427 Special Operations Aviation Squadron
The official lineage of the 427 Special Operations Aviation Squadron.
Squadron standard
Badge
Description
Argent in front of a maple leaf Vert a lion rampant Or langued and armed Gules.
Significance
The combination of a lion representing England and a maple leaf for Canada indicates the formation of the squadron in England.
Motto
FERTE MANUS CERTAS (Strike with a sure hand)
Battle honours
The Second World War
ENGLISH CHANNEL AND NORTH SEA, 1943-1945; BALTIC, 1944-1945; FORTRESS EUROPE, 1943-1944; FRANCE AND GERMANY, 1944-1945; Biscay Ports, 1943-1944; Ruhr, 1943-1945; Berlin, 1943-1944; German Ports, 1943-1945; Normandy, 1944; Rhine; BISCAY, 1944.
South-West Asia
AFGHANISTAN
Lineage
- Authorized as '427 (Bomber) Squadron' 15 October 1942.Footnote 1
- Disbanded 31 May 1946.Footnote 2
- Reformed as '427 (Fighter) Squadron' 1 August 1952.Footnote 3
- Disbanded 15 December 1962.Footnote 4
- Redesignated '427 Strike/Attack Squadron' 17 December 1962.Footnote 5
- Disbanded 1 July 1970.Footnote 6
- Reformed as '427 Tactical Helicopter Squadron' 1 January 1971.Footnote 7
- Designated '427e Escadron de chasseurs tous temps' in french on October 20 1977.Footnote 8
- Redesignated as '427 Special Operations Aviation Squadron' 1 June 2009.Footnote 9
Operational history
The Second World War
The squadron flew on bombing operations in Great Britain under 'Bomber Command'.Footnote 10
South-West Asia
427 Special Operations Aviation Squadron reinforced various Air Force units and formations as part of Joint Task Force Afghanistan, Air Wing, between 2001 and 2014.Footnote 11
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