No. 161 Squadron RCAF

No. 161 Squadron RCAF
Active	1943-1945
Disbanded	31 May 1945
Country	Canada
Allegiance	Canada
Branch	Royal Canadian Air Force
Role	Bomber Reconnaissance
Part of	RCAF Eastern Air Command
Engagements	Second World War Battle of the Atlantic; Battle of the St. Lawrence;
Battle honours	North-West Atlantic 1943-1945

No. 161 (Bomber Reconnaissance) Squadron was a Royal Canadian Air Force squadron that was active during the Second World War. It was primarily deployed in an anti-submarine role and was based at Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. The squadron flew the Digby and Canso before disbanding on 31 May 1945.^[2]

References[]

↑ "No.161 (Bomber Reconnaissance) Squadron". http://www.cmp-cpm.forces.gc.ca/dhh-dhp/his/ol-lo/index-eng.asp. Retrieved 18 Sep 2013.
↑ "No. 161 Squadron". http://www.canadianwings.com/Squadrons/. Retrieved 18 Sep 2013.

See also[]

RCAF Eastern Air Command

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[DDH-1] "No.161 (Bomber Reconnaissance) Squadron". http://www.cmp-cpm.forces.gc.ca/dhh-dhp/his/ol-lo/index-eng.asp. Retrieved 18 Sep 2013.

[Wings-2] "No. 161 Squadron". http://www.canadianwings.com/Squadrons/. Retrieved 18 Sep 2013.

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