103 Search and Rescue Squadron

103 Search and Rescue Squadron
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Active1947–1968
1977–present
Country Canada
BranchCanada Royal Canadian Air Force
TypeSearch and rescue
Part of9 Wing Gander
Motto(s)Seek and save
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Commanders
CommanderMajor Blair Turner
Aircraft flown
PatrolCanso-A, Avro Lancaster, Douglas Dakota, Noorduyn Norseman, Sikorsky H-5
TransportCH-113 Labrador, AgustaWestland CH-149 Cormorant

103 Search and Rescue Squadron of the Royal Canadian Air Force is a search and rescue unit based at 9 Wing Gander on the Canadian island of Newfoundland. The squadron is responsible for a large area covering the offshore waters of Canada's Exclusive Economic Zone in the Atlantic Ocean and inland areas in the Maritimes, Newfoundland and Labrador, and parts of Eastern Quebec. The squadron operates three AgustaWestland CH-149 Cormorant helicopters.