423 Maritime Helicopter Squadron
Canadian air force squadron
- 18 May 1942 – 4 September 1945
- 1 June 1953 – 31 December 1962
- 3 September 1974 – present
Canada
Royal Canadian Air Force- Atlantic, 1942–1945
- English Channel and North Sea, 1944–1945
- Normandy, 1944
- Biscay, 1944
- Gulf and Kuwait
- Arabian Sea[1]
Military unit
423 Maritime Helicopter Squadron (French: 423e Escadron d'hélicoptères maritimes) is a unit of the Canadian Forces under Royal Canadian Air Force. It currently operates the Sikorsky CH-148 Cyclone 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 RAF 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 flew CH-124 Sea King helicopter, which it used in support of Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) warships during the 1991 Gulf War and in the Arabian Sea after the 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks. It now operates the Sikorsky CH-148 Cyclone since January 2018.
On 30 April 2020, an RCAF CH-148 from 423 Squadron, attached to HMCS Fredericton and based at the Shearwater Heliport crashed in the Ionian Sea during a NATO Mediterranean exercise. All six crew members aboard the aircraft were killed.[2][3]
References
- ^ Canadian DND - Honours & Recognition for the Men and Women of the Canadian Armed Forces 10th Edition - 2016, pg 46.
- ^ Ahronheim, Anna. "Canadian military helicopter crashes during NATO exercise". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
- ^ "Military says remains of all 6 who died in Cyclone helicopter crash now identified". CBC News. The Canadian Press. 20 June 2020. Archived from the original on 23 June 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
- 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
- Canadian Department of National Defence - Honours & Recognition for the Men and Women of the Canadian Armed Forces 10th Edition - 2016. Accessed 14 March 2019
External links
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Royal Canadian Air Force units
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- 405 Long Range Patrol Squadron
- 406 Maritime Operational Training Squadron
- 407 Long Range Patrol Squadron
- 408 Tactical Helicopter Squadron
- 409 Tactical Fighter Squadron
- 410 Tactical Fighter Operational Training Squadron
- 412 Transport Squadron
- 413 Transport and Rescue Squadron
- 414 Electronic Warfare Support Squadron
- 415 Long Range Patrol Force Development Squadron
- 417 Combat Support Squadron
- 423 Maritime Helicopter Squadron
- 424 Transport and Rescue Squadron
- 425 Tactical Fighter Squadron
- 426 Transport Training Squadron
- 429 Transport Squadron
- 430 Tactical Helicopter Squadron
- 433 Tactical Fighter Squadron
- 435 Transport and Rescue Squadron
- 436 Transport Squadron
- 437 Transport Squadron
- 438 Tactical Helicopter Squadron
- 439 Combat Support Squadron
- 440 Transport Squadron
- 442 Transport and Rescue Squadron
- 443 Maritime Helicopter Squadron
- 444 Combat Support Squadron
- 450 Tactical Helicopter Squadron
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