433 Tactical Fighter Squadron | |
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Active | 1943-1945 1954-1961 1968-2005 |
Country | Canada |
Allegiance | Canada |
Branch | Royal Canadian Air Force Royal Canadian Air Force |
Role | Tactical Fighter |
Nickname | Porcupine |
Motto | QUI S'Y FROTTE S'Y PIQUE (Who opposes it gets hurt) |
Battle honours | English Channel and North Sea 1944-1945 Baltic 1944-1945 Fortress Europe 1944 France and Germany 1944-1945 Biscay Ports 1944 Ruhr 1944-1945 Berlin 1944 German Ports 1944-1945 Normandy 1944 Rhine Biscay 1944 |
433 Tactical Fighter Squadron was a unit of the Canadian Forces under Royal Canadian Air Force. It operated CF-188 Hornet fighter jets from CFB Bagotville in Quebec, Canada.
The squadron was deactivated in 2005, and its assets and personnel amalgamated into 425 Tactical Fighter Squadron.[1] The squadron was originally a Royal Canadian Air Force bomber squadron formed in England during World War II.