423 Maritime Helicopter Squadron

423 Maritime Helicopter Squadron
Active	18 May 1942 – 4 September 1945 1 June 1953 – 31 December 1962 3 September 1974 – present
Country	Canada
Branch	Royal Canadian Air Force
Part of	12 Wing
Nickname(s)	Eagle
Motto(s)	Latin: Quærimus et petimus ("We search and strike")
Battle honours	Atlantic, 1942–1945 English Channel and North Sea, 1944–1945 Normandy, 1944 Biscay, 1944 Gulf and Kuwait Arabian Sea[1]
Website	www.rcaf-arc.forces.gc.ca/en/squadron/423-squadron.page
Commanders
Honorary colonel	Frank Wayne Adams
Insignia
Squadron badge	Argent a bald-headed eagle volant proper wings displayed and inverted, legs and claws extended

423 Maritime Helicopter Squadron (French: 423^e Escadron d'hélicoptères maritimes) is a unit of the Canadian Forces under Royal Canadian Air Force. It currently operates the Sikorsky CH-148 Cyclone from CFB Shearwater in Nova Scotia, Canada.