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however the operational training units were RCAF units and under command of No. 12 Group, RCAF Eastern Air Command. The assigned training schools and units
RCAF_Eastern_Air_Command
Military unit
Anchorage, Alaska. "Y" Wing. HQ Annette Island, Alaska. RCAF Eastern Air Command No. 113 Squadron RCAF 438 Tactical Helicopter Squadron 440 Transport Squadron
RCAF_Western_Air_Command
Air and space component of the Canadian Armed Forces
The RCAF is one of three environmental commands[definition needed] within the unified Canadian Armed Forces. As of 2020, the Royal Canadian Air Force
Royal_Canadian_Air_Force
Military unit
No. 2 Air Navigation School was a navigation training school in No. 3 Training Command RCAF, of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan("BCATP"), flying
No. 2 Air Navigation School RCAF
No._2_Air_Navigation_School_RCAF
Military unit
Charlottetown, PEI. RCAF Eastern Air Command was the part of the Royal Canadian Air Force's Home War Establishment responsible for air operations on the
No. 32 Air Navigation School RAF
No._32_Air_Navigation_School_RAF
Military unit
while serving with RCAF Eastern Air Command. In December 1941, after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor the squadron was moved to RCAF Station Sea Island
No._8_Squadron_RCAF
Military unit
RCAF Station Weyburn, Saskatchewan on 24 January 1944 and was disbanded 30 June 1944. RCAF Eastern Air Command was the part of the Royal Canadian Air
No. 8 Service Flying Training School RCAF
No._8_Service_Flying_Training_School_RCAF
Topics referred to by the same term
Eastern Air Command may refer to: Eastern Air Command (India) RCAF Eastern Air Command, a home defence command of Canada during the Second World War Major
Eastern_Air_Command
Military unit
School RCAF was a flight training unit in 3 Training Command, of the Royal Canadian Air Force, flying Avro Ansons from RCAF Station Summerside, PEI. RCAF Eastern
No. 1 General Reconnaissance School RCAF
No._1_General_Reconnaissance_School_RCAF
Military unit
Commonwealth Air Training Plan RCAF Eastern Air Command List of British Commonwealth Air Training Plan facilities in Canada "No 9 SFTS". RCAF.Info. Retrieved
No. 9 Service Flying Training School RCAF
No._9_Service_Flying_Training_School_RCAF
Military unit
under No. 3 Training Command. RCAF Eastern Air Command was the military formation of the Royal Canadian Air Force responsible for air operations on the Atlantic
No. 13 Service Flying Training School RCAF
No._13_Service_Flying_Training_School_RCAF
housing No. 2 Air Navigation School RCAF and later No. 34 Operational Training Unit RAF, under the command of No. 3 Training Command RCAF, which was headquartered
RCAF_Station_Pennfield_Ridge
Military unit
Command, and RAF Ferry Command. Those posted to Home Defence in Canada served in RCAF Eastern Air Command or RCAF Western Air Command. This list is not exhaustive
RCAF_Station_Guelph
Current and past events of Canada's military air services
V. The RCAF existed as an independent service until 1968. The modern Royal Canadian Air Force, formerly known as Canadian Forces Air Command, traces
History of the Royal Canadian Air Force
History_of_the_Royal_Canadian_Air_Force
Former U.S. Air Force major command
from the First Air Force 21st Reconnaissance Squadron arrived at RCAF Station Gander. Later, the Army Air Forces Antisubmarine Command (AAFAC) used both
Northeast_Air_Command
Military unit
flew the Catalina and Canso before disbanding on 20 June 1945. RCAF Eastern Air Command Directorate of History and Heritage Canadian Wings v t e v t e
No._116_Squadron_RCAF
Canadian Forces base in Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland turned the operation of the airfield over to the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) in 1940, which had been tasked by the United Kingdom the responsibility
CFB_Gander
Military unit
based at Sydney, Nova Scotia and used in an anti-submarine role. Directorate of History and Heritage Canadian Wings RCAF Eastern Air Command v t e v t e
No._117_Squadron_RCAF
Airport in Mont-Joli, Quebec, Canada
School from 15 December 1941 until 14 April 1945. RCAF Station Mont-Joli was used by RCAF Eastern Air Command during the Battle of the St. Lawrence as a coastal
Mont-Joli_Airport
Topics referred to by the same term
adenocarcinoma External auditory canal Eastern Air Command (India) Echelon above corps RCAF Eastern Air Command, active during World War II European Archery
