Canadian Forces (The Air Force part)
CANADIAN AIR FORCE
Canadian Air Force information comes from Canadian Squadrons homepage at RCAF.com.
1st Canadian Air Division - Sollingen, FRG:
421 Squadron: 18 CF-18
439 Squadron: 18 CF-18
409 Squadron : 18 CF-18
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416 Squadron – CFB Cold Lake, Alberta: 18 CF-18
425 Escadrille – CFB Bagotville, Quebec: 18 CF-18
433 Escadrille – CFB Bagotville, Quebec: 18 CF-18 (from CF-5, Jan 1988)
434 Squadron -- Chatham, New Brunswick: 18 CF-5 (stood down June 1988)
441 Squadron – CFB Cold Lake, Alberta: 18 CF-18
Training Establishment
419 Squadron: 18 CF-5 (aggressor and lead-in training)
410 Squadron: 18 CF-18 (operational conversion unit)
Reserves
No. 1 Tactical Aviation Support Squadrons: about 6 CH-136 Kiowas
No. 2 Tactical Aviation Support Squadrons: about 6 CH-136 Kiowas
Other Helicopter Units
447 Squadron: 4 CH-147 Chinook
450 Squadron: 4 CH-147 Chinook
Note 1: Canada took delivery of a total of 133 CF-18s, including at least 20 CF-18Bs. IISS indicates that in early 1989, all were still operational, although some, perhaps 15, were in storage.
Note 2: A number of sources indicate that as many as 62 CF-116s (Canadian designation for F-5) remained in service with the Canadian forces though the early 1990s, with 419 Squadron and other units. In 1988, 23 CF-5As and 33 CF-5Ds underwent significant upgrades to extend their service lives into the 1990s.
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