450 Squadron
General Information:
Role(s):
- Heavy Transport Helicopter Squadron ( – 1970)
- Transport Helicopter Squadron (1970 – 1993)
- Tactical Helicopter Squadron (1993 – 1998)
- Tactical Helicopter Squadron (2011 – Present)
Based:
- RCAF Station St Hubert (March 1968 – May 1970)
- CFB Ottawa (Uplands) (May 1970 – August 1994)
- CFB St Hubert (August 1994 – 1996)
- CFB Petawawa (May 2012 – Present)
Years Active:
Aircraft Used:
- Boeing CH-147F Chinook Helicopter
Commanding Officer:
Battle Honors:
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Daily Diary / Historical Reports / ORB Links:
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Key Dates / Notes:
- Authorized as ‘450 Heavy Transport Helicopter Squadron’ 29 March 1968, from ‘1 Army Helicopter Transport Platoon, Royal Canadian Army Service Corps’ (authorized 10 December 1963)
- Redesignated ‘450 Transport Helicopter Squadron’ 20 May 1970.
- Designated in French as “450e Escadron d’hélicoptères de transport” 27 June 1978.
- Redesignated ‘450 Tactical Helicopter Squadron’ 15 June 1993
- Disbanded 1 January 1998.
- Reformed as ‘450 Tactical Helicopter Squadron’ 15 November 2011.
Ephemera:
External Links:
- Government of Canada
- Wikipedia