442 Squadron Lineage

442 Squadron badge  
 
 
 
 
 
 
442 Squadron badge Reformed as '442 Communications and Rescue Squadron' from
'121 Composite Unit' (authorized 1 January 1959).
08-Jul-68
Redesignated '442 Transport and Rescue Squadron'01-Oct-68
French designation '442e Escadron de transport et de sauvetage' added.09-Sep-77
 
 
 
Redesignated '442 "City of Vancouver" (Fighter) Squadron'03-Sep-52
Redesignated '442 Squadron'01-Sep-58
Disbanded31-Mar-64
 
 
 
 
Authorized as 'No.14 (Fighter) Squadron'01-Jan-42
Redesignated 'No.442 (Fighter) Squadron'08-Feb-44
Disbanded07-Aug-45
Reformed15-Apr-46
 
 
 

Notes:1.No lineal connection with '14 Squadron' of 1944-46. See 414 Squadron.
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'.