EAC
Aviation museum in Nova Scotia, Canada
seats. Also on display is a replica of the map wall used by the RCAF Eastern Air Command to coordinate the Battle of the Atlantic. Canadair CT-114 Tutor
Shearwater_Aviation_Museum
Military unit
the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF). Prior to 2006 the official abbreviation for the division was 1 CAD. It is commanded by an air force major-general
1_Canadian_Air_Division
American twin-engined medium bomber aircraft in service 1936-1946
sank an additional two submarines during the course of the war. RCAF Eastern Air Command (EAC) Digbys carried out 11 attacks on U-boats. U-520 was confirmed
Douglas_B-18_Bolo
Canadian aviator
Atlantic, and finishing the war as Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of RCAF Overseas. His tenure at Eastern Air Command is widely regarded as instrumental
George_Owen_Johnson
the RCAF Home War Establishment (RCAF Eastern Air Command and RCAF Western Air Command) and the Canadian-based units of the British Commonwealth Air Training
List of military equipment of the Canadian Army in World War II
List_of_military_equipment_of_the_Canadian_Army_in_World_War_II
Military unit
in January 1943. In September 1942, Eastern Air Command stationed a detachment of 113 Squadron aircraft at RCAF Station Chatham as the "Special Submarine
No._113_Squadron_RCAF
World War II air force squadrons
Squadron RCAF, which in 1944 was transferred from RCAF Eastern Air Command to RAF Coastal Command, from airfields in Iceland and Scotland and; three air observation
Article_XV_squadrons
Royal Canadian Air Force base
Newfoundland and Labrador. It is operated as an air force base by the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF). Its primary RCAF lodger unit is 5 Wing, commonly referred
CFB_Goose_Bay
Family of transport and patrol bomber aircraft
United States Army Air Forces (USAAF). A Hudson of No. 113 Squadron RCAF became the first aircraft of the RCAF's Eastern Air Command to sink a submarine
Lockheed_Hudson
Former command of the Royal Air Force
Bomber Command, Royal Air Force controlled the Royal Air Force's (RAF) bomber forces from 1936 to 1968. Along with the United States Army Air Forces, it
RAF_Bomber_Command
Airport in Nova Scotia, Canada
Halifax. Shearwater Heliport is operated by the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF). The primary RCAF lodger unit is 12 Wing, commonly referred to as 12 Wing Shearwater
Shearwater_Heliport
Former Canadian Forces Station in Nova Scotia
II, RCAF Aerodrome located near Sydney, Nova Scotia please see Sydney/J.A. Douglas McCurdy Airport The Royal Canadian Air Force constructed RCAF Station
CFS_Sydney
Town in Nova Scotia, Canada
Reconnaissance Squadron 113 in Yarmouth became the first aircraft of the RCAF Eastern Air Command to destroy a submarine, sinking U-754 about 160 km (100 mi) south
Yarmouth,_Nova_Scotia
1935 multi-role military aircraft family by Avro
the Royal Air Force (RAF), Fleet Air Arm (FAA), Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF), Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), and numerous other air forces before
Avro_Anson
Canadian athlete and journalist (1905–1944)
press with its limited information on RCAF operations in Alaska. Subsequently transferring to RCAF Eastern Air Command, he reported on events in Atlantic
David_Griffin_(athlete)
Former Canadian Forces Station in Quebec
on 15 September 1953 the site was made operational under the RCAF's Air Defence Command as part of the Pinetree Line network of radar stations. The location
CFS_Moisie
Former command of the Royal Air Force
Eastern Command – Reigate No. 26 Squadron RAF – Tomahawk I/II – RAF Gatwick No. 239 Squadron RAF – Tomahawk I/II – RAF Gatwick No. 400 Squadron RCAF –
RAF_Army_Cooperation_Command
Canadian military flying unit
wartime entirely in England as a part of No. 6 Group RCAF, part of the Royal Air Force (RAF) Bomber Command. 427 flew Vickers Wellingtons, the Mk IIIs and Mk
427 Special Operations Aviation Squadron
427_Special_Operations_Aviation_Squadron
Military unit
Reconnaissance) Squadron". Retrieved 4 June 2025. "Eastern Air Command, RCAF Home War Establishment". Retrieved 4 June 2025. RCAF Eastern Air Command v t e v t e
No._161_Squadron_RCAF
Series of radar stations
co-operation with the RCAF, for a continuous line of stations across southern Canada. The USAF's Continental Air Command and the RCAF met in October 1950
Pinetree_Line
United States Army Air Forces command responsible for transport and ferrying aircraft
