No. 10 Squadron RCAF

No. 10 Squadron RCAF
Active	1938–1945
Country	Canada
Allegiance	Canada
Branch	Royal Canadian Air Force
Role	Bomber Reconnaissance
Part of	Eastern Air Command
Nickname(s)	North Atlantic Squadron
Engagements	Second World War Battle of the Atlantic Battle of the St. Lawrence
Battle honours	North-West Atlantic 1940–1945^[1]
Disbanded	13 August 1945
Aircraft flown
Bomber	Westland Wapiti Douglas Digby Consolidated B-24 Liberator

No. 10 Squadron RCAF was a Royal Canadian Air Force squadron that was 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 established the RCAF record for attacks on U-boats with 22 and was successful in sinking 3, earning the unofficial nickname of North Atlantic Squadron.^[2] The squadron flew the Westland Wapiti, Douglas Digby, and Consolidated B-24 Liberator before disbanding on 13 August 1945.

Victories

30 October 1942 – U-520
19 September 1943 – U-341
26 October 1943 – U-420

References

↑ http://www.cmp-cpm.forces.gc.ca/dhh-dhp/his/ol-lo/vol-tom-4/h0017-eng.asp DND Directorate of History and Heritage
↑ http://www.rcaf.com/Squadrons/squadronDetail.php?No.-10-Squadron-20 www.rcaf.com

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