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 Alain Martineau
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| General Description | 433 Squadron was a unit of the Canadian Forces under Royal Canadian Air Force. Motto: Qui s'y frotte s'y pique (Who apposes it gets hurt) Adoption: Porcupine District of Northern Ontario. No. 433 Squadron formed at Skipton-on-Swale on 25 September 1943, but was without aircraft for nearly two months. When these arrived they were the latest version of the Handley Page Halifax, the Mk III, and No. 433 worked up on them to begin operations on 2 January 1944. For the next year the squadron was continuously operational on Halifaxes over the Continent by night. In January 1945 the Halifaxes were replaced by Avro Lancaster Mk Is, and No. 433 used these for three months, by which time the war in Europe had come to an end. No. 433 was not disbanded but, as part of No. 1 Group, flew trooping flights from Germany and Italy, bringing back troops and POWs. This continued until 15 October 1945, when the squadron disbanded at Skipton-on-Swale. No. 433 Squadron reformed as an All-Weather (Fighter) unit at Cold Lake, Alberta on 15 November 1954, and moved to North Bay, Ontario in October 1955, the squadron flew CF-100 aircraft on North American air defence until disbanded on 1 August 1961. Reformed post unification No. 433 Escadrille tactique de combat was a French language squadron of Mobile Command based at CFB Bagotville, Quebec. No. 433 Escadrille flew the CF-5 Freedom Fighter in the tactical and reconnaissance role until conversion to the CF-188 Hornet fighter jets in 1984. The squadron was deactivated in 2005, and its assets and personnel amalgamated into 425 Tactical Fighter Squadron. |
| Material | Plastic |
| Attachment type | Safety pin |
| Manufacturing technique | Soft Enamel |
| Height | 22.00 mm |
| Width | 15.00 mm |
| Series | Air Force |
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