No. 10 (Army Cooperation) Squadron RCAF was formed on 5 October 1932 and renumbered as No. 110 Squadron on 15 November 1937, and then as No. 400 Squadron on 1 March 1941, as the first of the
Article XV squadron
Article XV squadrons were Australian, Canadian, and New Zealand air force squadrons formed from graduates of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan (1939) during World War II.
These units complemented another feature of the BCATP, under whi ...
s, manned and led by Canadians, but equipped with aircraft provided by the British.
[Kostenuk, 1977, p.40]
No. 10 (Bomber) Squadron RCAF was a new, unrelated unit that was formed by the
Royal Canadian Air Force
The Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF; french: Aviation royale canadienne, ARC) is the air and space force of Canada. Its role is to "provide the Canadian Forces with relevant, responsive and effective airpower". The RCAF is one of three environm ...
on 5 September 1939 for
anti-submarine warfare
Anti-submarine warfare (ASW, or in older form A/S) is a branch of underwater warfare that uses surface warships, aircraft, submarines, or other platforms, to find, track, and deter, damage, or destroy enemy submarines. Such operations are t ...
using the same, now disused squadron number, and was active for the duration of the
Second World War.
[Kostenuk, 1977, p.31]
While based on the east coast of
Canada and
Newfoundland
Newfoundland and Labrador (; french: Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador; frequently abbreviated as NL) is the easternmost province of Canada, in the country's Atlantic region. The province comprises the island of Newfoundland and the continental region ...
it established an RCAF record for 22 attacks on
U-boats and successfully sank 3, garnering the unofficial nickname of North Atlantic Squadron.
[http://www.rcaf.com/Squadrons/squadronDetail.php?No.-10-Squadron-20 www.rcaf.com] The squadron flew the
Westland Wapiti,
Douglas Digby, and
Consolidated Liberator.
Victories
*30 October 1942 –
*19 September 1943 –
*26 October 1943 –
References
Bibliography
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Royal Canadian Air Force squadrons (disbanded)
Military units and formations of Canada in World War II
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