No. 147 Squadron RCAF

History

147 Squadron RCAF was a Canadian Home War Establishment Squadron. It was formed as part of Western Air Command on 1 July 1942 at Sea Island, B.C. where it served as a Bomber Reconnaissance unit tasked with anti-submarine duty. 147 Squadron moved to RCAF Station Tofino, B.C. in March 1943 and, with the reduced threat of Japanese action on the Canadian Pacific coast, was disbanded 15 March 1944.

Equipment

Bristol Bolingbroke I and IV

Two letter Squadron code was briefly SZ from July 1942 until the use of Squadron codes was discontinued in the RCAF HWE on the 16 Oct 1942, "for security reasons".

Bases

RCAF Station Sea Island, B.C.
RCAF Station Tofino, B.C.