427 History

• Overview
• Baden Remembered
• Official 427 History
• Special Operations Aviation (SOA) Era - History
• 427 Sqn. Aircrew Names - 1942-1970 (select on sidebar)
• Battle Honours
• 427 Squadron Commanding Officers - 1942 to present
• WW II Operations and Casualities
• All Daily Operations and Route Maps from 1942 to 1945
• The Complete 427 Wartime Diary
• The Complete Operations Log( a Power Point file)
• The Complete 427 Casualty List
• NATO Years - F-86 Sabre
• 1958 427 Christmas Card
• Generic Sabre Booklet
• 3 (F) Wing, Zweibrücken, Germany, 1960 Information Booklet
• Cold War Fighter Pilots
• Course Photos from F-86 OTU Chatam, N.B.
• Neil Lakins, Ed McKeough, Jim Craik, Bud White,Ted Hessel Air Division Photos
• Keith Rattew's photos from the 1986 Vancouver reunion
• SPAADS 2008, Quebec City - Report & Photos
• SPAADS 2010, Penticton, B.C.- Report & Photos
• Video SPAADS 2010, Penticton, B.C. - Lion's Den
• SPAADS 2012, Hamilton, ON - Report & Photos
• F-86 427 Squadron Commanding Officers
• NATO Years - CF-104 Starfgighter
• Norm MacSween's CF-104 Photo Album
• Cold Warrior - The Story of a Starfighter Mission
• Memories of a Lion CF-104 Commanding Officer
• A General History of the CAF's CF-104
• The Canadian Starfighter Association
• CF-104 427 Squadron Commanding Officers
• Helicopter Years - 1971 to present - Tactical to Special Operations
• A Day in the Life - Task Force Commander Silver Dart
• Official 427 Special Operations Aviation Squadron web site
• Special Operations Aviation History in Canada
• DND Recruitment Brochure - CANSOFCOM
• The Green Book - Squadron Diary from 1942 - 1970
• Introduction
• 427 Squadron Members 1942 - 1970
• Green Book - WW II - Wellington, Halifax, Lancaster era
• 1942 - 1943 Diary
• 1944 - 1945 Diary
• Green Book - F-86 (CL-13) Era
• 1952 - 1957 Diary
• 1957 - 1962 Diary
• Green Book - CF-104 Era
• 1962 - 1966 Diary
• 1966 - 1968 Diary
• 1968 - 1970 Diary
• 427 History in Videos

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ROAR

• All Copies of ROAR Volume 2,3,4 and 5 from 2007 to the present are available in PDF format.

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News

• Special section for Squadron News
• All news, photos and videos from 2007 to the present are viewable.

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Membership

• Membership Application
• Membership & Donation Procedure
• Membership Directory

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Finance

• Financial reports of the Association by year. Questions regarding any financial matters should be directed to  the Treasurer, Dick Dunn   richmark@telus.net

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Remember

• Obituaries for those 427 veterans who have passed away and which we have been notified. All WW II 427 Squadron aircrew casualties (names only) are listed under the information in WW II Operations & Casualties. All operational casualties since 1942 are listed in a PDF file accessed by clicking on the Cenotaph icon located on the Remember page.If you are aware of a missing 427 Squadron veteran, any trade, please notify us with as much information as possible.

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About Us

• A List of the Executive and Directors of the Association

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Links

• A series of links to many associated and interesting web sites

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Bio/Book/Story

• Biographies of members and Commanding Officers of 427 Squadron,past and present.
• Books and Stories by members with permission. Featured Vern White's book "Four Years and a Bit", Harry Winter's story of "Life as a POW" and also Eric Mold's book "FlyBoy".
• A selection of Videos, memories, interviews and reunions.
• Original Video of the Adoption of the Lion Squadron by MGM
• Six videos of interviews with W/C (Ret.) Bob Middlemiss
• Six videos of interviews of W/C (Ret.) Don (Doc) Payne
• Four SPAADS videos, three from 2010 and one from 2014
• Stories
• Several shorter stories from the different eras WW II, F-86, CF-104 and Helicopter.