425 Squadron

General Information:

Role(s):

Based:

• Dishforth, Yorks. 25 Jun 42 – 15 May 1943
• En route to North Africa’ 16 May 43 – 22 Jun 43.
• Kairouan/Zina, Tunisia 23 Jun 43 – 29 Sep 43.
• Hani East Landing Ground, Tunisia 30 Sep 43 – 17 Oct 43.
• En route to England (minus aircraft) 26 Oct 43 – 5 Nov 43.
• Dishforth, Yorks. 6 Nov 43 – 9 Dec 43.
• Tholthorpe, Yorks. 10 Dee 43 – 12 Jun 45.
• En route to Canada 13 Jun 45 – 14 Jun 45.
• Debert, N.S, 15 Jun 45 – 5 Sep 45.
• Squadron Inactive
• St Hubert, Que. 1 Nov 54 – 1 May 61.
• Squadron inactive
• Namao, Alta. (non-operational) 15 Oct 61 – 20 Jul 62.
• North Bay, Ont. (Bagotville runways being resurfaced) 15 May – 15 Jul 66.
• Bagotville, Que. 21 Jul 62 – Present.

Years Active:

Aircraft Used:

• Vickers Wellington
  • B.Mk.III (August 1942 – April 1943)
  • B.Mk.X (April – October 1943)
• Handley Page Halifax B.Mk.III (December 1943 – May 1945)
• Avro Lancaster B.Mk.X (May – September 1945, not on operations)
• Avro CF-100 Canuck
  • Mk.4A & 4B (October 1954 – April 1958)
  • Mk.5 (Mar 56 – Apr 61)
• McDonnell CF-101 Voodoo
  • CF-101F (Trainer) (Oct 61 – Oct 62)’
  • CF-101B (Interceptor) (Oct 61 – 1985)
• McDonnell Douglas CF-18 Hornet 1985-Present

Commanding Officer:

Wing Commander J.M.W. St. Pierre	25 Jun 42 – 30 Sep 43
Wing Commander J.A.D.B. Richer, DFC	1 Oct 43 – 3 Apr 44
Wing Commander A.R. McLernon, DFC .	4 Apr 44 – 23 May 44
Wing Commander J.H.L. Lecomte .	24 May 44 – 20 Aug 44
Wing Commander H.C. Ledoux .	21 Aug 44 – 10 Jun 45
Squadron Leader L-P.]. Dupuis, DFC .	15 Jun 45 – 5 Sep 45
Wing Commander D.L.S. MacWilliam, AFC, CD .	1 Nov 54 – 12 Apr 55
Wing Commander F.W. Hillock .	13 Apr 55 – 5 Aug 57
Wing Commander W.M. Middleton, DFC, CD .	7 Aug 57 – 15 Jul 69
Wing Commander J.E.Goldsmith, DFC, AFC, CD .	16 Jul 60 – 1 May 61
Squadron inactive
Wing Commander J.R.D. Schultz, DFC and Bar, CD .	20 Oct 61 – 21 Jul 62
Wing Commander G. H. Nichols, CD .	22 Jul 62 – 28 Sep 64
Wing Commander M.]. Dooher, CD .	29 Sep 64 – 15 Jul 66
Wing Commander W.J. Marsh, CD .	15 Aug 66 – 4 Jul 67
Wing Commander H.L. Pike, CD .	16 Aug 67 – 31 Jan 68

Battle Honors:

ENGLISH CHANNEL AND NORTH SEA, 1942-1943; FORTRESS EUROPE, 1942-1944; FRANCE AND GERMANY, 1944-1945; Biscay Ports, 1943-1944; Ruhr, 1942-1945; Berlin, 1944; German Ports, 1942-1945; Normandy, 1944; Rhine; BISCAY, 1942-1943; SICILY, 1943; ITALY, 1943; Salerno. Special Duty Area/Balkans ‘Operation ECHO/ALLIED FORCE’ KOSOVO Coalition Operation – Libya LIBYA, 2011

Daily Diary / Historical Reports / ORB Links:

Key Dates / Notes:

• 22 June 1942 – Authorized as ‘No.425 (French Canadian) (Bomber) Squadron’
• 5 September 1945 – Disbanded
• 1 October 1954 – Reformed as ‘425 All Weather Fighter Squadron’
• 1 May 1961 – Disbanded
• 15 October 1961 – Reformed
• 1978 – Squadron Standard Presented
• 1 December 1978 – Designated in French « 425e Escadron de chasseurs tous temps »
• 1 July 1984 – Disbanded
• 1 July 1984 – Redesignated ‘425 Tactical Fighter Squadron’
• 19 June 2026, Replacement Squadron Standard Presented at Canadian Forces Base Bagotville.

Ephemera:

External Links:

• Government of Canada
  • Official Webpage
  • Official lineage webpage
• Wikipedia
• CASPIR – Canadian Aircraft Serials Personnel Information Resource

Sources:

• RCAF Squadrons and Aircraft, John Griffin and S. Kostenuk, 1977