The Air Transport Command (ATC) was a United States Air Force unit that was created during World War II as the strategic airlift component of the United
Air_Transport_Command
Military unit
The school was administratively part of No. 3 Training Command and operationally under RCAF Headquarters. Equipped with North American Harvard Mark IIB
439_Combat_Support_Squadron
Retrieved 1 October 2019. Tam, Christine (11 November 2013). "Worst plane crash in RCAF history frozen in time". Global News. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
List of surviving Consolidated B-24 Liberators
List_of_surviving_Consolidated_B-24_Liberators
Military unit
Forces (CF). All members of the branch wear the air force uniform. The Royal Canadian Air Force Academy (RCAF Academy) at CFB Borden provides leadership and
Air_Operations_Branch
Early warning radar stations in Canada
switched to a Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) squadron leader being the "Officer-in-Charge" as "DEW Sector Commander", 1 of 5 RCAF officers at DYE (2 additional
DYE_Stations
Airport in Reserve Mines, Nova Scotia
War II as a RCAF Aerodrome with 8 Squadron tasked with anti-submarine duty while serving with RCAF Eastern Air Command. The RAF Ferry Command and the Return
JA Douglas McCurdy Sydney Airport
JA_Douglas_McCurdy_Sydney_Airport
Canadian Air Force officer
role in building the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF). From November 1941 to December 1943, Edwards served as Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Overseas
Harold_Edwards_(RCAF_officer)
Military unit
No. 145 (Bomber Reconnaissance) Squadron was a Royal Canadian Air Force squadron that was active during the Second World War. It was primarily used in
No._145_Squadron_RCAF
1 April 1964, with a downsizing of RCAF Air Defence Command AC&W Radar Squadrons. On 20 July 1964, the last RCAF personnel departed St. Sylvestre, given
RCAF_Station_St._Sylvestre
Airforce base in Ontario, Canada
formation of NORAD in 1957. Originally set up at Air Defence Command, at RCAF Station St. Hubert, an air base just south of Montreal, Quebec, the NNR was
CFB_North_Bay
Military unit
British Commonwealth Air Training Plan in 1942. Article XV squadrons RCAF Eastern Air Command List of British Commonwealth Air Training Plan facilities
No._31_GRS_BCATP
This is a list of major air command (MAJCOM) wings of the United States Air Force (USAF), a designation system in use from the summer of 1948 to the mid-1990s
List of MAJCOM wings of the United States Air Force
List_of_MAJCOM_wings_of_the_United_States_Air_Force
Military unit
April 1942 at Sydney, Nova Scotia and flew Hurricanes as part of RCAF Eastern Air Command. It was renumbered No. 441 Fighter Squadron when it transferred
441_Tactical_Fighter_Squadron
(Based in Canada) Eastern Air Command No. 5 Squadron RCAF Catalina I (Jun 41 - Jul 41); Canso A (Oct 41 - Jun 45) No. 116 Squadron RCAF Catalina I/IB (Jul
List of Consolidated PBY Catalina operators
List_of_Consolidated_PBY_Catalina_operators
Ground Radar Early Warning station
station was assigned to Royal Canadian Air Force in November 1944, and was given designation "No 40 RU". The RCAF operated the station until November 1
Allan's_Island_Radar_Station
Military unit
The former Royal Air Force Far East Air Force, more simply known as RAF Far East Air Force, was the Command that controlled all Royal Air Force assets in
Far East Air Force (Royal Air Force)
Far_East_Air_Force_(Royal_Air_Force)
Military unit
No. 5 Squadron RCAF was a Royal Canadian Air Force squadron that was active during the Second World War. It was primarily used in an anti-submarine role
No._5_Squadron_RCAF
Military unit
Greenwood. No. 413 Squadron was created as the third RCAF squadron attached to RAF Coastal Command and equipped with PBY Catalina flying boats. 413 Squadron
413 Transport and Rescue Squadron
413_Transport_and_Rescue_Squadron
Military unit
list (link) "No. 160 Squadron at Canadian Wings". canadianwings.com. Archived from the original on June 10, 2015. RCAF Eastern Air Command v t e v t e
No._160_Squadron_RCAF
Bi-national military alliance
NORAD with data and could command the entire United States air defense. The RCAF's 1950 "ground observer system, the Long Range Air Raid Warning System",
NORAD
Military unit
1940 to 15 July 1940. On 21 July 1940, the squadron returned to RCAF Eastern Air Command for service at Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, and began a rotation of duty
