133 Squadron (RCAF) -

Lineage (excerpt)

Authorized as 'No.133 (Fighter) Squadron' 3 June 1942. Disbanded 10 September 1945.

Operational history

The Second World War

The squadron flew on air defence operations under 'Western Air Command'.

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: 133 Sqn RCAF (87)

1942-June-28 Accident: 133 Squadron Loc: Aerodrome Names: Gainworth
1942-June-30 Accident: 133 Squadron Loc: Lethbridge Aerodrome Names: Collins
1942-July-02 Accident: 133 Squadron Loc: Lethbridge Airport Names: Ness
1942-July-06 Accident: 133 Squadron Loc: Aerodrome Names: Higginson
1942-July-07 Accident: 133 Squadron Loc: Aerodrome Names: Shavalier
1942-July-12 Accident: 133 Squadron Loc: Aerodrome Names: Shavalier
1942-July-14 Accident: 133 Squadron Loc: Aerodrome Names: Myles
1942-July-19 Accident: 133 Squadron Loc: Lethbridge Names: Legear
1942-August-06 Accident: 133 Squadron Loc: Aerodrome Names: Leslie
1942-August-19 Accident: 133 Squadron Loc: Aerodrome Names: Whelan
1942-August-28 Accident: 133 Squadron Loc: Aerodrome Names: Hammell
1942-September-27 Accident: 133 Squadron Loc: Aerodrome Names: Monypenny
1942-October-03 Accident: 133 Squadron Loc: Saskatoon Aerodrome Names: Grover
1942-October-05 Accident: 133 Squadron Loc: Boundary Bay British Columbia Main Aerodrome Names: Leslie
1942-October-29 Accident: 133 Squadron Loc: Boundary Bay British Columbia Aerodrome Names: Tracy
1942-November-14 Accident: 133 Squadron Loc: Boundary Bay British Columbia Aerodrome Names: Curtis
1942-November-15 Accident: 133 Squadron Loc: Boundary Bay British Columbia Names: Sargent
1942-November-24 Accident: 133 Squadron Loc: Aerodrome Names: Gainforth | Wakeman
1942-November-24 Accident: 133 Squadron Loc: Aerodrome Names: Gainforth | Wakeman
1943-January-07 Accident: 133 Squadron Loc: Aerodrome Names: Costello
1943-January-14 Accident: 133 Squadron Loc: Aerodrome Names: Aslin
1943-January-27 Accident: 133 Squadron Loc: Sea Island Names: Dalzell | Monypenny
1943-January-27 Accident: 133 Squadron Loc: Sea Island Names: Dalzell | Monypenny
1943-January-29 Accident: 133 Squadron Loc: Aerodrome Boundary Bay British Columbia Names: Grissom | Treleaven
1943-February-04 Accident: 133 Squadron Loc: Pender Island British Columbia Names: Sargent
1943-February-08 Accident: 133 Squadron Loc: Squamish British Columbia Names: Ness
1943-February-20 Accident: 133 Squadron Loc: Boundary Bay British Columbia Aerodrome Names: Brooks
1943-March-02 Accident: 133 Squadron Loc: Aerodrome Names: Laubman
1943-March-06 Accident: 133 Squadron Loc: Cowichan Lake Names: Gainforth
1943-March-08 Accident: 133 Squadron Loc: Names: Millar
1943-March-15 Accident: 133 Squadron Loc: Boundary Bay British Columbia Aerodrome Names: Young
1943-March-15 Accident: 133 Squadron Loc: Boundary Bay British Columbia Aerodrome Names: Young
1943-March-31 Accident: 133 Squadron Loc: Low Flying Area Names: Costelle
1943-April-08 Accident: 133 Squadron Loc: Aerodrome Names: Mcgowan
1943-April-10 Accident: 133 Squadron Loc: Langley Prairie Names: Gaskin
1943-April-12 Accident: 133 Squadron Loc: Aerodrome Names: Legear | Wendell
1943-April-15 Accident: 133 Squadron Loc: Aerodrome Names: Grissom
1943-April-15 Accident: 133 Squadron Loc: Boundary Bay British Columbia British Columbia Names: Dalzell
1943-May-12 Accident: 133 Squadron Loc: Aerodrome Names: Monypenny
1943-June-05 Accident: 133 Squadron Loc: Coquitlan British Columbia Names: Leslie
1943-July-07 Accident: 133 Squadron Loc: Aerodrome Names: Greenway
1943-July-12 Accident: 133 Squadron Loc: Aerodrome Names: Blackely | Dempsey
1943-July-14 Accident: 133 Squadron Loc: Aerodrome Names: Hague
1943-July-21 Accident: 133 Squadron Loc: Aerodrome Names: Gow
1943-July-23 Accident: 133 Squadron Loc: Aerodrome Names: Bowyer
1943-August-01 Accident: 133 Squadron Loc: Unknown Names: Brown
1943-August-21 Accident: 133 Squadron Loc: Aerodrome Names: Henderson
1943-October-07 Accident: 133 Squadron Loc: Aerodrome Names: Ryan
1943-November-08 Accident: 133 Squadron Loc: Aerodrome Names: Thompson
1943-November-24 Accident: 133 Squadron Loc: Aerodrome Names: Maxwell
1943-December-08 Accident: 133 Squadron Loc: Aerodrome Names: Dawson | Fulcher | Honeyman | Jorgense | Leslie | Moore | Stewart
1943-December-08 Accident: 133 Squadron Loc: Aerodrome Names: Dawson | Fulcher | Honeyman | Jorgense | Leslie | Moore | Stewart
1943-December-20 Accident: 133 Squadron Loc: Aerodrome Names: Thompson | Watling
1944-January-28 Accident: 133 Squadron Loc: Aerodrome Names: Ingalls
1944-February-07 Accident: 133 Squadron Loc: Tofino Names: Hague
1944-February-08 Accident: 133 Squadron Loc: Pachena Point Names: Ness
1944-April-02 Accident: 133 Squadron Loc: Sea Island Names: Sundercock
1944-April-20 Accident: 133 Squadron Loc: Mission British Columbia Names: Bisson
1944-May-03 Accident: 133 Squadron Loc: Comox British Columbia Names: Dempsey
1944-May-06 Accident: 133 Squadron Loc: Sea Island Names: Long
1944-May-21 Accident: 133 Squadron Loc: Cloverdale Names: Sundercock
1944-June-11 Accident: 133 Squadron Loc: Sea Island British Columbia Names: White | Wilkie
1944-June-11 Accident: 133 Squadron Loc: Sea Island Names: Thompson
1944-June-25 Accident: 133 Squadron Loc: Sea Island British Columbia Names: Clegg | Johnston
1944-June-25 Accident: 133 Squadron Loc: Sea Island British Columbia Names: Clegg | Johnston
1944-July-12 Accident: 133 Squadron Loc: Aerodrome Names: MacDonald
1944-July-12 Accident: 133 Squadron Loc: Aerodrome Names: Leslie
1944-August-02 Accident: 133 Squadron Loc: Aerodrome Names: Grundy
1944-August-18 Accident: 133 Squadron Loc: Sea Island Names: Wilkie
1944-August-20 Accident: 133 Squadron Loc: Aerodrome Names: Ormston
1944-August-23 Accident: 133 Squadron Loc: Pat Bay Names: Hughes
1944-September-23 Accident: 133 Squadron Loc: Patricia Bay Names: Devries | White
1944-September-24 Accident: 133 Squadron Loc: Patricia Bay Names: Hossack
1944-September-29 Accident: 133 Squadron Loc: Vancouver British Columbia Names: Paterson
1944-October-27 Accident: 133 Squadron Loc: Patricia Bay Names: Shapiro
1944-October-28 Accident: 133 Squadron Loc: Patricia Bay Names: Wice
1944-November-02 Accident: 133 Squadron Loc: Rcaf Aerodrome Names: Curran | Mclean
1944-November-05 Accident: 133 Squadron Loc: Orkis Island San Juan Group Names: Mclean
1945-January-14 Accident: 133 Squadron Loc: Names: Grundy
1945-January-20 Accident: 133 Squadron Loc: Port Hardy British Columbia Names: Flannery | Riel
1945-January-20 Accident: 133 Squadron Loc: Port Hardy British Columbia Names: Flannery | Riel
1945-February-19 Accident: 133 Squadron Loc: Patricia Bay British Columbia Names: Mclean
1945-April-07 Accident: 133 Squadron Loc: Patricia Bay British Columbia Names: Thompson
1945-April-12 Accident: 133 Squadron Loc: Patricia Bay British Columbia Names: Holm
1945-June-01 Accident: 133 Squadron Loc: Aerodrome Names: Colliver | Lisson
1945-July-12 Accident: 133 Squadron Loc: South Westview British Columbia Names: Bradley | Linn
1945-July-17 Accident: 133 Squadron Loc: Sabine Channel Names: Middleton | Turnbull

