No. 419 Squadron

Badge: A moose attacking
Motto: Moosa aswayita (Beware of the moose)
Authority: King George VI, June 1944

The moose, representing the squadron’s nickname, is a fierce fighter indigenous to Canada. The motto is in Cree.

Formed as an All-Weather (Fighter) unit at North Bay, On­tario on 15 March 1954, the squadron flew CF-100 aircraft on North American air defence until August 1957 when it then joined No. 1 Air Division Europe to replace No. 414 (Fighter) Squadron in No. 4 (Fighter) Wing at Baden- Soell­ingen, Germany. On the withdrawal of CF-100 aircraft from operational service, the squadron was disbanded on 31 December 1962.

Brief Chronology: Formed at North Bay, Ont. 15 Mar 54. Disbanded at Baden-Soellingen, Ger. 31 Dec 62.

Nickname: “Moose”

Commanders

• W/C E.G. Ireland, DFC 8 Jan 55 – 1 Aug 56.
• W/C R.E. MacBride, DFC, CD 20 Sep 56 – 2 Dec 58.
• W/C O.C. Brown, CD 15 Jun 59 – 20 Jun 60.
• W/C P.E. Etienne, DFC, CD 27 Jun 60 – 31 Dec 62.

Higher Formations and Squadron Locations

Air Defence Command:

• North Bay, Ont. 15 Mar 54 – 4 Aug 57.
• En route overseas (Operation “Nimble Bat IV”) 5 Aug 57.

No. 1 Air Division Europe:

No. 4 (Fighter) Wing,

• Baden-Soellingen, Ger. 6 Aug 57 – 31 Dec 62.

No. 3 (Fighter) Wing,

• Zweibrucken, Ger. 15 Jun – 9 Oct 59.

Representative Aircraft (Unit Code UD)

Avro CF-100 Canu.ck Mk.4A (Mar 54 – May 55)

• 18200   18206   18213   18220

Avro CF-100 Canuck Mk.4B (May 55 – Dec 62)

• 18339   18378   18400   18419