page_title: No. 3 Squadron RCAF
hierarchical_section_title: No. 3 Squadron RCAF
caption_attribution_description: English: Sergeant Pilot Frank Pearce with Westland 'Wapiti' IIA aircraft 510 of No. 3 Squadron, R.C.A.F. , at Ottawa Air Station
context_page_description: No. 3 Squadron was a Royal Canadian Air Force squadron active during the late 1930s.
  Formed in 1935 with bomber and fighter flights, the squadron took two years to receive its bomber aircraft, after which the fighter flight was expanded into a separate squadron. After the outbreak of World War II it moved to Halifax to provide anti-ship capability, but was redesignated as a fighter squadron while in transit. The squadron never actually became the latter and was disbanded within days of its move to Halifax, with its aircraft and personnel being transferred to a new bomber squadron.
  The lineage of the squadron originates with No. 3 Squadron, which flew forestry patrols over Ontario and Quebec to support civil government between 1925 and 1927. It was transferred to civilian control at the end of that period and its designation lapsed. The squadron was successively reformed on paper as No. 3 Squadron and No. 3 Squadron during the late 1920s, but never became active under these designations.
context_section_description: No. 3 (Bomber) Squadron was a Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) squadron active during the late 1930s.
  Formed in 1935 with bomber and fighter flights, the squadron took two years to receive its bomber aircraft, after which the fighter flight was expanded into a separate squadron. After the outbreak of World War II it moved to Halifax to provide anti-ship capability, but was redesignated as a fighter squadron while in transit. The squadron never actually became the latter and was disbanded within days of its move to Halifax, with its aircraft and personnel being transferred to a new bomber squadron.
  The lineage of the squadron originates with No. 3 (Operations) Squadron, which flew forestry patrols over Ontario and Quebec to support civil government between 1925 and 1927. It was transferred to civilian control at the end of that period and its designation lapsed. The squadron was successively reformed on paper as No. 3 (Service) Squadron and No. 3 (Advanced Training) Squadron during the late 1920s, but never became active under these designations.
caption: A No. 3 Squadron RCAF pilot standing in front of a Wapiti IIA, Rockcliffe, 1938
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