CAF Commands and their Units


1 February 1968.  Canadian Armed Forces.  Air Component.

    Canadian Forces Transport Command.  HQ Trenton, Ontario.

        No. 4 (T) OTU.  Trenton, Ontario.  Flew various aircraft.

            No. 412 (T) Sqn.  Uplands, Ontario.  Flew the Cosmopolitan, Falcon and the Yukon aircraft.

            No. 435 (T) Sqn.  Namao, Alberta.  Flew the C-130E.

            No. 436 (T) Sqn.  Uplands, Ontario.  Flew the C-130E.

            No. 437 (T) Sqn.   Trenton, Ontario.  Flew the Yukon aircraft.

        No. 11 Wing (Res), HQ Montreal, Quebec.

            No. 410 Sqn (Res).  St. Hubert, Quebec.  Flew the Otter aircraft.

            No. 438 Sqn (Res).  St. Hubert, Quebec.  Flew the Otter aircraft.

        No. 14 Wing (Res), HQ Toronto, Ontario.

            No. 400 (Res).  Downsview, Ontario.  Flew the Otter aircraft.

            No. 411 (Res).  Downsview, Ontario.  Flew the Otter aircraft.

        No. 17 Wing (Res),  HQ Winnipeg, Manitoba.

            No. 402 Sqn (Res).  Winnipeg, Manitoba.  Flew the Otter aircraft.

        No. 18 Wing (Res), HQ Namao, Alberta.

            No. 418 Sqn (Res).  Namao, Alberta.  Flew the Otter aircraft.

    Canadian Forces Mobile Command.  HQ St. Hubert, Quebec.

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            No. 408 (TAC S&R).  Rivers, Manitoba.  Flew the C-130B and Silver Star aircraft.

            No. 429 (TAC T).  St. Hubert, Quebec.  Flew the Buffalo aircraft.

            No. 434 (OT) Sqn.  Cold Lake, Alberta.  Flew the Silver Star aircraft.

    Canadian Forces Material Command.  HQ Rockcliffe, Ontario.

        No flying units assigned.

    Canadian Forces Training Command.  HQ Winnipeg, Manitoba.

        No operational flying units assigned.

    North American Air Defence Command.

    Canadian Forces Air Defence Command.  HQ North Bay, Ontario.

            No. 409 AW (F) Sqn.  Comox, British Columbia.  Flew the CF-101B aircraft.

            No. 414 (EWOT) Sqn.  St. Hubert, Quebec.  Flew the CF-100 5 aircraft.

            No. 416 AW (F) Sqn.  Chatham, New Brunswick.  Flew the CF-101B aircraft.

            No. 417 (ST/R) Sqn.  Cold Lake, Alberta.  Flew the CF-104D aircraft.

            No. 425 AW (F) Sqn.  Bagotville, Quebec.  Flew the CF-101B aircraft.   

            No. 445 (SAM) Sqn.  North Bay. Ontario.  Flew the Bomarc missile.

            No. 447 (SAM) Sqn.  La Macaza, Quebec.  Flew the Bomarc missile.

    North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

    Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe.

    Allied Command Atlantic

    Canadian Forces Maritime Command

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            No. 404 (MP) Sqn.  Greenwood, Nova Scotia.  Flew the Argus aircraft.

            No. 405 (MP) Sqn.  Greenwood, Nova Scotia.  Flew the Argus aircraft.

            No. 415 (MP) Sqn.  Summerside, Prince Edward Island.  Flew the Argus aircraft.

            No. 449 (MOT) Sqn.  Summerside, Prince Edward Island.  Flew the Neptune and Argus aircraft.

            HS50.  Shearwater, Nova Scotia.  Flew the Sea King aircraft.

            VS880.  Shearwater, Nova Scotia.  Flew the Tracker aircraft.

        Canadian Forces Maritime Command Pacific.

            No. 407 (MP) Sqn.  Comox, British Columbia.  Flew the Neptune aircraft.

                June 1968.  Converted to Argus aircraft and retire the Neptune aircraft.

    Allied Command Europe.

    Allied Air Forces Central Europe.

    Fourth Allied Tactical Air Force.

    Canadian Forces No. 1 Air Division.  HQ Lahr, Germany.

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 No. 1 Wing, HQ Lahr Germany.

            No. 439 (ST&R) Sqn.  Lahr, Germany.  Flew the CF-104 aircraft.

            No. 441 (ST&R) Sqn.  Lahr, Germany.  Flew the CF-104 aircraft.

        No. 3 Wing, HQ Zweibrucken, Germany.  Flew the CF-104 aircraft.

            No. 427 (ST&A) Sqn.  Zweibrucken, Germany.  Flew the CF-104 aircraft.

            No. 430 (ST&A) Sqn.  Zweibrucken, Germany.  Flew the CF-104 aircraft.

        No. 4 Wing (ST&A), HQ Baden Soellingen, Germany.  Flew the CF-104 aircraft.

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            No. 421 (ST&A).  Baden Soellingen, Germany.  Flew the CF-104 aircraft.

            No. 422 (ST&A).  Baden Soellingen, Germany.  Flew the CF-104 aircraft.