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canada 406 squadron

Canadian Armed Forces


1941 to present    


Unit History:

Formed in May 1941 as an RAF unit at RAF Acklington in Northumbria, UK. Disbanded at Predannack in Cornwall on 1 Sep 1945. Reformed in Jul 1972 as VT406 at CFB Shearwater with a mix of Sea Kings and fixed-wing Trackers for maritime operational training. When the Trackers left for CFB Summerside in summer 1981, the unit was redesignated HT406.

Bases / Heliports of this unit:

YearsBase / Heliport
1972/nowCFB Shearwater



Models served in this unit: Login to Edit    

YearsModels
1972/nowCH-124 Sea King





Construction Numbers in this Organisation: (Not all in this unit) Help Us    

C/NVersionBuiltIn this OrganisationIn other Org
    61-179 ch-124 1962     12401: ex 4001. One of 6 CH-124B updated with HELTAS to CH-124B-2 standard. Crash
royal canadian navy  4001: Sikorsky S-61B, c/n 61-179, del Royal Canadian Navy as CHSS-2, 4001, 1965; to CH-124A as 12401 Oct1968; modified to CH-124B unk; further modified with HELTAS to CH-124B-2 standard unk; crashed on take-off from HMCS Iroquois (DDH-280), 27Feb03.
    61-234 ch-124 1964     12409: ex 4009. CH-124A. Crashed 4 Nov 1987 near CFB Shearwater. Recovered and be
royal canadian navy  4009: Sikorsky S-61B, c/n 61-234, del Royal Canadian Navy as CHSS-2, 4009, 1964; to CH-124A as 12409 Oct1968;
    61-249 ch-124 1964     12411: CH-124A. Crashed 19 Sep 1989 into the Atlantic off Bermuda. Recovered and
royal canadian navy  4011: Sikorsky S-61B, c/n 61-249, del Royal Canadian Navy as CHSS-2, 4011, 1964; to CH-124A as 12411 Oct1968; w/o 19Sep89.
    61-285 ch-124 1965     12419: ex 4019. Became 12419. Upgrade to Mk2 standard. Sustained serious damage o
royal canadian navy  4019: Sikorsky S-61B, c/n 61-285, del Royal Canadian Navy as CHSS-2, 4019, 1965; to CH-124A as 12419 Oct1968;
    4 C/N found in this Organisation.





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