423 Maritime Helicopter Squadron

423 Maritime Helicopter Squadron (French: 423e Escadron d'hélicoptères maritimes) is a unit of the Canadian Forces under Royal Canadian Air Force. It currently operates the Sikorsky CH-148 Cyclone from CFB Shearwater in Nova Scotia, Canada.

423 Maritime Helicopter Squadron
Active
  • 18 May 1942 – 4 September 1945
  • 1 June 1953 – 31 December 1962
  • 3 September 1974 – present
Country Canada
Branch Royal Canadian Air Force
Part of12 Wing
Nickname(s)Eagle
Motto(s)Latin: Quærimus et petimus ("We search and strike")
Battle honours
  • Atlantic, 1942–1945
  • English Channel and North Sea, 1944–1945
  • Normandy, 1944
  • Biscay, 1944
  • Gulf and Kuwait
  • Arabian Sea
Websitewww.rcaf-arc.forces.gc.ca/en/squadron/423-squadron.page
Commanders
Honorary colonelFrank Wayne Adams
Insignia
Squadron badgeArgent a bald-headed eagle volant proper wings displayed and inverted, legs and claws extended
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