413 Squadron Lineage

Authorized 13 July 1940 and incorporates the following units.
 
413 Squadron  
 
 
 
 
 
 
413 Squadron badge Reformed as '413 Rescue Squadron' from '103 Rescue Unit' (authorized 1 April 1947),see below.18-Jul-68
Redesignated '413 Transport and Rescue Squadron'31-Aug-70
French designation '413e Escadron de transport et de sauvetage' added.09-Sep-77
 
 
 
 
Redesignated '413 All Weather Fighter Squadron'01-May-57
Disbanded30-Dec-61
 
 
 
 
 
Authorized as '413 (General Reconnaissance) Squadron'01-Jul-41
Disbanded18-Feb-45
Reformed as '413 (Photographic) Squadron' from 'No.13 (Photographic) Squadron', see below.01-Apr-47
Redesignated '413 (Survey Transport) Squadron'01-Apr-49
Disbanded01-Nov-50
Reformed as '413 All Weather Squadron'01-Aug-51
Redesignated '413 Fighter Squadron'07-Dec-51
 
103 Rescue Unit RCAF badge 103 RU Authorized as '103 Search and Rescue Flight'01-Apr-47
Redesignated '103 Rescue Unit'01-Jul-50
Redesignated '413 Rescue Squadron', as above.18-Jul-68
 
 
 
 
 
No Badge
Authorized
13 Squadron Authorized as 'No.13 (Operational Training) Squadron' from the 'Seaplane and
Bomber Reconnaissance School' (authorized 1 May 1940).
13-Jul-40
Disbanded09-Nov-42
Reformed as 'Photographic Flight'14-Jan-43
Redesignated 'No.13 (Photographic) Squadron', unofficially on 15-May-44, then officially15-Nov-46
Redesignated '413 (Photographic) Squadron', as above.01-Apr-47
 

Notes:1.13 Sqn has no lineal connection with '13 Squadron' of 1937.
2.103 RU has no lineal connection with '103 Search and Rescue Squadron' of 1977/97.
3.All info from A-AD-267-000/AF-004.
4.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'.