No. 119 Squadron RCAF

No. 119 Squadron RCAF
Active	15 May 1935 - 15 March 1944
Country	Canada
Allegiance	Canada
Branch	Royal Canadian Air Force
Role	Bomber-Reconnaissance
Nickname(s)	Hamilton Tigers
Motto(s)	Latin: Noli Me Tangere ("Touch Me Not")
Battle honours	North-West Atlantic
Insignia
Squadron Codes	DM (May 1938 - June 1942), GR (April 1942 - March 1944)

History

RCAF Canadian Home War Establishment (HWE) Squadron. Tasked with anti-submarine duty over the Gulf of St. Lawrence and the Ocean around Nova Scotia. Disbanded 15 March 1944

Equipment

• Northrop Delta (Mar - May 1940)
• Bristol Bolingbroke Mk I (Aug 40 - Aug 41), Mk IVW (Aug - Nov 41) and Mk IV (Nov 41 - Jun 42)
• Lockheed Hudson Mk III (Mar 42 - Mar 44)

Bases

• RCAF Station Yarmouth
• RCAF Station Sydney
• RCAF Station Mont-Joli

See also

• List of Royal Canadian Air Force squadrons
• List of aircraft of the Canadian Air Force
• List of Royal Canadian Air Force stations

References

Notes

Bibliography

• Kostenuk, S. and J. Griffin. RCAF Squadron Histories and Aircraft: 1924–1968. Toronto: Samuel Stevens, Hakkert & Company, 1977. ISBN 0-88866-577-6.