Unit Casualtues: 133 Sqn RCAF (11)

Jr Sargent
1943-February-04
Killed in Flying Accident
Hurricane Mk. XII 5398
Point Claire, Quebec
Ervin Earl Grissom
1943-April-15
Killed in Action
Hurricane Mk. XII 5387
Lake Charles, Louisiana, USA
Eric Burke Monypenny
1943-May-12
Killed in Action
Hurricane Mk. XII 5383
Toronto, Ontario
Alvin James Ness
1944-February-08
Killed in Action
Hurricane Mk. XII 5423
Howick, Quebec
Donald Keith Sundercock
1944-May-21
Killed in Flying Accident
Kittyhawk I 1087
Blyth, Ontario
Frank Peter Clegg
1944-June-25
Killed in Action
Kittyhawk Mk. III 836
London, Ontario (parents)
Gordon Paterson
1944-September-29
Killed in Flying Accident
Kittyhawk I 1039
Forest Hill, New York, USA
Hugh Fred Hoblitzell
1944-November-14
Killed in Vehicle Accident
Toronto, Ontario
David Herbert Grundy
1945-January-14
Killed in Action
Kittyhawk IA 726
Deseronto, Ontario
William Mcildowie Turnbull
1945-July-17
Killed in Action
Mosquito FB.Mk. 26 KA109
Verdun, Quebec
Charles Govan Middleton
1945-July-17
Killed in Action
Mosquito FB.Mk. 26 KA109
South Burnaby, British Columbia