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.

No. 11 Squadron RCAF
No. 11 Squadron Lockheed Hudson
Active3 Oct 1939 - 15 Sept 1945[1]
Country Canada
Branch Royal Canadian Air Force
RoleBomber Reconnaissance
Part ofRCAF No.3 Training Command,
Eastern Air Command,
Western Air Command
Nickname(s)The Joe Squadron[1]
EngagementsSecond World War
Decorations8 DFC's, 1 AFC, 1 DFM and 6 MiDs[1]
Battle honoursNorth-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
PatrolLockheed Hudson I & III
Consolidated Liberator III, V & VI

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]

References

edit

Citations

edit
  1. ^ a b c d e f g Kostenuk, 1977, p.33
  2. ^ "No.11 (Bomber Reconnaissance) Squadron". 9 March 2005.
  3. ^ "Flight Scan | Cheap Flights, Hotels, Car Rental and Travel".

Bibliography

edit
  • Kostenuk, S.; Griffin, J. (1977). RCAF Squadron Histories and Aircraft: 1924–1968. Toronto, ON: Samuel Stevens, Hakkert & Co. p. 33. ISBN 978-0888665775.