880 Squadron Lineage
| Authorized on the Royal Canadian Navy order of battle 24 January 1946 and incorporates the following units. | |||
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880 Squadron (cont'd) | Redesignated '880 Maritime Surveillance Squadron' | 09-Jun-75 |
| French designation '880e Escadron de surveillance maritime' added. | 12-Jan-78 | ||
| Redesignated in english as '880 Maritime Reconnaissance Squadron' and in french as '880e Escadron de reconnaissance maritime'. | 03-Mar-80 | ||
| Reduced to nil strength | between 09-Mar-90 and 01-Sep-90 | ||
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RCN 825/880 Squadrons | Authorized as '825 Squadron' on transfer from the Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm (where it had been reformed 1 July 1945). | 24-Jan-46 |
| Redesignated '825 Anti-Submarine Squadron' | 15-Jan-51 | ||
| Redesignated '880 Anti-Submarine Squadron' | 01-May-51 | ||
| Amalgamated with '881 Squadron', retaining the senior designation. | 07-Jul-59 | ||
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RCN 826/881 Squadrons | Authorized as '826 Squadron', on transfer from the Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm (where it had been reformed 15 August 1945). | 24-Jan-46 |
| Disbanded | 23-Feb-46 | ||
| Reformed | 15-May-47 | ||
| Redesignated '881 Squadron' | 01-May-51 | ||
| Amalgamated with '880 Anti-Submarine Squadron', as above. | 07-Jul-59 | ||
| Notes: | 1. | All info from A-AD-267-000/AF-004. |
| 2. | A-AD-267-000/AF-004 shows most french designations as 'escadron', notwithstanding that 'escadrille' was used until Feb 1989 when CanForGen 003-89 mandated the use of 'escadron'. |