242 RCAF in BOF

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Ok Here some explanation about RCAF
The first RCAF formation coming from Canada to set foot in the UK was not number 1 but Number 110 Army Cooperation Squadron under squad leader W.D.Van Vliet on 25 feb 1940 , a second army Cooperation Squadron Number 112 arrive at the end of may...
The number 1 (RCAF) Squadron under the command of squad. leader E.A McNab disembarking on 20 june..coincidale with the fall of France..
Number 1 Squadron consisting of 115 auxiliary Squadron of Montreal merged at the outbreak of the war with Number 1 .
They were Canadian Permanent Force Squadron and not Oversea unit.
Number 1 is a early squadron numbers who have a history going back to the post-First World War Canadian Air Force which disbanded in 1920. These units were formed after the creation of the RCAF in 1924.
The 100-series squadrons
Established in Canada in the 1930s most of these units were either disbanded or reassigned a 400 series number for overseas service

The 400-series squadrons
During the Second World War, the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan set out co-operation between the various British Commonwealth air forces. Under Article XV of the plan, RCAF squadrons were attached to and/or formed within British RAF operational formations. These squadrons were known as 'Article XV squadrons'. To avoid confusion with squadron numbers of other Commonwealth squadrons, RCAF units were assigned squadron numbers from 400-449. Not all squadrons up No. 449 were formed, however. This squadron series continued through the post-war years, and the majority of current Royal Canadian Air Force operational squadrons are still numbered in the 400s due to their legacy as wartime units. For this historical reason current squadrons are listed here with their original RCAF names.



No. 400 Squadron RCAF
No. 401 Squadron RCAF
No. 402 Squadron RCAF
No. 403 Squadron RCAF
No. 404 Squadron RCAF
No. 405 Squadron RCAF
No. 406 Squadron RCAF
No. 407 Squadron RCAF
No. 408 Squadron RCAF
No. 409 Squadron RCAF
No. 410 Squadron RCAF
No. 411 Squadron RCAF
No. 412 Squadron RCAF
No. 413 Squadron RCAF
No. 414 Squadron RCAF
No. 415 Squadron RCAF
No. 416 Squadron RCAF
No. 417 Squadron RCAF
No. 418 Squadron RCAF
No. 419 Squadron RCAF
No. 420 Squadron RCAF
No. 421 Squadron RCAF

No. 422 Squadron RCAF
No. 423 Squadron RCAF
No. 424 Squadron RCAF
No. 425 Squadron RCAF
No. 426 Squadron RCAF
No. 427 Squadron RCAF
No. 428 Squadron RCAF
No. 429 Squadron RCAF
No. 430 Squadron RCAF
No. 431 Squadron RCAF
No. 432 Squadron RCAF
No. 433 Squadron RCAF
No. 434 Squadron RCAF
No. 435 Squadron RCAF
No. 436 Squadron RCAF
No. 437 Squadron RCAF
No. 438 Squadron RCAF
No. 439 Squadron RCAF
No. 440 Squadron RCAF
No. 441 Squadron RCAF
No. 442 Squadron RCAF
No. 443 Squadron RCAF

The 600-series squadrons

During the Second World War pilots who served in the 600-series RCAF squadrons were recruited from the Royal Canadian Artillery in England and Italy, and trained to fly at 22 E.F.T.S. Cambridge (England), completing their operational flying training at 43 O.T.U. (RAF Andover). Observers were trained at Larkhill (England); these were selected 'Other Ranks' from the Royal Canadian Air Force and Royal Canadian Artillery. The three Canadian 'Air Observation Post' squadrons operated under the command of 70 Group, RAF Fighter Command; the first two squadrons saw action while serving with 84 Group, Second Tactical Air Force.

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USAF/GAF Fighter Weapons instructor school
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