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

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]

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.