No. 10 Squadron RCAF

No. 10 (Army Cooperation) Squadron RCAF was formed on 5 October 1932 and renumbered as No. 110 Squadron on 15 November 1937, and then as No. 400 Squadron on 1 March 1941, as the first of the Article XV squadrons, manned and led by Canadians, but equipped with aircraft provided by the British.[2] No. 10 (Bomber) Squadron RCAF was a new, unrelated unit that was formed by the Royal Canadian Air Force on 5 September 1939 for anti-submarine warfare using the same, now disused squadron number, and was active for the duration of the Second World War.[3]

No. 10 Squadron RCAF
Active	5 September 1939 – 15 August 1945
Disbanded	15 August 1945
Country	Canada
Branch	Royal Canadian Air Force
Role	Bomber Reconnaissance
Part of	Eastern Air Command
Nickname(s)	North Atlantic Squadron
Engagements	Second World War Battle of the Atlantic Battle of the St. Lawrence
Battle honours	North-West Atlantic 1940–1945[1]
Insignia
Squadron Codes	PB (Aug 1939 - May 1942), JK (May - Oct 1942)
Aircraft flown
Bomber	Westland Wapiti Mk.IIA Douglas Digby Consolidated Liberator III, V & VI

While based on the east coast of Canada and Newfoundland it established an RCAF record for 22 attacks on U-boats and successfully sank 3, garnering the unofficial nickname of North Atlantic Squadron.[4] The squadron flew the Westland Wapiti, Douglas Digby, and Consolidated Liberator.

Victories

• 30 October 1942 – U-520
• 19 September 1943 – U-341
• 26 October 1943 – U-420

References

1. http://www.cmp-cpm.forces.gc.ca/dhh-dhp/his/ol-lo/vol-tom-4/h0017-eng.asp DND Directorate of History and Heritage
2. Kostenuk, 1977, p.40
3. Kostenuk, 1977, p.31
4. http://www.rcaf.com/Squadrons/squadronDetail.php?No.-10-Squadron-20 www.rcaf.com

Bibliography

• Kostenuk, S.; Griffin, J. (1977). RCAF Squadron Histories and Aircraft: 1924–1968. Toronto, ON: Samuel Stevens, Hakkert & Co. p. 31. ISBN 978-0888665775.