| 424 "Tiger" Transport and Rescue Squadron | |
|---|---|
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| Country |  Canada |
| Branch |  Royal Canadian Air Force |
| Type | Strategic transport, Search and Rescue |
| Part of | 8 Wing Trenton |
| Motto(s) | Castigandos castigamus (English: We chastise those who deserve to be chastised) |
| Battle honours | English Channel and North Sea 1943–1945, Baltic 1944–1945, Fortress Europe 1943–1944, France and Germany 1944–1945, Biscay Ports 1943–1944, Ruhr 1943–1945, Berlin 1944, German Ports 1943–1945, Normandy 1944, Rhine, Biscay 1943–1944, Sicily 1943, Italy 1943, Salerno. |
| Website | airforce.gc.ca |
| Commanders | |
| Commander | Lieutenant-Colonel N. Prescott |
| Aircraft flown | |
| Transport | Lockheed CC-130J Hercules and Bell CH-146 Griffon |
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424 Transport and Rescue Squadron (French: 424e Escadron de transport et de sauvetage), nicknamed "Tiger Squadron", is a Royal Canadian Air Force strategic transport and search and rescue unit based at Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Trenton in the Canadian province of Ontario. The squadron is the primary provider of search and rescue response for the Trenton Search and Rescue Region, which extends from Quebec City to the Rocky Mountains, and from the Canada–United States border to the North Pole, covering an area of over ten million square kilometres in Central, Western, and Northern Canada.[1]
The squadron operates the Lockheed CC-130J Hercules transport aircraft and the Bell CH-146 Griffon helicopter. Pararescue specialists, known as Search and Rescue Technicians (SAR Techs) are on constant standby to deploy within 2 hours of notification.[1]
- ^ a b 424 Transport and Rescue Squadron – General information, Department of National Defence/Royal Canadian Air Force, 31 August 2010, archived from the original on 23 March 2012