80%931965%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Roundel_of_Canada_%281946%E2%80%931965%29.svg/20px-Roundel_of_Canada_%281946%E2%80%931965%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a></span>XXA where VC was the civil code used by the RCAF replacing CF-, XX was the unit code and A was the aircraft ID letter</div><br /> <div style="float:left;"><sup>4 </sup> XX<span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Roundel_of_Canada_(1946%E2%80%931965).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Roundel_of_Canada_%281946%E2%80%931965%29.svg/10px-Roundel_of_Canada_%281946%E2%80%931965%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Roundel_of_Canada_%281946%E2%80%931965%29.svg/15px-Roundel_of_Canada_%281946%E2%80%931965%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Roundel_of_Canada_%281946%E2%80%931965%29.svg/20px-Roundel_of_Canada_%281946%E2%80%931965%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a></span>nnn where XX was the unit code and nnn was the last 3 digits of the serial number. 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