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	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.

File:CF-100s 423 Sqn.jpg

No. 423 Squadron CF-100s, 1962

References

• No.423 (MH) Squadron Royal Canadian Air Force Shearwater Sep. 1974 – Present Retrieved April 2, 2016
• 423 Squadron History Retrieved April 2, 2016
• Canadian Wings - No. 423 Squadron Retrieved April 2, 2016

External links

• Official website