No. 422 Squadron RCAF was a unit of the Royal Canadian Air Force, formed during World War II.
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No. 422 (Flying Yachtsman) Squadron RCAF | |
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Active | 1942-1980 |
Country | Canada |
Branch | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Nickname(s) | Flying Yachtsman Tomahawk |
Equipment | Canadair CF-104 Starfighter |
Battle honours | Atlantic 1942-45, English Channel and North Sea 1944-45, Normandy 1944, Biscay 1944-45, Arctic 1942.[1] |
422 General Reconnaissance Squadron formed at RAF Castle Archdale near Lough Erne, Northern Ireland, in April 1942. It was a flying-boat squadron, flying Cansos and Short Sunderlands to patrol the North Atlantic for German U-boats. They were redesignated a Transport Squadron in June 1945, and disbanded in September 1945.[2]
The squadron was reformed at RCAF Station Uplands in January 1953 as 422 Fighter Squadron. The squadron went to 4 Wing RCAF Station Baden-Soellingen in August 1953, becoming part of the Canadian Armed Forces in 1968. Becoming 422 Fighter Squadron, CAF, it remaining there until deactivation in July 1970.[2]
The squadron was reactivated as 422 Tactical Helicopter Squadron in January 1971, and remained a helicopter squadron until it was disbanded in August 1980.[2]
422 General Reconnaissance Squadron
422 Fighter Squadron
422 Tactical Helicopter Squadron
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1 Aircraft administered and serviced by the RCAF but manned by the Royal Canadian Artillery.
2 Non-standard code as unit using OW added L. Letters normally denoted parent Command, aircraft type (L Liberator transport, D Dakota etc), unit, and individual aircraft. 3 VCAXX where VC was the civil code used by the RCAF replacing CF-, A was the aircraft ID letter and XX was the unit code 4 XXnnn where XX was the unit code and nnn was the last 3 digits of the serial number. Unit code was replaced with "RCAF" in 1958 |
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