416 Tactical Fighter Squadron
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416 "City of Oshawa" Tactical Fighter Squadron (416 TFS) was a unit of the
fighter jet from CFB Cold Lake in Alberta, Canada. In 2006, 416 TFS stood down and was amalgamated with 441 Tactical Fighter Squadron to form 409 Tactical Fighter Squadron
.
The unit was originally formed during the
Second World War as a unit of the Royal Canadian Air Force
(RCAF).
History
No. 416 Squadron RCAF was formed at
RAF stations in Scotland, England and continental Europe
. The squadron was disbanded in March 1946.
The squadron was reformed in 1952 at CF-101 Voodoo and the squadron was moved to RCAF Chatham, New Brunswick
, where they flew the interceptor until the end of 1984. 416 Squadron thus became the world's last front-line unit flying Voodoos.
In 1988 the squadron relocated to
CF-188s, and later merged with 441 Tactical Fighter Squadron to reform 409 Tactical Fighter Squadron
in 2006.
The squadron's nickname was City of Oshawa, Lynx.
Battle honours
- Defence of Britain 1942-44
- English Channel and North Sea 1943
- Fortress Europe 1942-44
- Dieppe
- France and Germany 1944-45
- Normandy 1944
- Arnhem
- Rhine
- Gulf and Kuwait
Aircraft
- Supermarine Spitfire
- North American P-51 Mustang
- Canadair CT-133 Silver Star
- Canadair Sabre (Mk.2, Mk.5 and Mk.6)
- Avro Canada CF-100 Avro Canada CF-100
- McDonnell Douglas CF-101 Voodoo
- McDonnell Douglas CF-18 Hornet
References
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Hitchens, F.H.; Hovey, H. Richard; Schmidt, Don; McNamaee, Harold (eds). 416 Squadron: Complete History 416 Squadron. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Graphic Arts, 1974. (Limited edition of 300 books). Republished by Hangar Bookshelf (1987).
- Johnson, Rick with Hitchens, F.H.; Hovey, H. Richard; Schmidt, Don; McNamaee, Harold. 416 Squadron History. Belleville, Ontario, Canada: The Hangar Bookshelf, 1984. [ISBN missing].