No. 445 Squadron RCAF
| No. 445 Squadron RCAF | |
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| Active | 1953-1962 |
| Disbanded | 1962 |
| Country |  Canada |
| Branch |  Royal Canadian Air Force |
| Role | Fighter operations |
| Home base | RCAF North Bay (1953) RCAF Uplands (1953-1956) RCAF Station Marville (1956-1962) |
| Nickname(s) | Wolverine |
| Motto(s) | Strike as Lightning |
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| Fighter | CF-100 Canuck |
No. 445 Squadron RCAF was a short-lived post World War II squadron of the Royal Canadian Air Force.
The unit was formed in 1953 at CFB North Bay and equipped with CF-100 Canuck. It relocated to CFB Uplands shortly afterwards.[1]
In 1956 No 445 relocated to RCAF Station Marville in France becoming an All-weather Fighter squadron. The squadron was disbanded in 1962 when the CF-100 were retired by the RCAF.[2]
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445 Sqn patch, c. 1953 to 1962
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1 Aircraft administered and serviced by the RCAF but manned by the Royal Canadian Artillery.
2 Non-standard code as unit using OW added L. Letters normally denoted parent Command, aircraft type (L Liberator transport, D Dakota etc), unit, and individual aircraft. 3 VC  AXX where VC was the civil code used by the RCAF replacing CF-, A was the aircraft ID letter and XX was the unit code4 XX nnn where XX was the unit code and nnn was the last 3 digits of the serial number. Unit code was replaced with "RCAF" in 1958 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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- Canadian Forces aircraft squadrons
- Military units and formations established in 1953
- Royal Canadian Air Force squadrons (disbanded)