409 Tactical Fighter Squadron

409 Tactical Fighter Squadron (French: 409e Escadron d'appui tactique) is a unit of the Royal Canadian Air Force. The squadron operates the CF-18 Hornet from CFB Cold Lake in Alberta, Canada.

409 Tactical Fighter Squadron
409e Escadron d'appui tactique
Active1941–1945, 1954–1991, 1993–1994, 2006–present
Country Canada
Branch Royal Canadian Air Force
TypeTactical fighter
SizeSquadron
Part of4 Wing Cold Lake
Garrison/HQCFB Cold Lake
Motto(s)Latin: Media nox meridies noster, lit. 'Midnight is our noon'
Battle honours
  • Defence of Britain, 1941–1944
  • Fortress Europe, 1942–1944
  • France and Germany, 1944–1945
  • Normandy, 1944
  • Rhine
Websitewww.canada.ca/en/air-force/corporate/squadrons/409-squadron.html
Aircraft flown
FighterCF-18 Hornet
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