No.117 (Bomber Reconnaissance) Squadron

Badge/Motto

None

Battle honours

The Second World War

NORTH-WEST ATLANTIC, 1941-1943.

Lineage

• Authorized as 'No.117 (Fighter) Squadron' 1 April 1938.^{Footnote 1}
• Redesignated 'No.117 (Coast Artillery Co-Operation) Squadron' 1 May 1939.^{Footnote 2}
• Disbanded 28 October 1939.^{Footnote 3}
• Reformed as 'No.117 (Bomber Reconnaissance) Squadron' 1 August 1941.^{Footnote 4}
• Disbanded 20 November 1941.^{Footnote 5}
• Reformed 27 April 1942.^{Footnote 6}
• Disbanded 15 December 1943.^{Footnote 7}

Operational history

The Second World War

The squadron flew on anti-submarine operations in the Gulf of St. Lawrence and Cape Breton Island areas under 'Eastern Air Command'.^{Footnote 8}

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