No._119_Squadron_RCAF
Eastern Air Command No. 1 Squadron RCAF No. 125 Squadron RCAF No. 126 Squadron RCAF No. 127 Squadron RCAF No. 128 Squadron RCAF No. 129 Squadron RCAF
List of Hawker Hurricane operators
List_of_Hawker_Hurricane_operators
German World War II submarine
with all 43 hands. It marked the first submarine kill of the RCAF's Eastern Air Command. U-754 took part in one wolfpack, namely: Zieten (6 – 22 January
German_submarine_U-754
United States Air Force officer
Moncla had crashed into Lake Superior while tracking a Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) C-47 aircraft which was off course. According to the report, the pilot
Felix_Moncla
1941 when six Douglas B-18 Bolos from the First Air Force 21st Reconnaissance Squadron arrived at RCAF Station Gander. Attached to the 21st Recon was Captain
North Atlantic air ferry route in World War II
North_Atlantic_air_ferry_route_in_World_War_II
Former Royal Air Force flying base in Surrey, England
Squadron RCAF No. 401 Squadron RCAF No. 402 Squadron RCAF No. 403 Squadron RCAF No. 411 Squadron RCAF No. 412 Squadron RCAF No. 416 Squadron RCAF No. 421
RAF_Kenley
Former Canadian Forces Station in Nova Scotia
network was being proposed by the United States Air Force (USAF) and Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF). Construction of a Pinetree Line of Ground-Control
CFS_Barrington
American WWII fighter
Cooperation Command and only No. 403 Squadron RCAF was used in the fighter role for a mere 29 sorties, before being replaced by Spitfires. Air Ministry deemed
Curtiss_P-40_Warhawk
Canadian national youth military program
operational pilots in the RCAF during World War II. On November 11, 1940, an Order-in-Council was passed to establish the Air Cadet League of Canada to
Royal_Canadian_Air_Cadets
Canadian rescue coordination centre
Canadian Air Force (RCAF) and the Canadian Coast Guard (CCG). JRCC Halifax is responsible for coordinating the Search and Rescue (SAR) response to air and
Joint Rescue Coordination Centre Halifax
Joint_Rescue_Coordination_Centre_Halifax
US radar station in Ontario, Canada 1953–1974
from the Air Force Historical Research Agency Library and Archives Canada, "Historical Summary RCAF Station Ramore 1 Jan 63 to 31 Dec 63" RCAF W/C RD Forbes-Roberts
CFS_Ramore
Airport in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
The Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) officially opened Torbay Airport on 15 December 1941. It was jointly used by the RCAF, Royal Air Force (RAF), and the
St. John's International Airport
St._John's_International_Airport
Aviation incident in Canada
September 1942 from the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) as part of a four aircraft order. Once in RCAF service, the aircraft received the serial
1943 Saint-Donat RCAF Liberator III crash
1943_Saint-Donat_RCAF_Liberator_III_crash
Former Royal Air Force station in Aberdeenshire, Scotland
RAF No. 248 Squadron RAF No. 333 (Norwegian) Squadron RAF No. 404 Squadron RCAF Units No. 14 (Pilots) Advanced Flying Unit RAF (May 1943 - September 1944)
RAF_Banff
Air and space warfare force of the United Kingdom
and Reality in Air Warfare: The Evolution of British and American Ideas about Strategic Bombing, 1914–1945. "RCAF.com : Archives : RCAF History : The War
Royal_Air_Force
Radar station in Ontario, Canada
to the RCAF, the final Pinetree Line site to be transferred. Under RCAF jurisdiction, the station was renamed RCAF Station Lowther. The RCAF's operating
CFS_Lowther
Liberator squadrons they formed the Strategic Air Force of Eastern Air Command, and all were based in Eastern India. Burma-Siam railway was one of the main
List of Consolidated B-24 Liberator operators
List_of_Consolidated_B-24_Liberator_operators
Former Royal Air Force station in Pembrokeshire, Wales
Royal Air Force 12th September 1992 Main Units 10 Group Fighter Command Squadrons RAF Nos. 32, 152, 263, 312(CZECH), 615, 4133 A.A. Flight RCAF Nos 412
RAF_Angle
Decommissioned United States military base
Canadian Air Force established RCAF Station Torbay on December 15, 1941, and shared this facility with the USAAF and USN, along with the Royal Air Force
Pepperrell_Air_Force_Base
Airport in British Columbia, Canada
[citation needed] The last RCAF unit left the airport in 1952.[citation needed] In July 1989, Canadian Forces Air Command returned to Victoria International
Victoria International Airport
Victoria_International_Airport
Canadian veteran of World War II (1924–2024)
