No. 116 Squadron RCAF

No. 116 Squadron RCAF
No. 116 Squadron RCAF
Active	1938-1939, 1941-1945
Disbanded	20 June 1945
Country	Canada
Allegiance	Canada
Branch	Royal Canadian Air Force
Role	Bomber Reconnaissance
Part of	RCAF Eastern Air Command
Engagements	Second World War Battle of the Atlantic; Battle of the St. Lawrence;
Battle honours	North-West Atlantic 1941-1945

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.^[2]