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No. 110 Squadron

City of Toronto

Authorized as No. 10 (Army Co-operation) Squadron (Auxiliary) at Toronto, Ontario on 5 October 1932, the unit commenced flying training in October 1934 when it received four Moth aircraft. Affiliation with Toronto was recognized on 15 April 1935 when the title "City of Toronto" was officially incorporated into its designation, and on 15 November 1937 the unit was renumbered No. 110 Squadron. Mobilized on 10 September 1939, it was assigned to the Canadian Active Service Force for overseas duty with the 1st Division; moved to Rockcliffe (Ottawa), Ontario, where it trained on Lysander aircraft; it left for England in February 1940. The unit anticipated early action, but with the fall of France it was relegated to further training. The squadron was renumbered No. 400 Squadron at Odiham, Hampshire on 1 March 1941.

Aircraft
  • deHavilland Moth
    • Unit Code Nil; DH-60 Moth (Oct 1934 - Dec 1938) 69, 81, 158, 162
  • Fleet Fawn
    • Unit Code Nil; Fawn Mk I (Jun 1936 - Jan 1940) 200, 202, 206, 208
  • Avro 621 Tutor
    • Unit Code Nil; Tutor 621 (Dec 1937 - Dec 1938) 186, 188, 189
  • Avro 626
    • Unit Code Nil; 626 (Dec 1938 - Dec 1939) 227, 268, 269
  • deHavilland Tiger Moth
    • Unit Code Nil; DH-82 Tiger Moth (Dec 1938 - Jan 1940) 241, 247, 255, 258
  • Westland Lysander
    • Unit Code AY; Lysander Mk II (Dec 1939 - Feb 1940) 428, 429, 432, 433
  • Westland Lysander
    • Unit Code SP; Lysander Mk II (Mar 1940 - Aug 1940) K6127, L4788, N1265, P1694
  • Westland Lysander
    • Unit Code Nil; Lysander Mk III (Aug 1940 - Feb 1941) R9001, R9005-R9008, R9113


No. 110 Suadron disembars in Liverpool,...

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