401 Tactical Fighter Squadron

No. 401 Squadron RCAF
Second World War variant of the squadron badge
Active	21 September 1937 – 1 March 1941 (as No. 1) 1 March 1941 – 10 July 1945 15 April 1946 – 23 June 1996 30 June 2015 – present
Country	Canada
Branch	Royal Canadian Air Force
Role	Fighter, Helicopter and Training
Nickname(s)	City of Westmount, Ram
Motto(s)	Mors celerrima hostibus (Latin for 'Very swift death for the enemy')
Battle honours	Battle of Britain, 1940 Defence of Britain, 1940–1944 English Channel and North Sea, 1942 Fortress Europe, 1941–1944 Dieppe France and Germany, 1944–1945 Normandy, 1944 Arnhem Rhine
Website	canada.ca/en/air-force/corporate/squadrons/401-squadron.html
Commanders
Current commander	Lieutenant-Colonel Reid Surkan
Squadron CWO	Chief Warrant Officer Mark Riach
Insignia
Squadron Badge heraldry	A Rocky Mountain sheep's head, caboshed[1]
Squadron Codes	YO (July/August 1940 – May 1945)

No. 401 Tactical Fighter Squadron , a.k.a. "City of Westmount" Squadron (originally No. 1 Squadron), is a Royal Canadian Air Force squadron based at CFB Cold Lake. During World War II it was a fighter squadron and is notable for having fought in the Battle of Britain. Postwar, the squadron operated in Canada as an auxiliary squadron, reserve squadron and a helicopter and training squadron. In 2015 it was reactivated as a tactical fighter squadron, flying the McDonnell Douglas CF-18 Hornet.