- No. 147 Squadron RCAF
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No. 147 Squadron RCAF Active 1 July 1942 - 15 March 1944 Country 
CanadaAllegiance CanadaBranch Royal Canadian Air Force Role Bomber-Reconnaissance Battle honours Pacific Coast, 1942-1944.[1] Contents
History
RCAF Canadian Home War Establishment (HWE) Squadron. Formed as part of Western Air Command (WAC) on 1 July 1942 at Sea Island, B.C.. Served as a Bomber Reconnaissance (BR) unit tasked with anti-submarine duty.[2] Moved to RCAF Station Tofino, B.C. in March 1943. Disbanded 15 March 1944.
Equipment
- Bristol Bolingbroke I and IV (Jul 42 - Mar 44)
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]
Bases
- RCAF Station Sea Island, B.C. (Jul 42 - Mar 43)
- RCAF Station Tofino, B.C. (Mar 43 - Mar 44)
See also
- Related lists
- List of Royal Canadian Air Force squadrons
- List of aircraft of the Canadian Air Force
- List of Royal Canadian Air Force stations
References
- Notes
- ^ http://www.cmp-cpm.forces.gc.ca/dhh-dhp/his/ol-lo/vol-tom-4/h0037-eng.asp
- ^ Kostenuk & Griffin 1977 p. 65
- ^ 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.
Categories:- Royal Canadian Air Force squadrons
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