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HISTORY OF 4 WING

4 Wing was constructed by the French Army engineers in 1953 with the cost of construction coming out of German War Reparation funds. On its completion in 1954, it was turned over to NATO and was assigned to the Canadian Government, thus became #4 Wing RCAF Originally the wing was equipped with 3 squadrons of F86 Sabres; 444, 422 and 414 as well as a compliment of T-33's for instrument training. In 1957 414 squadron was disbanded to make room for 419 squadron equipped with CF1001's. This change was to fulfill the Canadian all-weather commitment to NATO. I At the end of 1962, 419 squadron was disbanded leaving only 2 squadrons on the wing. In March 63, 444 squadron lost its Sabres but was reactivated in June with CF104 Starfighters. Also in the same year, 422 lost its Sabres in April and was reactivated in August with CF104's, February 1964 saw the arrival of 421 squadron from 2 Wing and 4 wing was again a 3 squadron Wing.

Our Crest

The 4 Wing crest is symbolic of the wing and its location. The black circle represents the Black Forest with the blue across it symbolic of the Rhine River. With the 3 pennants emblematic of our squadrons the motto AUF WACHT (On Watch) is most fitting.

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