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  • 438 Tactical Helicopter Squadron
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  • 438 "City of Montreal" Tactical Helicopter Squadron is a unit of the Canadian Forces under Royal Canadian Air Force. The squadron operates the CH-146 Griffon tactical helicopter from CFB St. Hubert in Quebec, Canada. Its tasks include transport, reconnaissance, search and rescue, and support to local law enforcement. The motto Going Down was adopted during the Second World War when operating on Hawker Typhoons over occupied Europe. This was the flight leader's instruction to begin diving attacks with bombs and/or cannons.
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Garrison
Branch
command structure
  • 1
Role
  • Tactical helicopter
identification symbol
  • The head of a wildcat affronte
Nickname
  • Wildcats
Country
  • Canada
identification symbol label
  • Squadron Badge
Caption
  • 438
aircraft helicopter
Dates
  • 1934
Unit Name
  • 438
garrison label
  • Home station
battle honours
  • * Fortress Europe 1944 * France and Germany 1944-1945 * Normandy 1944 * Arnhem * Rhine
Motto
  • Going down
abstract
  • 438 "City of Montreal" Tactical Helicopter Squadron is a unit of the Canadian Forces under Royal Canadian Air Force. The squadron operates the CH-146 Griffon tactical helicopter from CFB St. Hubert in Quebec, Canada. Its tasks include transport, reconnaissance, search and rescue, and support to local law enforcement. The motto Going Down was adopted during the Second World War when operating on Hawker Typhoons over occupied Europe. This was the flight leader's instruction to begin diving attacks with bombs and/or cannons.