Unit Name: | No. 161 Squadron RCAF |
Dates: | 1943-1945 |
Country: | Canada |
Allegiance: | Canada |
Branch: | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Role: | Bomber Reconnaissance |
Command Structure: | RCAF Eastern Air Command |
Battles: | Second World War |
Battle Honours: | North-West Atlantic 1943-1945[1] |
Disbanded: | 31 May 1945 |
No. 161 (Bomber Reconnaissance) Squadron was a Royal Canadian Air Force squadron that was active during the Second World War. It was primarily deployed in an anti-submarine role and was based at Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. The squadron flew the Digby and Canso before disbanding on 31 May 1945.[2]