401 Squadron Lineage
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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 | |
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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'. |