No. 5 Squadron RCAF
No. 5 Squadron RCAF | |
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Active | 1934-1945 |
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Role | Bomber Reconnaissance |
Part of | RCAF Eastern Air Command |
Nickname(s) | Gannet |
Motto(s) | VOLANDO VINCIMUS - "By Flying We Conquer" |
Engagements | |
Battle honours | North West Atlantic, 1939-1945[1] |
Disbanded | 15 July 1945 |
No. 5 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 with Eastern Air Command and was based at Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Gander, Newfoundland, Torbay, Newfoundland, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia and Sydney, Nova Scotia. The squadron flew the Supermarine Stranraer, Consolidated Canso and Consolidated Catalina before disbanding on 15 July 1945.[2]
Victories
- 4 May 1943 - U-209[3]
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