Lineage (excerpt)
Authorized as 'No.116 (Coast Artillery Co-Operation) Squadron' 1 April 1938.
Redesignated 'No.116 (Fighter) Squadron' 1 May 1939. Disbanded 2 November 1939.
Reformed as 'No.116 (Bomber Reconnaissance) Squadron' 30 June 1941. Disbanded 20 June 1945.
Operational history
The Second World War
The squadron flew on anti-submarine operations on the Atlantic Coast and in the Gulf of St.
Government of Canada, The Insignia and Lineages of the Canadian Forces, Volume 4: Operational Flying Squadrons (A-AD-267-000/AF-004)