406 Squadron Lineage
| Authorized 5 April 1941 and incorporates the following units. | |||
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406 Squadron | ||
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Reformed and amalgamated with '21 Helicopter Utility Squadron' (see below) as '406 Maritime Operational Training Squadron' | 12-Jul-72 | |
| French designation '406e Escadron maritime d'entraînement opérationnel' added. | 09-Sep-77 | ||
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Redesignated '406 "City of Saskatoon" (Light Bomber) Squadron' | 03-Sep-52 | |
| Redesignated '406 Squadron' | 31-Mar-58 | ||
| Disbanded | 31-Mar-64 | ||
| Authorized as '406 (Night Fighter) Squadron' | 05-Apr-41 | ||
| Redesignated '406 (Intruder) Squadron' | 27-Nov-44 | ||
| Disbanded | 01-Sep-45 | ||
| Reformed as '406 (Tactical Bomber) Squadron' | 01-Apr-47 | ||
| Redesignated '406 (Light Bomber) Squadron' | 01-Apr-49 | ||
| 21 Squadron | Authorized as 'Number 1 Helicopter Flight' | 01-Sep-51 |
| Redesignated '21 Helicopter Squadron' | 01-Nov-52 | ||
| Redesignated '21 Helicopter Utility Squadron' | 01-Apr-55 | ||
| Amalgamated with '406 Maritime Operational Training Squadron' as above | 12-Jul-72 | ||
| Notes: | 1. | '21 Helicopter Utility Squadron' has no lineal connection with '21 Squadron' of 1937. |
| 2. | All info from A-AD-267-000/AF-004. | |
| 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'. |