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430 Tactical Helicopter Squadron

Canadian military flying unit

Field	Value
unit_name	430 Tactical Helicopter Squadron
image	No._430_Squadron_RCAF_badge.jpg
dates	1943–1945
1951–1970
1971–Present
country
branch	CAN Royal Canadian Air Force
role	Tactical Helicopter
nickname	City of Sudbury
Silver Falcon
motto	Celeriter certoque (Swiftly and surely)
battle_honours	Fortress Europe 1943-1944
France and Germany 1944-1945
Normandy 1944
Arnhem
Rhine
Afghanistan
website
notable_commanders
identification_symbol_4_label

1951–1970 1971–Present Silver Falcon France and Germany 1944-1945 Normandy 1944 Arnhem Rhine Afghanistan 430 Tactical Helicopter Squadron is a unit of the Canadian Forces under the Royal Canadian Air Force. It operates Bell CH-146 Griffons from CFB Valcartier, near Quebec City in Quebec, Canada.

History

No. 430 Squadron RCAF was a unit of the Royal Canadian Air Force formed during World War II as the "City of Sudbury" squadron in 1943. Initially created as an army co-operation squadron, 430 was redesignated as a fighter reconnaissance unit later that year. The unit was stationed in England, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Germany, and flew photo reconnaissance missions in support of planning for the Normandy landings. After D-Day, missions included before-and-after photography of attacks on V-1 flying bomb launch sites and support for ground forces. 430 Squadron was disbanded in Germany in August 1945.

In the Cold War period, the squadron was reformed in November 1951 at RCAF Station North Bay, flying the Canadair F-86 Sabre. It was given the nickname Silver Falcon. 430 Fighter Squadron went to 2 Wing RCAF Station Grostenquin near Grostenquin, France in September 1952. The squadron was located at Grostenquin until deactivation in September 1962.

430 Fighter Squadron was reactivated at 3 Wing Zweibrücken, West Germany in February 1963, and transitioned to the Canadair CF-104 Starfighter. The squadron moved to 1 Wing Lahr, West Germany in February 1969 until it was disbanded in May 1970.

The unit reformed again in 1971 as a French-language Canadian Forces tactical helicopter squadron at Valcartier and known officially as 430e Escadron tactique d'hélicoptères. There it operated the Bell CH-136 Kiowa and the Bell CH-135 Twin Huey in support of 5 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group. The unit transitioned to the CH-146 Griffon in 1994.

Operations

The squadron was deployed as part of the United Nations Mission in Haiti (UNMIH) and also provided core personnel to the Rotary Wing Aviation Unit of the Multinational Force and Observers on peacekeeping operations in the Sinai.

Aircraft

Curtiss Tomahawk Mk. I & II
North American Mustang Mk. I
Supermarine Spitfire Mk. XIV
Canadair Sabre
Canadair CF-104 Starfighter
Bell CH-135 Twin Huey
Bell CH-136 Kiowa
Bell CH-146 Griffon

References

Bibliography

430 Squadron History Retrieved 2016-04-14

References

"South-West Asia Theatre Honours". Prime Minister of Canada.
[http://www.rcaf-arc.forces.gc.ca/en/1-wing/430-squadron.page 430 Tactical Helicopter Squadron] {{Webarchive. link. (2013-11-11 Retrieved 2013-10-29)
[[Canadian Forces]]. (November 2008). "430 Squadron".

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