No. 10 Squadron RCAF | |
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Active | 1938–1945 |
Disbanded | 13 August 1945 |
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Allegiance | |
Branch | |
Role | Bomber Reconnaissance |
Part of | Eastern Air Command |
Nickname(s) | North Atlantic Squadron |
Engagements | |
Battle honours | North-West Atlantic 1940–1945 [1] |
Aircraft flown | |
Bomber | Westland Wapiti Douglas Digby Consolidated B-24 Liberator |
No. 10 Squadron RCAF was a Royal Canadian Air Force squadron that was 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 established the RCAF record for attacks on U-boats with 22 and was successful in sinking 3, earning the unofficial nickname of North Atlantic Squadron. [2] The squadron flew the Westland Wapiti, Douglas Digby, and Consolidated B-24 Liberator before disbanding on 13 August 1945.
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