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]
No. 10 Squadron RCAF | |
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Active | 5 September 1939 – 15 August 1945 |
Disbanded | 15 August 1945 |
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Branch | ![]() |
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 |
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
editReferences
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.