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Nickname: Falcon
Formed as a Fighter unit at Lethbridge, Alberta on June 3, 1942, the squadron flew Hurricane, Kittyhawk and Mosquito aircraft on West Coast air defence until disbanded at Patricia Bay, British Columbia on September 10, 1945.
Representative Aircraft
- Hurricane XII (July 1942 - March 1944)
- Kittyhawk I (April 1944 - July 1945)
- Mosquito XXVI (April 1945 - September 1945)
Operational History
- Sorties: 3036
- Operational Flying Hours: 4240
- Non-operational Flying Hours: 14,471
- Victories: 2 Japanese fire balloons
- Casualties: Operational: 4 aircraft; 3 pilots killed; 1 missing Non-Operational: 12 aircraft; 5 killed; 2 missing
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