441 Tactical Fighter Squadron
441 Tactical Fighter Squadron No. 441 (Silver Fox) Squadron RCAF | |
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Active | 1942-1945 1951-2006 |
Country | Canada |
Branch | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Role | Fighter aircraft |
Part of | 4 Wing (1986–2006) |
Home base | CFB Cold Lake (1986–2006) |
Nickname(s) | Silver Fox |
Motto(s) | Stalk and Kill |
Battle honours | |
Insignia | |
Squadron Badge | The head of a silver fox affronte |
Aircraft flown | |
Fighter | Supermarine Spitfire North American P-51 Mustang de Havilland Vampire Canadair Sabre Canadair CF-104 Starfighter McDonnell Douglas CF-18 Hornet |
441 Tactical Fighter Squadron was a unit of the
History
No. 125 (Fighter) Squadron was formed on 20 April 1942 at Sydney, Nova Scotia and flew Hurricanes as part of RCAF Eastern Air Command. It was renumbered No. 441 Fighter Squadron when it transferred overseas to RAF Station Digby, Lincolnshire, England, on 8 February 1944, under the command of Squadron Leader George Hill. It was posted to airfields in England, France, and Belgium throughout the Second World War, flying the Supermarine Spitfire. When the squadron returned to England it was disbanded on 7 August 1945.
No 441 Squadron reformed at
On 6 July 2006, No 441 Squadron was once again stood down (disbanded), and its crew amalgamating with 416 Tactical Fighter Squadron at CFB Cold Lake and re-formed as 409 Tactical Fighter Squadron. The squadron's colours and battle honours were placed in Sydney, Nova Scotia, where it first operated.
References
- ^ "441 Tactical Fighter Squadron". CMP Directorate of History and Heritage. 2013. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
- ^ LtCol (Ret'd) Dan Dempsey. "Hawk One: The Return of a Legend" (PDF). Vintage Wings of Canada. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 September 2013. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
External links
- History of 441 Squadron at DND website
- No. 441 Squadron at Canadianwings.com