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Motto: AD VIGILAMUS UNDIS (We watch the waves)
Badge: Argent in front of an autumnal maple leaf an elephant's head
affront & eacutee proper
Battle Honours: Atlantic 1941-43, Ceylon 1942, Eastern Waters
1942-44
History: 413 Squadron formed at Stranraer, Scotland, on 1 July 1941 as a
General Reconnaissance Squadron. Moving to Ceylon in March, 1942, the squadron
spent the rest of the war in Africa and the Indian Ocean. They returned to
Britain on 20 February, 1945, and were disbanded three days later. On 1 April
1947, the squadron was reformed at RCAF Station Rockliffe, absorbing No.13
Photographic Squadron. Renamed 413 Survey and Transport Squadron on 1 April
1949, they served until they were disbanded on 1 November 1950. Reformed on 1
August 1951 as an All-Weather Fighter Squadron at RCAF Station Bagotville, 413
was renamed in November as a Fighter Squadron and, on 7 march 1953, they moved
to 3 Wing Zweibrucken, Germany, where they stayed until they were disbanded on 7
April 1957. They were reactivated at Bagotville on 1 May 1957 and then
deactivated there on 30 December 1961. The squadron reformed at RCAF Station
Summerside on 8 July 1968 as 413 Rescue Squadron, absorbing elements of 103
Rescue Unit. The squadron moved to CFB Greenwood on 10 June 1991, where they
currently reside.
Aircraft flown by 413 Squadron:
- Consolidated Catalina
- Consolidated Canso
- Avro Lancaster
- Noorduyn Norseman
- Douglas CC-129 (DC-3) Dakota
- North American B-25 Mitchell
- deHavilland Vampire
- North American Harvard
- Canadair (Lockheed) CT-33 Silver Star
- Canadair (North American) F-86 Sabre
- Avro CF-100 Canuck
- Grumman CSR-110 Albatross
- Boeing Vertol CH-113 Labrador
- deHavilland CC-115 (DHC-5) Buffalo
- Lockheed CC-130 Hercules
Information reproduced from http://www.airforce.dnd.ca
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