woman of Chinese-Canadian descent to serve in the Royal Canadian Air Force's (RCAF) Women’s Division. Lee was born in Cranbrook, British Columbia on
Jean_Lee_(aircraftwoman)
Family of bomber aircraft
Coastal Command as the Mosquito replaced them in bomber squadrons; 30 went to the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) and some to the South African Air Force
Lockheed_Ventura
Joint U.S.-Canadian defense region
the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) that provides airspace surveillance and control and directs air sovereignty activities for the continental
Continental_NORAD_Region
RCAF Station Charlottetown was a Royal Canadian Air Force station located in Sherwood, Prince Edward Island. Today's Charlottetown Airport maintains a
RCAF_Station_Charlottetown
Transport Command and the RCAF, respectively. An officer of the BVE, Richard Gorham, transferred to the Royal Artillery, attaching to the RAF as an air observation
Royal Air Force, Bermuda (1939–1945)
Royal_Air_Force,_Bermuda_(1939–1945)
Convoy during naval battles of the Second World War
Command intensified patrols in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Twelve warships combed the waters of the Gaspé Passage until 10 September. RCAF Eastern Air Command
Convoy_QS-33
Aerodrome in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia
RCAF, from February 1942 to May 1943, flying the Lockheed Hudson. A 113 Squadron Hudson flying from Yarmouth sank U-754 on 31 July 1942, Eastern Air Command's
Yarmouth_Airport
Area outside airplane range in World War II
from Bomber Command to Coastal Command. "Despite the strength of Blackett's case, the Admiralty (not to mention the Air Ministry, Bomber Command, and the
Mid-Atlantic_gap
Former Air Force base in Canada
well as rules about fraternizing with the local girls. Eastern Air Defense Force (Air Defense Command) Fort McAndrew at FortWiki.com Defenses in Newfoundland
Ernest_Harmon_Air_Force_Base
Radar site in Nunavut, Canada
the site was moved to Resolution Island. The United States Air Force Northeast Air Command (NEAC) established a general surveillance radar station on
CFS_Resolution_Island
Canadian Air Force officer (1915–2004)
(student #2364) in 1933. He was commissioned in the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) upon graduation in 1937 and was trained as a pilot. At the outbreak
Leonard_Birchall
Former Royal Air Force station in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland
RAF and the Royal Canadian Air Force in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. RAF Castle Archdale was located on the eastern shore of Lower Lough Erne,
RAF_Castle_Archdale
1940 WWII air battle
Air Force was not given sovereignty until June 1944. Although under RAF operational control, RCAF pilots during the battle were flying for the RCAF.
Battle_of_Britain
Former airfield in Scotland
No. 402 Squadron RCAF No. 409 Squadron RCAF No. 411 Squadron RCAF No. 414 Squadron RCAF No. 416 Squadron RCAF No. 430 Squadron RCAF No. 453 Squadron RAAF
RAF_Peterhead
Family of 1950s jet fighter aircraft
States Air Force's (USAF) Strategic Air Command (SAC). It was also adapted as a nuclear-armed fighter-bomber for the USAF's Tactical Air Command (TAC)
McDonnell_F-101_Voodoo
Closed General Surveillance Radar station
1960s, the USAF relinquished control of the base to the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF). This was part of an arrangement with the United States that came
CFS_Sioux_Lookout
Airport serving Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada
smaller communities throughout eastern Nunavut. It is also used as a forward operating base by the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF). In 2011, the terminal handled
Iqaluit_Airport
Airport in Wick, Scotland
administered by No. 18 Group, RAF Coastal Command and No. 13 Group, RAF Fighter Command and known as Royal Air Force Wick (RAF Wick). A satellite airfield
Wick_Airport
Cape in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Canadian Air Force in November 1944, and was given designation "No 42 RU". The RCAF operated the station until June 20, 1945. Units: 685th Air Warning
Cape_Spear
Military units that participated in the 1942 Dieppe raid
Army Cooperation Command, No. 35 Wing No. 26 Squadron RAF - Mustang I, RAF Gatwick No. 239 Squadron RAF - Mustang I No. 400 Squadron RCAF - Mustang I, W/Cdr
Operation Jubilee order of battle
Operation_Jubilee_order_of_battle
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