444 Combat Support Squadron

444 Combat Support Squadron
444 Squadron Badge
Founded	1 April 1993
Country	Canada
Branch	Royal Canadian Air Force
Role	Rescue
Part of	5 Wing
Garrison/HQ	CFB Goose Bay
Motto(s)	STRIKE SWIFT STRIKE SURE
Commanders
Commanding Officer	Major Erin Pratt
Aircraft flown
Helicopter	CH-146 Griffon

444 Combat Support Squadron is an Air Force unit with the Canadian Armed Forces. Based at CFB Goose Bay, it provides helicopter support to the base operations.

History

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444 Fighter Squadron was formed in March 1953 at CFB St. Hubert, Quebec and moved to CFB Baden-Soellingen in West Germany.^[1]

Disbanded 1967, it was re-formed as 444 Tactical Helicopter Squadron at CFB Lahr, West Germany in 1972 as part of Canadian Forces Europe until 1991 and again in CFB Goose Bay in 1993.^[2]

Past Aircraft

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de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk April 1948 – 1949
Auster AOP.6 June 1948 – 1949
CL-13 Sabre 1953–1962
CF-104 Starfighter 1962–1972
CH-112 Nomad 1961–1972
CH-136 Kiowa 1972–1991
CH-135 Twin Huey 1993–1996
Bell CH-146 Griffon 1996-Present

References

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^ "No. 444 Squadron". Avroland. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
^ "444 squadron". Helis.com. Retrieved 17 November 2013.

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