10 Squadron (RCAF)

Battle honours

The Second World War

NORTH-WEST ATLANTIC, 1940-1945.

Lineage

Authorized as ‘No.10 (Torpedo Bomber) Squadron’ 1 April 1938.Footnote1

Redesignated 'No.10 (Bomber) Squadron' 28 August 1939.Footnote2

Redesignated 'No.10 (Bomber Reconnaissance) Squadron' 1 September 1939.Footnote3

Disbanded 13 August 1945.Footnote4

Notes:

No lineal connection with '10 Experimental Squadron', of 1967-70. See 10 Experimental Squadron.

Operational history

The Second World War

The squadron flew on anti-submarine operations on the Atlantic Coast under 'Eastern Air Command'.Footnote5

Footnotes

Footnote 1

GO 48/38. Authorized but not formed (AFGO 19/39)

Footnote 2

AFGO 41/39

Footnote 3

AFGO 57/39\

Footnote 4

Secret Organization Order 279, 4 August 1945, file S.17-10-1 (DOE), Kardex 181.009 (D5432)

Footnote 5

AFGO 25/40; Statement and Organization Charts for the Home and Overseas War and BCATP Organization, 15 April 1942, file S.8202, Kardex 181.002 (D421); Memorandum, Notes for CAS, Appendix A, 12 September 1939, Document Collection 77/543

Government of Canada

Unit Accident Records: 10 Sqn RCAF (37)


Unit Casualtues: 10 Sqn RCAF (53)

1940-April-20
Killed in Action
Digby Mk. I 743
Belleville, Ontario
1940-November-17
Killed in Action
Digby Mk. I 749
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
1940-November-17
Killed in Action
Digby Mk. I 749
Aylesford, Nova Scotia
1940-November-17
Killed in Action
Digby Mk. I 749
New Westminster, British Columbia (parents)
1941-July-26
Killed in Action
Digby Mk. I 742
Regina, Saskatchewan
1941-July-26
Killed in Action
Digby Mk. I 742
Winnipeg, Manitoba
1941-July-26
Killed in Action
Digby Mk. I 742
Flat Lands, New Brunswick
1941-July-26
Killed in Action
Digby Mk. I 742
Turnbridge Wells, Kent, England
1941-July-26
Killed in Action
Digby Mk. I 742
Calgary, Alberta
1941-July-26
Killed in Action
Digby Mk. I 742
Toronto, Ontario (parents)
1941-December-29
Killed in Action
Digby Mk. I 744
Peterborough, Ontario
1941-December-29
Killed in Action
Digby Mk. I 744
Toronto, Ontario
1941-December-29
Killed in Action
Digby Mk. I 744
Drexel Hul, Pennsylvania, USA
1941-December-29
Killed in Action
Digby Mk. I 744
Hanover, Ontario
1941-December-29
Killed in Action
Digby Mk. I 744
Montreal, Quebec
1941-December-29
Killed in Action
Digby Mk. I 744
Ottawa, Ontario
1942-July-10
Killed in Action
Digby Mk. I 739
Winnipeg, Manitoba
1942-July-10
Killed in Action
Digby Mk. I 739
Chicago, Illinois, USA
1942-July-10
Killed in Action
Digby Mk. I 739
Vancouver, British Columbia
1942-July-10
Killed in Action
Digby Mk. I 739
Oak River, Manitoba
1942-July-10
Killed in Action
Digby Mk. I 739
Bright, Ontario (parents)
1942-July-10
Killed in Action
Digby Mk. I 739
Bedford, Quebec (parents)
1942-October-01
Prisoner of War
Halifax B.Mk.II W7852
1943-September-04
Killed in Action
Liberator Mk. III/V 589
Oakville, Ontario
1943-September-04
Killed in Action
Liberator Mk. III/V 589
Toronto, Ontario
1943-September-04
Killed in Action
Liberator Mk. III/V 589
Lucknow, Ontario
1943-September-04
Killed in Action
Liberator Mk. III/V 589
Winnipeg, Manitoba
1943-October-20
Killed in Flying Accident
Liberator B-24D / Mk. V 3701
Abbotsford, British Columbia
1943-October-20
Killed in Flying Accident
Liberator B-24D / Mk. V 3701
Eugene, Oregon, USA
1943-October-20
Killed in Flying Accident
Liberator B-24D / Mk. V 3701
Palgrave, Ontario
1943-October-20
Killed in Flying Accident
Liberator B-24D / Mk. V 3701
Vancouver, British Columbia
1943-October-20
Killed in Flying Accident
Liberator B-24D / Mk. V 3701
Thetford Mines, Quebec
1943-October-20
Killed in Flying Accident
Liberator B-24D / Mk. V 3701
Windsor, Ontario
1943-October-20
Killed in Flying Accident
Liberator B-24D / Mk. V 3701
London, Ontario
1943-October-20
Killed in Flying Accident
Liberator B-24D / Mk. V 3701
Rochester, New York, USA
1943-October-20
Killed in Flying Accident
Liberator B-24D / Mk. V 3701
Rivers, Manitoba
1943-October-20
Killed in Flying Accident
Liberator B-24D / Mk. V 3701
Kenora, Ontario
1943-October-20
Killed in Flying Accident
Liberator B-24D / Mk. V 3701
Cornwall, Ontario
1943-October-20
Killed in Flying Accident
Liberator B-24D / Mk. V 3701
Ketepec, St John County, New Brunswick
1943-October-20
Killed in Flying Accident
Liberator B-24D / Mk. V 3701
Valley Junction, Beauce County, Quebec
1943-October-20
Killed in Flying Accident
Liberator B-24D / Mk. V 3701
Woodstock, New Brunswick
1943-October-20
Killed in Flying Accident
Liberator B-24D / Mk. V 3701
Sarnia, Ontario
1943-October-20
Killed in Flying Accident
Liberator B-24D / Mk. V 3701
Islington, Ontario
1943-October-20
Killed in Flying Accident
Liberator B-24D / Mk. V 3701
Millview, Prince Edward Island
1943-October-20
Killed in Flying Accident
Liberator B-24D / Mk. V 3701
Galahad, Alberta
1943-October-20
Killed in Flying Accident
Liberator B-24D / Mk. V 3701
Woodstock, Ontario
1943-October-20
Killed in Flying Accident
Liberator B-24D / Mk. V 3701
Armstrong, British Columbia
1943-October-20
Killed in Flying Accident
Liberator B-24D / Mk. V 3701
Toronto, Ontario
1943-October-20
Killed in Flying Accident
Liberator B-24D / Mk. V 3701
Oakville, Ontario
1943-October-20
Killed in Flying Accident
Liberator B-24D / Mk. V 3701
Nash Creek, New Brunswick
1944-February-18
Killed in Action
Liberator Mk. III/V 586
Hamilton, Ontario
1945-July-06
Killed in Action
Liberator Mk. III/V 595
Sydney, Nova Scotia