No. 422 Squadron RCAF

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

No. 422 Squadron RCAF
Active	1942-1980
Country	Canada
Branch	Royal Canadian Air Force
Nickname(s)	Tomahawk
Equipment	Canadair CF-104 Starfighter
Battle honours	Atlantic 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 PBY Catalinas 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]

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

422 General Reconnaissance Squadron

• Saro Lerwick[2]
• Consolidated Catalina[2]
• Short Sunderland[2]
• Douglas Dakota[2]
• Consolidated Liberator[2]

422 Fighter Squadron

• de Havilland Vampire[2]
• Canadair F-86 Sabre[2]
• Canadair CF-104 Starfighter[2]

422 Tactical Helicopter Squadron

• Bell CH-135 Twin Huey[2]
• Bell CH-136 Kiowa[2]

References

1. "422 Tactical Helicopter Squadron". Canada: Directorate of History and Heritage, Department of National Defence. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
2. Department of National Defence (29 December 2008). "400 Series - 422 Tactical Helicopter Squadron". Retrieved 18 January 2021.