History
147 Squadron
RCAF
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 environme ...
was a Canadian Home War Establishment (HWE) Squadron. It was formed as part of Western Air Command (WAC) on 1 July 1942 at Sea Island, B.C. where it served as a Bomber Reconnaissance (BR) unit tasked with anti-submarine duty. 147 Squadron moved to
RCAF Station Tofino
RCAF Station Tofino (ADC ID: C-36) was a World War II, Second World War and Cold War, Royal Canadian Air Force, Radar station located in British Columbia. It was located southeast of Tofino, British Columbia, Tofino, British Columbia, Canada.
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, B.C. in March 1943 and, with the reduced threat of Japanese action on the Canadian Pacific coast, was disbanded 15 March 1944.
Equipment
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Bristol Bolingbroke
The Bristol Fairchild Bolingbroke is a maritime patrol aircraft and trainer used by the Royal Canadian Air Force during the Second World War. Built by Fairchild-Canada, it was a license-built version of the Bristol Blenheim Mk IV bomber.
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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".
[Kostenuk & Griffin, 1977, p. 233]
Bases
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RCAF Station Sea Island
RCAF Station Sea Island was a World War II, British Commonwealth Air Training Plan station located near Vancouver, British Columbia.
History World War II
No 8 Elementary Flying Training School (EFTS) formed here on 22 July 1940.
Aerodrome info ...
, B.C. (Jul 42 - Mar 43)
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RCAF Station Tofino
RCAF Station Tofino (ADC ID: C-36) was a World War II, Second World War and Cold War, Royal Canadian Air Force, Radar station located in British Columbia. It was located southeast of Tofino, British Columbia, Tofino, British Columbia, Canada.
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, B.C. (Mar 43 - Mar 44)
See also
References
;Notes
;Bibliography
* Kostenuk, S. and J. Griffin. ''RCAF Squadron Histories and Aircraft: 1924–1968.'' Toronto: Samuel Stevens, Hakkert & Company, 1977. .
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