No. 11 Squadron RCAF

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No. 11 Squadron RCAF
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No. 11 Squadron Lockheed Hudson
Active3 Nov 1939 - 15 Sept 1945 [1]
CountryCanadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg Canada
Branch Royal Canadian Air Force Ensign (1941-1968).svg Royal Canadian Air Force
RoleBomber Reconnaissance
Part of RCAF No.3 Training Command,
Eastern Air Command,
Western Air Command
Nickname(s)The Joe Squadron [1]
Engagements Second World War
Decorations8 DFC's, 1 AFC, 1 DFM and 6 MiDs [1]
Battle honours North-West Atlantic 1939-1945
Pacific Coast 1945 [2]
Flying hours25,386 operational,
13,377 non-operational [1]
Insignia
Unit CodesOY (1939-1942)
KL (1942) [1]
Aircraft flown
Patrol Lockheed Hudson I & III
Consolidated Liberator III, V & VI

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]

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Citations

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Kostenuk, 1977, p.33
  2. "No.11 (Bomber Reconnaissance) Squadron". 9 March 2005.
  3. "Flight Scan | Cheap Flights, Hotels, Car Rental and Travel". Archived from the original on April 5, 2012.

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