419 Tactical Fighter Training Squadron
The official lineage of the 419 Tactical Fighter Training Squadron.
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Description
Argent a moose attacking proper.
Significance
The moose, representing the squadron's nickname, is a fierce fighter indigenous to Canada. The motto is in Cree.
Motto
MOOSA ASWAYITA (Beware of the moose)
Battle honours
The Second World War
ENGLISH CHANNEL AND NORTH SEA, 1942-1944; BALTIC, 1942-1944; FORTRESS EUROPE, 1942-1944; FRANCE AND GERMANY, 1944-1945; Biscay Ports 1942-1944; Ruhr, 1942-1945; Berlin, 1943-1944; German Ports, 1942-1945; Normandy, 1944; Rhine; BISCAY, 1942, 1944.
Lineage
- Authorized as '419 (Bomber) Squadron' 15 December 1941.Footnote 1
- Disbanded 5 September 1945.Footnote 2
- Reformed as '419 All Weather (Fighter) Squadron' 15 March 1954.Footnote 3
- Disbanded 31 December 1962.Footnote 4
- Reformed as '419 Tactical Fighter Training Squadron' 10 September 1977,Footnote 5 from '1 Canadian Forces Flying Training School' (authorized 31 August 1964).Footnote 6
- Disbanded 24 June 1995.Footnote 7
- Reformed as ‘419 Tactical Fighter Training Squadron’ 28 July 2000.Footnote 8
Operational history
The Second World War
The squadron flew on bombing operations in Great Britain under 'Bomber Command'.Footnote 9
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