No. 42 Radar Squadron

42 Radar Squadron
Active	June 1955
Country	Canada
Branch	Royal Canadian Air Force
Type	Aviation squadron
Size	Squadron
Motto	DIRIGENTI MANU ("With a Guiding Hand")

42 Radar Squadron 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 North American Air Defence System (NORAD) Region. ^[1]

References

↑ http://www.rcaf-arc.forces.gc.ca/4w-4e/sqns-escs/page-eng.asp?id=490

External links

42 Radar Squadron official website

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