No.116 (Bomber Reconnaissance) Squadron

Badge/Motto

None

Battle honours

The Second World War

NORTH-WEST ATLANTIC, 1941-1945.

Lineage

• Authorized as 'No.116 (Coast Artillery Co-Operation) Squadron' 1 April 1938.^{Footnote 1}
• Redesignated 'No.116 (Fighter) Squadron' 1 May 1939.^{Footnote 2}
• Disbanded 2 November 1939.^{Footnote 3}
• Reformed as 'No.116 (Bomber Reconnaissance) Squadron' 30 June 1941.^{Footnote 4}
• Disbanded 20 June 1945.^{Footnote 5}

Operational history

The Second World War

The squadron flew on anti-submarine operations on the Atlantic Coast and in the Gulf of St. Lawrence under 'Eastern Air Command'.^{Footnote 6}

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