Helicopters

Formed on 1 Apr 1947 as 103 Search and Rescue Flight at Dartmouth, NS, it moved to CFB Greenwood later that year and was re-badged 103 Rescue Unit in 1950. Moved to CFB Summerside, PEI in Jul 1968 and became 413 Squadron but disbanded in 1969.
Reformed in 1977 at Gander and became 103 Search and Rescue Squadron in Mar 1997.
Reformed in 1977 at Gander and became 103 Search and Rescue Squadron in Mar 1997.

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Locations | |
Years | Location | ICAO/FAA |
1977/ | CFB Gander | CYQX |
Models | Login to Edit | |
Years | Models | |
2002/ | CH-149 Cormorant ![]() | |
1977/03 | CH-113 Labrador | |
103 Squadron List of helicopters | Help Us | |
C/N | Version | Built | In this Org | In other Org | |||
![]() | 301 | ch-113 | 1963 | 11301 : 1st airframe into the Interim Avionics Update programme, 1 May 1978. Retu+ ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ||
50054 | ch-149 | 2000 | 149901 : 2017 asg 103 Squadron wins Cormorant Trophy | ||||
![]() | 50080 | ch-149 | 2001 | 149905 : pictured during Operation Lentus ( RCAF homeland humanitarian aid mission + | |||
![]() | 50132 | ch-149 | 2003 | 149915 : asg 103Sqn pictured (pic1) with 413Sqn C-130 Hercules at Stephenville, Ne+ : pictured (pic2) asg 103Sqn training with Iceland Coast Guard at Reykjavik : 10feb16 pictured (pic3) asg 103 Squadron during exercise in Iceland |