No. 42 Radar Squadron

No. 42 Radar Squadron

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

  1. ^ http://www.airforce.forces.gc.ca/4wing/squadron/42_e.asp

1. http://www.airforce.forces.gc.ca/4wing/squadron/42_e.asp


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