No. 160 Squadron RCAF
No. 160 Squadron RCAF | |
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Active | 1943-1945 |
Disbanded | 15 June 1945 |
Country | Canada |
Allegiance | Canada |
Branch | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Role | Bomber Reconnaissance |
Part of | RCAF Eastern Air Command |
Engagements | Second World War |
Battle honours | North-West Atlantic 1943-1945[1] |
Military unit
No. 160 (Bomber Reconnaissance) Squadron 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 flew the Consolidated Canso before disbanding on June 15, 1945.[2]
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1 Aircraft administered and serviced by the RCAF but manned by the Royal Canadian Artillery.
2 Non-standard code as unit using OW added L. Letters normally denoted parent Command, aircraft type (L Liberator transport, D Dakota etc), unit, and individual aircraft.
3 VCXXA where VC was the civil code used by the RCAF replacing CF-, XX was the unit code and A was the aircraft ID letter
4 XXnnn where XX was the unit code and nnn was the last 3 digits of the serial number. Unit code was replaced with "RCAF" in 1958
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