No. 147 Squadron RCAF | |
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Active | 1 July 1942 - 15 March 1944 |
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Role | Bomber-Reconnaissance |
Part of | Western Air Command |
Battle honours | Pacific Coast, 1942-1944.[1] |
History
edit147 Squadron RCAF was a Canadian Home War Establishment (HWE) Squadron. It was formed as part of Western Air Command (WAC) on 1 July 1942 at Sea Island, B.C. where it served as a Bomber Reconnaissance (BR) unit tasked with anti-submarine duty.[2] 147 Squadron moved to RCAF Station Tofino, B.C. in March 1943 and, with the reduced threat of Japanese action on the Canadian Pacific coast, was disbanded 15 March 1944.
Equipment
edit- Bristol Bolingbroke I and IV (Jul 42 - Mar 44)
Two letter Squadron code was briefly SZ from July 1942 until the use of Squadron codes was discontinued in the RCAF HWE on the 16 Oct 1942, "for security reasons".[3]
Bases
edit- RCAF Station Sea Island, B.C. (Jul 42 - Mar 43)
- RCAF Station Tofino, B.C. (Mar 43 - Mar 44)
See also
editRelated lists
References
edit- Notes
- Bibliography
- Kostenuk, S. and J. Griffin. RCAF Squadron Histories and Aircraft: 1924–1968. Toronto: Samuel Stevens, Hakkert & Company, 1977. ISBN 0-88866-577-6.