| 103 Search & Rescue Squadron | 
Squadron badge | | Information | | Role | Search and Rescue | | Aircraft Operated | CH-149 Cormorant | | Home Station | CFB Gander | | Motto | Seek and Save | | History | | Date Founded | 1 April 1947 | | Badge | St. Bernard Dog | | Notable Battle Honours | | 103 Search and Rescue Squadron of the Canadian Forces Air Command currently operates the CH-149 Cormorant from CFB 9 Wing Gander, Newfoundland. The AgustaWestland EH101 is a medium-lift helicopter originally developed as a joint venture between Westland Helicopters in the UK and Agusta in Italy for military applications but also marketed for civil use. ...
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April 1 is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 274 days remaining. ...
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A McDonnell-Douglas CF-18A/B Hornet The CH-149 Cormorant Canadian Forces Air Command (AIRCOM) is the air force branch of the Canadian Armed Forces. ...
The AgustaWestland EH101 is a medium-lift helicopter originally developed as a joint venture between Westland Helicopters in the UK and Agusta in Italy for military applications but also marketed for civil use. ...
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History
103 Search and Rescue Flight was formed in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia on April 1, 1947. It moved to Greenwood, NS that same year where it remained until three years later when it was renamed 103 Rescue Unit (RU). While at the Greenwood base, the Unit adopted as its crest "Albert," the Saint Bernard Rescue Dog. It also took on the motto Seek and Save - a suitable symbol of the Unit's search and rescue role. Dartmouth community and former city bounderies in relation to Halifax Regional Municipality Dartmouth, founded in 1750, is the community and former city located across the harbour from downtown Halifax, in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. ...
April 1 is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 274 days remaining. ...
1947 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ...
The Unit then moved to Summerside, Prince Edward Island until 1968 when it was disbanded. It was then renamed 413 Transport and Rescue Squadron. For the next 8 years, it remained dormant. It was resurrected in 1977 in Gander, Newfoundland to meet the unique search and rescue demands of the North Atlantic. It has been stationed in its permanent hangar on the grounds of Gander International Airport since then. 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ...
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Gander is a town in northeastern Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ...
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103 Rescue Unit was granted squadron status in March 1997 and suitably renamed 103 Search and Rescue Squadron. On June that year, His Royal Highness, Prince Philip presented the Squadron with its Standard. 1997 (MCMXCVII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
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Current role Today, 103 Search and Rescue (SAR) Squadron is charged with providing a 24 hour a day, 365 days a year search and rescue capability to the Halifax Rescue Coordination Centre (RCC). The Squadron is responsible for a massive area, covering the lower Arctic, the Maritimes, Newfoundland and Labrador and all offshore waters in the region. Search and Rescue (acronym SAR) is an operation mounted by emergency services, often well-trained volunteers, to find someone believed to be in distress, lost, sick or injured either in a remote or difficult to access area, such as mountains, desert or forest (Wilderness search and rescue), or at sea...
The red line indicates the 10°C isotherm in July, commonly used to define the Arctic region border The Arctic is the area around the Earths North Pole. ...
The Maritime Provinces, or simply the Maritimes, constitute a region of Canada on the Atlantic coast, consisting of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island. ...
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Considering that the number of SAR cases in the Newfoundland Region, which are actual distress cases, is twice the national average, 103 Squadron is kept very busy.
Given 103's proximity to major fishing grounds and shipping routes, it isn't surprising that the majority of its missions are marine-based. SAR crews routinely find vessels in distress, overdue boats and sick or injured seamen. Crews can easily find themselves nearly 200 miles offshore and with the introduction of Hibernia, a refuelling site at an oil production platform, the potential to go even further out to sea has proven very much a reality. The Hibernia oil platform. ...
Outcasts, the name affectionately given to the personnel of 103 Squadron, perform a variety of tasks to keep the Squadron up and running, including flying the helicopters, maintaining and servicing the Aircraft as well as administering and supporting the Squadron.
Its approximately fifty military personnel and twenty-six civilian employees operate three CH-149 Cormorant helicopters. The AgustaWestland EH101 is a medium-lift helicopter originally developed as a joint venture between Westland Helicopters in the UK and Agusta in Italy for military applications but also marketed for civil use. ...
The CH-149 Cormorant can carry 12 stretchers or a load of 5,000 kg. Its ice protection system allows it to operate in continuous icing conditions. The Cormorant routinely conducts rescues that would have been impossible for its predecessor, the CH-113 Labrador. The CH-113 Labrador was the Canadian Forces version of the US CH-46 Sea Knight. ...
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