425 Tactical Fighter Squadron (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. 425 Tactical Fighter Squadron, also "Alouette" (FR. Skylark) Squadron, is a unit of the Royal Canadian Air Force. It operates CF-188 Hornet fighter jets from CFB Bagotville in Quebec, Canada. The squadron was originally formed during the Second World War. The squadron was formed 22 June 1942 as the first French Canadian squadron at RAF Dishforth in Yorkshire, England as a bomber unit flying Vickers Wellingtons. On the night of the 5/6 October 1942 the squadron went into action for the first time, bombing Aachen with a small number of aircraft. In 1943 the squadron flew to Kairouan, Tunisia and from there conducted operations against Italy and Sicily, returning to the UK in November of the same year. In December they were re-equipped with Handley Page Halifax's and flew their first mission with these aircraft in February 1944. Their final operation took place on the 25 April 1945 when they bombed gun batteries on the tiny Frisian island of Wangerooge.