424 Squadron

424 Transport and Rescue Squadron, Tiger Squadron, reactivated at Trenton in 1968 flying C-130 Hercules and helicopters

News about 424 Squadron

Griffon Rescues Stranded Canoeists

10-Aug-20 - RCAF CH-146 Griffon from Trenton 424 Transport and Rescue Squadron successfully evacuated two stranded canoeists on an island at Coveo Lake, Ontario #canoeists

Griffon Rescue at Thousand Islands

25-Jul-20 - Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) marine patrol Detachment at Thousand Islands near the Canadian-US border completed training exercise with a Bell CH-146 Griffon of the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) 424 Transport and Rescue Squadron #Griffon

Griffon Rescued Operator From Massive Fire

18-Dec-13 - Royal Canadian Air Force CH-146 Griffon helicopter from 424 Transport and Rescue Squadron performed dramatic rescue of a crane operator who was trapped above a massive building fire

Locations

Years	Location	ICAO/FAA
1968-	CFB Trenton	CYTR

Models

Years	Models
	CH-146 Griffon

424 Squadron List of helicopters

C/N	Version	Built	In this Org	In other Org
4002	ch-113a	1966	11308 : CAF type:CH-113A; 1992 424Sqn.; 2006 CFSATE : Oct.92 pictured with 424 Sqd at AETE Cold Lake	10408
4009	ch-113a	1965	11315 : Converted to SAR configuration, Labrador; 424 Sq; 413 Sq; 103 RU; 424 Sq u+ : to NAFMC in 424 Sq marks by 2004	10415
32014	ch-135		135114 : CAF type:CH-135; 1984 424Sqn.
32019	ch-135		135119 : CAF CH-135 type BuNo 70-15668; 1984 424Sqn
46419	ch-146		146419 : 424 Sqn /419 yellow c/s : asg 424 Sqn, rescued trapped operator on crane downtown Kingston, Ontario
46422	ch-146		146422 : CAF; 2007 424Sqn.
46432	ch-146		146432 : Canada 424 Sqn Jan96
46491	ch-146	1997	146491 : CAF type CH146 Griffon. in May 2009 rescue/sauvetage 424Sqn. participated +

424 Squadron Operations

Dates		Operation
2012-jun-23	2012-jun-23	Fly out MFG-5 Kiel
2009-may	2009-may	SAR meet 2009

1942 to present

Canadian Armed Forces