Active 1935-1945 Role Bomber Reconnaissance | Country Canada | |
Branch Royal Canadian Air Force Part of RCAF Western Air Command Battle honours Pacific Coast 1941-1945 | ||
No. 6 (Bomber Reconnaissance) Squadron was a Royal Canadian Air Force squadron that was active during the Second World War. It was formed on 4 March 1936 at RCAF Station Trenton as a Torpedo Bomber squadron before moving to RCAF Station Jericho Beach in 1938. During the war it was primarily used in an anti-submarine role with Western Air Command, flying from Jericho Beach and Coal Harbour. The squadron flew the Blackburn Shark, Supermarine Stranraer, Consolidated Canso and Consolidated Catalina before disbanding on 7 August 1945.
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No. 6 Squadron RCAF Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA