No. 115 Squadron RCAF
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No. 115 Squadron was a Royal Canadian Air Force Canadian Home War Establishment Squadron that operated during World War II.
No. 115 Squadron RCAF badge
Commanding Officer's aircraft of 115 Squadron, Feb 1943 - Annette Island, Alaska
The history of the Royal Canadian Air Force begins in 1914, with the formation of the Canadian Aviation Corps that was attached to the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the First World War. It consi
No. 115 Squadron RCAF
…that operated during World War II. No. 115 Squadron flew anti-submarine patrols along the coasts of British Columbia and Southeast Alaska as part of Western Air Command. On 7 July 1942, Flight Sergeant PMG W. E. Thomas and the crew of Bristol Bolingbroke maritime patrol aircraft No. 9118 sighted a target breaking the…
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