412 Squadron

General Information:

Role(s):

Based:

• Digby, Lincs. 30 Jun 41 – 19 Oct 41.
• Wellingore, Lincs. 20 Oct 41 – 30 Apr 42.
• No. 11 Group,
• Martlesham Heath, Suffolk 1 May 42 – 3 Jun 42.
• North Weald, Sussex 4 Jun 42 – 18 Jun 42.
• Merston, Sussex 19 Jun 42 – 23 Aug 42.
• Tangmere, Sussex 24 Aug 42 – 22 Sep 42.
• Canadian Kenley Wing,
• Redhill, Surrey 23 Sep 42 – 1 Nov 42.
• Kenley, Surrey 2 Nov 42 – 28 Jan 43.
• No. 10 Group,
• Angle, S. Wales 29 Jan 43 – 7 Feb 43.
• Fairwood Common, S. Wales 8 Feb 43 – 12 Apr 43.
• Perranporth, Comwall 13 Apr 43 – 20 Jun 43.
• Friston, Sussex 21 Jun 43 – 13 Jul 43.
• Second Tactical Air Force:
• No. 83 (Composite) Group,
• No. 17 (RCAF) Sector (disbanded 13 Jul 44),
• No. 126 (RCAF) Wing,
• Redhill, Surrey 14 Jul 43 – 7 Aug 43.
• Staplehurst, Kent 8 Aug 43 – 13 Oct 43.
• Biggin Hill, Kent 14 Oct 43 – 14 Apr 44.
• Tangmere, Sussex 15 Apr 44 – 18 Jun 44.
• B.(Base) 4 Beny- sur-Mer, Fr. 19 Jun 44 – 8 Aug 44.
• B.18 Cristot, Fr. 9 Aug 44 – 28 Aug 44.
• B.28 Evreux, Fr. 29 Aug 44 – 1 Sep 44.
• B.26 IMliers l’Evéque, Fr. 2 Sep 44.
• B.44 Poix, Fr. 3 Sep 44 – 5 Sep 44.
• B.44 Evére, Bel. 6 Sep 44 – 20 Sep 44.
• B.68 Le Culot, Bel. 21 Sep 44 – 3 Oct 44.
• B.84 Rips, Neth. 4 Oct 44 – 14 Oct 44.
• B.80 Volkel, Neth. 15 Oct 44 – 5 Dec 44.
• B.88 Heesch, Neth. 6 Dec 44 – 12 Apr 45.
• B.108 Rheine, Ger. 13 Apr 45 – 15 Apr 45.
• B.116 Wunstorf, Ger. 16 Apr 45 – 12 May 45.
• B.152 Fassberg, Ger. 13 May 45 – 5 Jul 45.
• British Air Forces of Occupation (Germany):
• No. 83 (Composite) Group,
• No. 126 (RCAF) Wing,
• B.174 Utersen, Ger, 6 Jul 45 – 21 Mar 46.
• Bombing and gunnery training, Sylt, Isle of Sylt, Germany, 8-21 December 1945,
• Rockcliffe, Ont. 1 Apr 47 – 31 Aug 55.
• Uplands, Ont. 1 Sep 55 – 31 Jan 68.

Years Active:

Aircraft Used:

• Supermarine Spitfire Mk.IIA (Jul – Oct 41)
• Supermarine Spitfire Mk. VB (Oct 41 – Nov 43)
• Supermarine Spitfire Mk.IXB (Nov 43 – Sep 44)
• Supermarine Spitfire Mk.IXE (Sep 44 – May 45)
• Supermarine Spitfire Mk.XVI (May – Jun 45, not on operations)
• Supermarine Spitfire Mk.XIVE (Jun 45 – Mav 46)
• Consolidated Liberator G.R.Mk.VIT (Apr – Nov 47)
• Douglas Dakota Mk.II & IV (Apr 47 – Feb 68)
• Beechcraft Expeditor Mk.3 (Apr 47 – 1968)
• Canadair North Star (Apr 49 – Apr 62) (possibly as late as 1966 according to wikipedia)
• Canadair C-5 (Aug 50 – Apr 66)
• Grumman Goose Mk.II (1953)
• de Havilland Comet Mk.1A (May 53 – Jul 65)
• North American Mitchell Mk.II (Sep 56 – Nov 60)
• Canadair CC-109 Cosmopolitan (Jul 59 – 1980)
• Canadair CC-106 Yukon (1962 – 1978)
• Dassault CC-117 Falcon (1968-1985)
• Canadair CC-144 Challenger ( – Present)

Commanding Officer:

Squadron Leader C.W. Trevena	30 Jun 41 – 11 Nov 41.
Squadron Leader J.D. Morrison	12 Nov 41 – 24 Mar 42.
Squadron Leader R.C. Weston	1 Apr 42 – 27 Jul 42.
Squadron Leader J.C. Fee, DFC	28 Jul 42 – 26 Nov 42.
Squadron Leader F.W. Kelly, DFC	27 Nov 42 – 24 Jun 43.
Squadron Leader G.C. Keefer, DFC and Bar .	25 Jun 43 – 11 Apr 44
Squadron Leader J.E. Sheppard, DFC MIA.’	12 Apr 44 – 1 Aug 44
Squadron Leader D.H. Dover, DFC and Bar	2 Aug 44 – 28 Jan 45 OTE.
Squadron Leader M.D. Boyd	29 Jan 45 – 29 May 45 2 OTE.
Squadron Leader D.J. Dewan	30 May 45 – 21 Mar 46.
Wing Commander W.H. Swetman, DSO, DFC	1 Apr 47 – 12 Aug 49.
Wing Commander B.H. Moffitt, DFC, AFC	13 Aug 49 – 26 Aug 50.
Wing Commander R.L. Trickett, DFC	6 Sep 50 – 11 Feb 52.
Wing Commander H.A. Morrison, DSO, DFC, AFC, CD	12 Feb 52 -7 Jan 55.
Wing Commander W.G.S. Miller, CD	8 Jan 55 – 2 Mar 58.
Wing Commander W.K. Carr, DFC, CD .	3 Mar 58 – 3 Aug 60
Wing Commander J.W. Borden, DFC, CD	4 Aug 60 – 22 Aug 63.
Wing Commander M.G. Bryan, CD	23 Aug 63 – 14 Jun 66.
Wing Commander D.C. MacKenzie, CD	15 Jan 66 – 31 Jan 68.

Battle Honors:

Defence of Britain	1941-1944
English Channel and North Sea	1942-1943
Fortress Europe	1941-1944
Dieppe
France and Germany	1944-1945
Normandy	1944
Arhem
Rhine

Daily Diary / Historical Reports / ORB Links:

Key Dates / Notes:

• Authorized as ‘412 (Fighter) Squadron’ 30 June 1941.
• Disbanded 15 March 1946.
• Reformed as ‘412 Composite Squadron’ 1 April 1947, from ’12 Communications Squadron’ (authorized 30 August 1940).
• Redesignated ‘412 (Transport) Squadron’ 1 April 1949.
• 25 September 1964 – Received Squadron Standard

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