No. 5 Squadron RCAF

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 with Eastern Air Command and was based at Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Gander, Newfoundland, Torbay, Newfoundland, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia and Sydney, Nova Scotia. The squadron flew the Supermarine Stranraer, Consolidated Canso and Consolidated Catalina before disbanding on 15 July 1945.[2]

No. 5 Squadron RCAF
Active	1934-1945
Disbanded	15 July 1945
Country	Canada
Branch	Royal Canadian Air Force
Role	Bomber Reconnaissance
Part of	RCAF Eastern Air Command
Nickname(s)	Gannet
Motto(s)	VOLANDO VINCIMUS - "By Flying We Conquer"
Engagements	Second World War Battle of the Atlantic Battle of the St. Lawrence
Battle honours	North West Atlantic, 1939-1945[1]

History

No. 5 (Flying Boat) Squadron was formed at Dartmouth, Nova Scotia by the 16 April 1934 consolidation of Nos. 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12 Detachments in The Maritimes, which had been formed at Ottawa in 1932. Equipped with the Fairchild 71, the squadron flew anti-smuggling and -illegal immigration patrols in support of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.[3]

Victories

• 4 May 1943 - U-209[4]

See also

• Convoy ONS 5

References

Citations

1. Veterans Affairs Canada
2. Canadian Wings
3. Kostenuk & Griffin 1977, pp. 25–26.
4. uboat.net

Bibliography

• Kostenuk, Samuel; Griffin, John (1977). RCAF: Squadron Histories and Aircraft, 1924–1968. Canadian War Museum Historical Publication No. 14. Sarasota/Toronto: Samuel Stevens/Hakkert & Company. ISBN 0-88866-577-6.