No._11_Squadron_RCAF

No. 11 Squadron RCAF

No. 11 Squadron RCAF

Military unit

No. 11 Squadron RCAF was a Royal Canadian Air Force squadron active during the Second World War. It was primarily used in an anti-submarine role and was based on the east coast of Canada and Newfoundland. It was initially formed at RCAF Station Ottawa before moving to Dartmouth, Nova Scotia on 3 November 1939, where it became operational.

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From 26 October 1943 to 17 June 1944, it operated from Torbay, Newfoundland before returning to Halifax for a year, before again moving across the country to Patricia Bay, British Columbia on 31 May 1945.[1] The squadron flew the Lockheed Hudson and Consolidated Liberator maritime patrol bombers before disbanding on 15 September.[3] The unit's first operational flight, on 10 November 1939, was to provide sighting practice for the anti-aircraft guns of the Royal Navy battlecruiser HMS Repulse and aircraft carrier HMS Furious, as well as for the Halifax, Nova Scotia shore batteries.[1]

References

Citations

  1. [1]
    Kostenuk, 1977, p.33
  2. [2]
    "No.11 (Bomber Reconnaissance) Squadron". 9 March 2005.
  3. [3]
    "Flight Scan | Cheap Flights, Hotels, Car Rental and Travel".

Bibliography

  • Kostenuk, S.; Griffin, J. (1977). RCAF Squadron Histories and Aircraft: 1924–1968. Toronto, ON: Samuel Stevens, Hakkert & Co. p. 33. ISBN 978-0888665775.
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