| No. 9 Squadron RCAF | |
|---|---|
| Active | 9 December 1941 - 1 September 1944 |
| Disbanded | 1 September 1944 |
| Country | 
Canada |
| Allegiance |
Canada |
| Branch |
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Royal Canadian Air Force |
| Role | Bomber Reconnaissance |
| Part of | Western Air Command |
| Battle honours | Pacific Coast 1941-1944 [1] |
| Insignia | |
| Unit Codes | KA (1939-1942), HJ (1942) |
| Aircraft flown | |
| Patrol |
Supermarine Stranraer Consolidated Canso Consolidated Catalina |
No. 9 Squadron RCAF was a Royal Canadian Air Force squadron active during the Second World War, primarily in an anti-submarine role with Western Air Command and was based at Bella Bella, British Columbia. The squadron flew the Supermarine Stranraer, Consolidated Canso and Consolidated Catalina before disbanding on 1 September 1944. [2]
References
Citations
Bibliography
- Kostenuk, S.; Griffin, J. (1977). RCAF Squadron Histories and Aircraft: 1924–1968. Toronto, ON: Samuel Stevens, Hakkert & Co. p. 31. ISBN 978-0888665775.
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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 VC
.svg){kind=small} XXA where VC was the civil code used by the RCAF replacing CF-, XX was the unit code and A was the aircraft ID letter4 XX
nnn 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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| No. 9 Squadron RCAF | |
|---|---|
| Active | 9 December 1941 - 1 September 1944 |
| Disbanded | 1 September 1944 |
| Country |
Canada |
| Allegiance |
Canada |
| Branch |
Royal Canadian Air Force |
| Role | Bomber Reconnaissance |
| Part of | Western Air Command |
| Battle honours | Pacific Coast 1941-1944 [1] |
| Insignia | |
| Unit Codes | KA (1939-1942), HJ (1942) |
| Aircraft flown | |
| Patrol |
Supermarine Stranraer Consolidated Canso Consolidated Catalina |
No. 9 Squadron RCAF was a Royal Canadian Air Force squadron active during the Second World War, primarily in an anti-submarine role with Western Air Command and was based at Bella Bella, British Columbia. The squadron flew the Supermarine Stranraer, Consolidated Canso and Consolidated Catalina before disbanding on 1 September 1944. [2]
References
Citations
Bibliography
- Kostenuk, S.; Griffin, J. (1977). RCAF Squadron Histories and Aircraft: 1924–1968. Toronto, ON: Samuel Stevens, Hakkert & Co. p. 31. ISBN 978-0888665775.
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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 VC
XXA where VC was the civil code used by the RCAF replacing CF-, XX was the unit code and A was the aircraft ID letter4 XX
nnn 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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