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418 Squadron RCAF was Canada's highest-scoring squadron in World War II, in terms of both air-to-air and air-to-ground kills, and in terms of both day and night operations. [1] The squadron's most active period was 1944, when assigned to intruder and ranger sorties across occupied Europe. The squadron was re-formed in 1946 flying the B-25 ...
This article contains a List of Facilities of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan (BCATP) in Canada. The BCATP was a major program for training Allied air crews during World War II that was administered by the Government of Canada, and commanded by the Royal Canadian Air Force with the assistance of a board of representatives from the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand and Canada.
402 Squadron began on 5 October 1932 as Number 12 Army Co-operation Squadron, a unit of the non-permanent active Air Force. During the early years, meetings were held in Minto Armories, while flying facilities were based at Stevenson Field, now Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport. The aircraft flown included a number of ...
CT-155 Hawk. 419 Tactical Fighter Training Squadron (French: 419e Escadron d'entraînement à l'appui tactique) was a unit of the Royal Canadian Air Force. The squadron was originally formed during the Second World War and was most recently based at CFB Cold Lake. In its latest incarnation it was responsible for advanced tactical fighter ...
Stan Turner (RAF officer) Percival Stanley Turner, DSO , DFC & Bar (3 September 1913 – 23 July 1985) served with the Royal Air Force and the Royal Canadian Air Force during the Second World War. He holds the record of the most combat hours flown of any Canadian pilot. [ 1 ]: 275.
No. 415 Squadron was formed at Thorney Island on 20 August 1941 as a torpedo-bomber squadron, armed with Hampdens. It flew from a number of different bases, attacking enemy convoys and shipyards. In March 1943 Acting Wing Commander George Howard David Evans, RAF, was appointed as Commanding Officer. [3] A week later while flying an air test his ...
439 Combat Support Squadron (French: 439 e Escadron de soutien au combat) is a squadron of the Royal Canadian Air Force, based in Bagotville, Quebec.. It was formed as No. 123 (Army Co-operation) Squadron in early 1942 for army training operations in eastern Canada during World War II, being renumbered No. 439 Squadron RCAF in late 1943 when it transferred to England.
No. 422 Squadron RCAF was a unit of the Royal Canadian Air Force, formed during World War II. 422 General Reconnaissance Squadron formed at RAF Castle Archdale near Lough Erne, Northern Ireland, in April 1942. It was a flying-boat squadron, flying Cansos and Short Sunderlands to patrol the North Atlantic for German U-boats.