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No. 422 Squadron RCAF

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No. 422 (Flying Yachtsman) Squadron RCAF
Active1942-1980
Country Canada
Branch Royal Canadian Air Force
Nickname(s)Flying Yachtsman
Tomahawk
EquipmentCanadair CF-104 Starfighter
Battle honoursAtlantic 1942-45, English Channel and North Sea 1944-45, Normandy 1944, Biscay 1944-45, Arctic 1942.[1]

No. 422 Squadron RCAF was a unit of the Royal Canadian Air Force, formed during World War II.

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]

A Short Sunderland flying boat of No. 422 Squadron at Castle Archdale, Northern Ireland

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]

Aircraft

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422 General Reconnaissance Squadron

422 Fighter Squadron

422 Tactical Helicopter Squadron

References

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  1. ^ "422 Tactical Helicopter Squadron". Canada: Directorate of History and Heritage, Department of National Defence. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Department of National Defence (29 December 2008). "400 Series - 422 Tactical Helicopter Squadron". Archived from the original on 11 June 2011. Retrieved 18 January 2021.