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Eastern Air Command
Active15 November 1938 - 1 March 1947
CountryRCAF Eastern Air Command Canada
AllegianceRCAF Eastern Air Command Canada
Branch Royal Canadian Air Force
Part ofRCAF Home War Establishment, Canadian Northwest Atlantic Command (after 1943)
Motto(s)Seaward
EngagementsSecond World War
  • Battle of the Atlantic
  • Battle of the St. Lawrence

Eastern Air Command was the part of the Royal Canadian Air Force's Home War Establishment responsible for air operations on the Atlantic coast of Canada during the Second World War. It played a critical role in anti-submarine operations in Canadian and Newfoundland waters during the Battle of the Atlantic. Eastern Air Command also had several fighter squadrons and operational training units under its umbrella.

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