42 Radar Squadron
{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}
{{More citations needed|date=June 2018}}
{{Infobox Military Unit
|unit_name= 42 Radar Squadron
|native_name = {{lang|fr|42{{sup|e}} Escadron de radar}}
|dates= June 1955–present
|country= Canada
|branch= Royal Canadian Air Force
|type= Tactical fighter control
|size= Squadron
|command_structure=4 Wing Cold Lake
|garrison=CFB Cold Lake
|motto= {{langnf|la|Dirigenti manu|with a guiding hand}}
|equipment= AN/TPS-70 Radar system
|website = {{official URL}}
}}
42 Radar Squadron (French: {{lang|fr|42e Escadron de radar}}) is a unit of the Canadian Forces under the Royal Canadian Air Force. The squadron operates the AN/TPS-77 radar system from CFB Cold Lake in Alberta, Canada.
History
42 Aircraft Control and Warning (AC&W) Squadron of the Royal Canadian Air Force became operational in June 1955. The squadron was originally tasked with providing radar control to the CF-100s flying in the vicinity of RCAF Station Cold Lake. In October 1962, 42 AC&W Squadron as 42 Radar Squadron became part of the Semi-Automated Ground Environment (SAGE) system, as part of the 28th NORAD Region.{{cite web |url=http://www.rcaf-arc.forces.gc.ca/en/squadron/42-squadron.page |title=42 Radar Squadron |publisher=Royal Canadian Air Force |access-date=12 June 2018 |url-status= live|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180612141553/http://www.rcaf-arc.forces.gc.ca/en/squadron/42-squadron.page |archive-date = 2018-06-12 }}
References
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External links
- {{official website}}
{{Portal|Canada}}
{{Canadian Forces Air Command units}}