No. 121 Squadron
Authorized as No. 21 (Bomber) Squadron (Auxiliary) at Quebec City on 1 January 1937, the unit was renumbered No. 121 Squadron on 15 November. When called out on voluntary full-time duty in Septernber 1939, the squadron's organization was incomplete and it was disbanded on 30 September.
Re-formed as a Composite unit at Dartmouth, Nova Scotia on 10 January 1942 by amalgamating Eastern Air Command's Communications Flight, and Target Towing Flight, the unit added two more flights: Rescue and Salvage in July 1942, and Calibration in August. The squadron was disbanded on 30 September 1945.
| Aircraft |
- Boeing 247
- Unit Code JY; 247D (Jan 1942 - May 1942) 7635 7636
- Grumman Goose
- Unit Code EN; Goose (Jan 1942 - Jul 1943) 797, 925, 926
- Westland Lysander
- Unit Code EN; Lysander Mk IITT (Jan 1942 - Mar 1944) 418, 450, 1559, V9519
- Avro Anson
- Unit Code EN; Anson Mk I (Mar 1942 - Nov 1943) AX367, AX423, 6252, 6872
- Noorduyn Norseman
- Unit Code EN; Norseman Mk IV (Jul 1942 - Jul 1943) 2455, 3524, 3537
- Bristol Bolingbroke
- Unit Code EN; Bolingbroke IVTT (Aug 1942 - Sep 1945) 9010, 9112, 10086, 10087
- Lockheed Hudson
- Unit Code Nil; Hudson Mk III (Nov 1944 - Sep 1945) BW617, BW626, BW647, BW706
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| Historical Achievements |
- Non-operational Flying Hours: 14,903
- Casualties: 3 aircraft; 5 aircrew, 4 passengers killed.
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