No. 115 Squadron RCAF
| No. 115 Squadron RCAF | |
|---|---|
| Active | 1941-1944 |
| Country |
 Canada |
| Branch |
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| Role | Bomber Reconnaissance |
| Nickname | Lynx |
| Motto | BEWARE |
| Battle honours | Pacific Coast 1942-44 |
| Disbanded | 23 August 1944 |
No. 115 Squadron was a Royal Canadian Air Force Canadian Home War Establishment (HWE) Squadron. It flew anti-submarine patrols on the British Columbian and Alaskan coasts as part of Western Air Command. On the 7th of July 1942 F/Sgt. PMG Thomas and the crew of his Bollingbroke attacked the Japanese submarine Ro32 damaging it badly and they then directed U.S. Destroyers to the scene which sunk it. The squadron disbanded at Tofino, British Columbia in August 1944.[1]
Equipment
- Bristol Bolingbroke I (Aug - Dec 1941)
- Bristol Bolingbroke IV (Nov 41 - Aug 43)
- Lockheed Ventura GR.V (Aug 43 - Aug 44)
Two letter Squadron code was BK from Aug 39 - May 42, UV until the use of squadron codes was discontinued in the RCAF HWE on the 16 Oct 1942 "for security reasons".[2]
See also
- List of Royal Canadian Air Force squadrons
- List of aircraft of the Canadian Air Force
- List of Royal Canadian Air Force stations
Notes
- ↑ "The History & Heritage of the Royal Canadian Air Force". Canadian Wings. Retrieved 2014-05-15.
- ↑ Kostenuk & Griffin, 1977, p. 233