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Originally Posted by Mike Timoshyk
The vehilces pictured were located at Odiham Village, County Hampshire England. The location is 45 miles west of London, midway between Fleet and Bassingstoke Railway stations. These fotos come from the estate of a Canadian Medical Orderly who was posted there. In the Squadron history the following is mentioned "No. 110 Squadron RCAF arrived in the UK February 1940 as an Army Cooperation squadron. It was renumbered as 400 Squadron at Odiham Hants., England , March 1, 1941.
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Mike ..
Makes sense..The three uniformed members pictured are Leading Aircraft's Men..L.A.C.'s..(The little prop halfway between the shoulder and elbow..)
All Canadian RCAF Squadrons were allotted 400 series squadron numbers in this renumbering of Squadrons,..
Here is a little more info..
No. 110 Squadron
Nickname: 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.
