433 Tactical Fighter Squadron

433 Squadron
Active1943-1945
1954-1961
1968-2005
2015-
Country Canada
BranchCanada Royal Canadian Air Force
Nickname(s)Porcupine
Motto(s)Qui s'y frotte s'y pique
("Who opposes it gets hurt")
Battle honoursEnglish Channel & North Sea 1944-1945
Baltic 1944-1945
Fortress Europe 1944
France & Germany 1944-1945
Biscay Ports 1944
Ruhr 1944-1945
Berlin 1944
German Ports 1944-1945
Normandy 1944
Rhine
Biscay 1944

433 Squadron is a unit of the Royal Canadian Air Force. It operates CF-18 Hornet fighter jets from CFB Bagotville in Quebec, Canada. Its Commanding Officer is Lieutenant Colonel Tom "Banger" Lawrence.