116 Squadron (RCAF) -

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)

Unit Accident Records: 116 Sqn RCAF (12)


Unit Casualtues: 116 Sqn RCAF (18)

1941-September-09
Killed in Action
Canso I Z2139
Vancouver, British Columbia
1941-September-09
Killed in Action
Canso I Z2139
Toronto, Ontario
1942-September-05
Killed in Action
Canso I Z2140
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
1942-September-05
Killed in Action
Canso I Z2140
Morence, Michigan, USA
1943-November-08
Killed in Flying Accident
Canso A 9834
1943-November-08
Killed in Flying Accident
Canso A 9834
Ottawa, Ontario
1943-November-08
Killed in Flying Accident
Canso A 9834
Kitchener, Ontario
1943-November-08
Killed in Flying Accident
Canso A 9834
Botwood, Newfoundland
1943-November-08
Killed in Flying Accident
Canso A 9834
New Toronto, Ontario
1943-November-08
Killed in Flying Accident
Canso A 9834
Edmonton, Alberta
1943-November-08
Killed in Flying Accident
Canso A 9834
Timmins, Ontario
1943-December-08
Killed in Action
Canso A 9833
Scotsburn, Pictou County, Nova Scotia
1944-February-04
Killed in Flying Accident
Norseman Mk. IV 695
Nelson, British Columbia
1944-February-04
Killed in Flying Accident
Norseman Mk. IV 695
Killarney, Manitoba
1944-February-06
Killed in Action
Canso A 9781
Summerland, British Columbia
1945-February-15
Killed in Action
London, Ontario
1945-February-15
Killed
Buckingham, Quebec
1945-February-15
Killed in Action
Hazel Hill, Nova Scotia