| No. 445 Squadron RCAF | |
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| Active | 1953-1962 |
| Disbanded | 1962 |
| Country |  Canada |
| Branch | .svg) Royal Canadian Air Force |
| Role | Fighter operations |
| Home base | RCAF North Bay (1953) RCAF Uplands (1953-1956) RCAF Station Marville (1956-1962) |
| Nickname(s) | Wolverine |
| Motto(s) | Strike as Lightning |
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| Fighter | CF-100 Canuck |
No. 445 Squadron RCAF was a short-lived postWorld War II squadron of theRoyal Canadian Air Force.
The unit was formed in 1953 atCFB North Bay and equipped withCF-100 Canuck. It relocated toCFB Uplands shortly afterwards.[1]
In 1956 No 445 relocated toRCAF Station Marville in France becoming an All-weather Fighter squadron. The squadron was disbanded in 1962 when the CF-100 was retired by the RCAF.[1]
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1Aircraft administered and serviced by the RCAF but manned by theRoyal Canadian Artillery. 2 Non-standard code as unit using OW added L. Letters normally denoted parent Command, aircraft type (LLiberator transport, DDakota etc), unit, and individual aircraft. 3 VC .svg) XXA where VC was the civil code used by the RCAF replacing CF-, XX was the unit code and A was the aircraft ID letter4 XX nnn where XX was the unit code and nnn was the last 3 digits of the serial number. Unit code was replaced with "RCAF" in 1958 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
