423 Maritime Helicopter Squadron

423 Maritime Helicopter Squadron
Active	18 May 1942 – 4 September 1945 1 June 1953 – 31 December 1962 3 September 1974 – present
Country	Canada
Branch	Royal Canadian Air Force
Part of	12 Wing
Nickname(s)	Eagle
Motto(s)	Latin: Quærimus et petimus ("We search and strike")
Battle honours	Atlantic, 1942–1945 English Channel and North Sea, 1944–1945 Normandy, 1944 Biscay, 1944 Gulf and Kuwait
Website	www.rcaf-arc.forces.gc.ca/en/12-wing/423-squadron.page
Commanders
Honorary colonel	Frank Wayne Adams
Insignia
Squadron badge	Argent a bald-headed eagle volant proper wings displayed and inverted, legs and claws extended

423 Maritime Helicopter Squadron (French: 423^e Escadron d'hélicoptères maritimes) is a unit of the Canadian Forces under Royal Canadian Air Force. It currently operates the Sikorsky CH-124 Sea King from CFB Shearwater in Nova Scotia, Canada.

History

No. 423 Squadron RCAF was a World War II unit of the Royal Canadian Air Force. Formed in 1942 in Oban, Argyll, Scotland for General Reconnaissance duties, it later moved to Castle Archdale, Northern Ireland where it flew Sunderland flying boat patrol bombers. It changed to a transport role in 1945 and was disbanded later that year. Re-formed in 1953 at RCAF Station St Hubert (now Montréal/Saint-Hubert Airport) flying the CF-100 in a continental defence role, it was transferred to RCAF Station Grostenquin in 1957 where it replaced No. 416 Squadron which flew Sabres. The squadron was again disbanded in 1962 when the RCAF's CF-100s were removed from service. In 1974, it was re-formed a final time as No. 423 Anti-Submarine Squadron. In 1995 its name was changed to 423 Maritime Helicopter Squadron. It flies CH-124 Sea King helicopters.

No. 423 Squadron CF-100s, 1962

Royal Canadian Air Force units

Wings	1 Wing Kingston 3 Wing Bagotville 4 Wing Cold Lake 5 Wing Goose Bay 8 Wing Trenton 9 Wing Gander 12 Wing Shearwater 14 Wing Greenwood 15 Wing Moose Jaw 16 Wing Borden 17 Wing Winnipeg 19 Wing Comox 22 Wing North Bay

Squadrons	103 Search and Rescue Squadron

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Commander of the Royal Canadian Air Force Chief Warrant Officer of the Air Force Installations List of aircraft List of Wings 1 Wing Kingston 3 Wing Bagotville 4 Wing Cold Lake 5 Wing Goose Bay 8 Wing Trenton 9 Wing Gander 12 Wing Shearwater 14 Wing Greenwood 15 Wing Moose Jaw 16 Wing Borden 17 Wing Winnipeg 19 Wing Comox 22 Wing North Bay List of Squadrons Training Canadian Forces School of Aerospace Technology and Engineering History Canadian Aviation Corps (1914-1915) Canadian Air Force (1918-1920) Canadian Air Force (1920-1924) Royal Canadian Air Force (1924-1968) Canadian Forces Air Command (1975-2011) Royal Canadian Air Force (2011-present)

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Royal Canadian Air Force flying squadrons

Early and Pre-WWII Squadrons	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 18

The 100-series squadrons	110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 145 147 149 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 170

The 400-series squadrons	400 401 402 403 404 405 406 407 408 409 410 411 412 413 414 415 416 417 418 419 420 421 422 423 424 425 426 427 428 429 430 431 432 433 434 435 436 437 438 439 440 441 442 443

The 600-series squadrons	664 665 666

Post-war squadrons	103 444 445 446 447 448 449 450

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