453 Tactical Fighter Squadron

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/453_Tactical_Fighter_Squadron
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Royal_Canadian_Air_Force
gptkbp:active_years 1954-1993
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Canadian_Forces
gptkbp:aircraft_operated gptkb:Mc_Donnell_Douglas_CF-101_Voodoo
gptkb:Canadair_Sabre
gptkb:Mc_Donnell_Douglas_CF-188_Hornet
gptkb:star
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Canadian_Forces_Decoration
gptkbp:base gptkb:CFB_Cold_Lake
gptkbp:command_structure gptkb:1_Canadian_Air_Division
gptkbp:disbandment_date 1993-06-01
gptkbp:formation_date 1954-04-01
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Cold_Lake,_Alberta
gptkbp:historical_significance Cold War operations
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 453 Tactical Fighter Squadron
gptkbp:insignia squadron badge
gptkbp:mission air defense
ground attack
gptkbp:motto “ We Strike”
gptkbp:nickname “ The Raptors”
gptkbp:notable_operations NORAD missions
gptkbp:operational_status inactive
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Royal_Canadian_Air_Force
gptkbp:role gptkb:battle
gptkbp:successor gptkb:409_Tactical_Fighter_Squadron
gptkbp:tradition gptkb:museum
gptkbp:training pilot training
gptkbp:unit_history Cold War era