No. 147 Squadron RCAF

Summary

No. 147 Squadron RCAF
Active1 July 1942 - 15 March 1944
Country Canada
Allegiance Canada
BranchRoyal Canadian Air Force
RoleBomber-Reconnaissance
Part ofWestern Air Command
Battle honoursPacific Coast, 1942-1944.[1]

History edit

147 Squadron RCAF was a Canadian Home War Establishment (HWE) Squadron. It was formed as part of Western Air Command (WAC) on 1 July 1942 at Sea Island, B.C. where it served as a Bomber Reconnaissance (BR) unit tasked with anti-submarine duty.[2] 147 Squadron moved to RCAF Station Tofino, B.C. in March 1943 and, with the reduced threat of Japanese action on the Canadian Pacific coast, was disbanded 15 March 1944.

Equipment edit

Two letter Squadron code was briefly SZ from July 1942 until the use of Squadron codes was discontinued in the RCAF HWE on the 16 Oct 1942, "for security reasons".[3]

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Notes
  1. ^ [1] Directorate of History and Heritage
  2. ^ Kostenuk & Griffin 1977 p. 65
  3. ^ Kostenuk & Griffin, 1977, p. 233
Bibliography
  • Kostenuk, S. and J. Griffin. RCAF Squadron Histories and Aircraft: 1924–1968. Toronto: Samuel Stevens, Hakkert & Company, 1977. ISBN 0-88866-577-6.