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| No. 39 Wing RCAF No. 39 (Reconnaissance) Wing RCAF No. 39 (Army Co-operation) Wing RCAF  | |
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| Active | September 1942 – August 1945 |
| Country |  Canada |
| Branch | Royal Air Force / Royal Canadian Air Force |
| Type | Wing |
| Role | Reconnaissance |
| Part of | First Canadian Army RAF Second Tactical Air Force |
No. 39 Wing RCAF was a unit of the Royal Canadian Air Force which served with the Royal Air Force in Europe during the Second World War.
No. 39 Wing was established on 12 September 1942 as an "Army Cooperation" Wing at Leatherhead, Surrey, England. [1] [2] It comprised No. 400 Squadron RCAF, No. 414 Squadron RCAF, and No. 430 Squadron RCAF. As a reconnaissance unit, its purpose was to gather photographic intelligence in support of allied ground operations. [1]
The Wing left the UK and moved to the European continent on 2 July 1944 at Sommervieu, France. [1] The Wing moved ever eastward following the front and finished the war at airfield B156 Luneburg, Germany where it was finally disbanded. [1]
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