425 Tactical Fighter Squadron

425 Tactical Fighter Squadron
425e Escadron d'appui tactique
Active1942–1945, 1954–present
CountryCanada
BranchRoyal Canadian Air Force
RoleStrategic bombing (1942–1945), fighter-interceptor (1954–present)
Part ofNo. 6 Group RCAF (1943–1945), 3 Wing (1961–present)
Home stationCFB Bagotville
Nickname(s)Alouette Squadron
Motto(s)Je te plumerai (French for 'I shall pluck you')
Battle honours
  • English Channel and North Sea, 1942–1943
  • Fortress Europe, 1942–1944
  • France and Germany, 1944–1945
  • Biscay Ports, 1943–1944
  • Ruhr, 1942–1945
  • Berlin, 1944
  • German Ports, 1942–1945
  • Normandy, 1944
  • Rhine
  • Biscay, 1942–1943
  • Sicily, 1943
  • Italy, 1943
  • Salerno
  • Kosovo
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Insignia
BadgeA lark volant wings elevated and adorned proper
Aircraft flown
Bomber
Fighter

425 Tactical Fighter Squadron (French: 425e Escadron d'appui tactique, also "Alouette" (English: skylark) Squadron, is a unit of the Royal Canadian Air Force. It operates CF-18 Hornet fighter jets from CFB Bagotville in Quebec, Canada. The squadron was originally formed during the Second World War.

A Cold War, early-issue RCAF uniform patch for 425 Squadron manufactured by Crest Craft circa 1955