42 Radar Squadron

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42 Radar Squadron
Active	June 1955-present
Country	Canada
Branch	Royal Canadian Air Force
Type	Tactical Fighter Control
Size	Squadron
Part of	4 Wing Cold Lake
Garrison/HQ	CFB Cold Lake
Motto(s)	Latin: DIRIGENTI MANU ("With a Guiding Hand")
Equipment	AN/TPS-70 Radar system

42 Radar Squadron (French: 42^e Escadron de radar) is a unit of the Canadian Forces under Royal Canadian Air Force. The squadron operates the AN/TPS-70 radar from CFB Cold Lake in Alberta, Canada.

History[]

42 Aircraft Control and Warning (AC&W) Squadron of the Canadian Air Force became operational in June 1955. The Squadron was originally used to provide radar control to the CF-100s flying around CFB Cold Lake. In October 1962, 42 AC&W Squadron became 42 Radar Squadron in the Semi-Automated Ground Environment (SAGE) system as part of the 28th NORAD Region.^[1]

References[]

^ "42 Radar Squadron". Royal Canadian Air Force. Retrieved 12 June 2018.

External links[]

42 Radar Squadron official website

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List of Wings: 1 Wing Kingston; 3 Wing Bagotville; 4 Wing Cold Lake; 5 Wing Goose Bay; 8 Wing Trenton; 9 Wing Gander; 12 Wing Shearwater; 14 Wing Greenwood; 15 Wing Moose Jaw; 16 Wing Borden; 17 Wing Winnipeg; 19 Wing Comox; 22 Wing North Bay
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Training: Canadian Forces School of Aerospace Technology and Engineering

History: Canadian Aviation Corps (1914–1915); Canadian Air Force (1918–1920); Canadian Air Force (1920–1924); Royal Canadian Air Force (1924–1968); Canadian Forces Air Command (1975–2011); Royal Canadian Air Force (2011–present)