No. 39 Wing RCAF

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No. 39 Wing RCAF
No. 39 (Reconnaissance) Wing RCAF
No. 39 (Army Co-operation) Wing RCAF
Air Force Ensign of Canada (1941-1968).svg
ActiveSeptember 1942 – August 1945
CountryFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada
Branch Royal Air Force / Royal Canadian Air Force
TypeWing
RoleReconnaissance
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.

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History

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]

Aircraft

Commanding Officers

See also

References

Citations

  1. 1 2 3 4 Kostenuk, Samuel; Griffin, John (1977). RCAF Squadron Histories and Aircraft 1924–1968. Toronto: National Museum of Man Canada. p. 255. ISBN   0-88866-577-6.
  2. "Air Force (Canada) History". Royal Canadian Air Force Association. Retrieved 26 May 2022.