No. 10 Squadron RCAF
| No. 10 Squadron RCAF | |
|---|---|
| Active | 5 September 1939 – 15 August 1945 |
| Disbanded | 15 August 1945 |
| Country |  Canada |
| Branch | .svg){kind=small} Royal Canadian Air Force |
| Role | Bomber Reconnaissance |
| Part of | Eastern Air Command |
| Nickname(s) | North Atlantic Squadron |
| Engagements | Second World War |
| Battle honours | North-West Atlantic 1940–1945[1] |
| Insignia | |
| Squadron Codes | PB (Aug 1939 - May 1942), JK (May - Oct 1942) |
| Aircraft flown | |
| Bomber | Westland Wapiti Mk.IIA Douglas Digby Consolidated Liberator III, V & VI |
No. 10 (Army Cooperation) Squadron RCAF was formed on 5 October 1932 and renumbered as No. 110 Squadron on 15 November 1937, and then as No. 400 Squadron on 1 March 1941, as the first of the Article XV squadrons, manned and led by Canadians, but equipped with aircraft provided by the British.[2] No. 10 (Bomber) Squadron RCAF was a new, unrelated unit that was formed by the Royal Canadian Air Force on 5 September 1939 for anti-submarine warfare using the same, now disused squadron number, and was active for the duration of the Second World War.[3]
While based on the east coast of Canada and Newfoundland it established an RCAF record for 22 attacks on U-boats and successfully sank 3, garnering the unofficial nickname of North Atlantic Squadron.[4] The squadron flew the Westland Wapiti, Douglas Digby, and Consolidated Liberator.
Victories
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ http://www.cmp-cpm.forces.gc.ca/dhh-dhp/his/ol-lo/vol-tom-4/h0017-eng.asp DND Directorate of History and Heritage
- ^ Kostenuk, 1977, p.40
- ^ Kostenuk, 1977, p.31
- ^ http://www.rcaf.com/Squadrons/squadronDetail.php?No.-10-Squadron-20 www.rcaf.com
Bibliography
[edit]- Kostenuk, S.; Griffin, J. (1977). RCAF Squadron Histories and Aircraft: 1924–1968. Toronto, ON: Samuel Stevens, Hakkert & Co. p. 31. ISBN 978-0888665775.
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1 Aircraft administered and serviced by the RCAF but manned by the Royal Canadian Artillery.
2 Non-standard code as unit using OW added L. Letters normally denoted parent Command, aircraft type (L Liberator transport, D Dakota etc), unit, and individual aircraft. 3 VC .svg){kind=small} XXA where VC was the civil code used by the RCAF replacing CF-, XX was the unit code and A was the aircraft ID letter4 XX nnn where XX was the unit code and nnn was the last 3 digits of the serial number. Unit code was replaced with "RCAF" in 1958 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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