RCAF History: 1 Sep 1939 – 31 Dec 1945

RCAF History, Second World War era The outbreak of the Second World War saw the RCAF fielding eight of its eleven permanent operational squadrons, but by October 1939 15 squadrons were available (12 for homeland defence, three for overseas service). Twenty types of aircraft were in service at this point, over half being for training or … Read more