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- 403 "City of Calgary" (Helicopter) Operational Training Squadron (403 Sqn) is a squadron of the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) located at Canadian Forces Base Gagetown. It is equipped with CH-146 Griffons and provides operational aircrew training to the crews who will fly the helicopter. The squadron also conducts operational test and evaluation, develops aviation tactics and carries out operations in support of the 1 Wing mission. It also supports the local Army requirements of the Combat Training Centre. It was founded as No. 403 Squadron RCAF. A pilot will spend three months at Gagetown learning to fly the Griffon before being posted to one of 1 Wing's five operational squadrons. While at Gagetown, pilots learn advanced aircraft handling, including slinging and hoisting, tactical formation, flying and low-level tactical flying. (en)
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- Defence of Britain 1941–1944
- Dieppe
- English Channel and North Sea 1942
- Fortress Europe 1941–44
- France and Germany 1944–45
- Normandy 1944
- Rhine.
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- A Wolf's head, caboshed
- KH (Mar 1941 – May 1945 )
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- Dieppe (en)
- Defence of Britain 1941–1944 (en)
- English Channel and North Sea 1942 (en)
- Fortress Europe 1941–44 (en)
- France and Germany 1944–45 (en)
- Normandy 1944 (en)
- Rhine. (en)
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- Royal Canadian Air Force (en)
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- KH (en)
- A Wolf's head, caboshed (en)
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- No. 403 Squadron RCAF (en)
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- 403 "City of Calgary" (Helicopter) Operational Training Squadron (403 Sqn) is a squadron of the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) located at Canadian Forces Base Gagetown. It is equipped with CH-146 Griffons and provides operational aircrew training to the crews who will fly the helicopter. The squadron also conducts operational test and evaluation, develops aviation tactics and carries out operations in support of the 1 Wing mission. It also supports the local Army requirements of the Combat Training Centre. It was founded as No. 403 Squadron RCAF. (en)
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- 403 Helicopter Operational Training Squadron (en)
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- No. 403 Squadron RCAF (en)
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