401 Squadron Lineage

401 Squadron badge Redesignated in english as '401 Helicopter Operational Training Squadron' and
in french as '401e Escadron d'entraînement opérationnel d'hélicoptères'.
22-Oct-91
Disbanded.01-Jan-98
Reformed and designated in english as '401 Tactical Fighter Squadron' and in french
as '401e Escadron d'appui tactique'.
30-Jun-15
 
 
 
401 Squadron badge Redesignated '401 Air Reserve Squadron'.01-Jan-69
French designation '401e Escadron de réserve aérienne' added.12-Dec-78
 
 
 
 
 
Redesignated '401 "City of Westmount" (Fighter) Squadron'.04-Sep-52
Redesignated '401 Squadron'.01-Nov-58
Redesignated '401 Squadron (Auxiliary)'.22-Feb-64
 
 
 
 
Authorized as '1 Squadron, CAF' from '81 Squadron (Canadian), RAF'.about 20-Nov-18
Disbanded.28-Jan-20
Reformed as 'No.1 (Operations) Squadron'.01-Apr-25
Redesignated 'No.1 Squadron (Training)'.01-Apr-27
Disbanded on transfer to the non-military Directorate of Civil Government Air Operations.01-Jul-27
Reformed as 'No. 1 (Fighter) Squadron'.01-Nov-35
Redesignated 'Fighter Flight' under '3 (Bomber) Squadron'.1935
Redesignated '1 Fighter Squadron'.01-Mar-37
Redesignated 'No.401 Squadron'.01-Mar-41
Disbanded.23-Jun-45
Reformed as '401 (Fighter) Squadron'.15-Apr-46

Notes:1.No lineal connection with '1 (Composite) Squadron' of 1943 and 1945.
2.All info from A-AD-267-000/AF-004, except annotations in blue.
3.A-AD-267-000/AF-004 shows most french designations as 'escadron', notwithstanding that
'escadrille' was used until Feb 1989 when CanForGen 003-89 mandated the use of 'escadron'.