Operation Impact CH-146 Swap-Over

THREE ROYAL Canadian Air Force (RCAF) CH-146 Griffons from 430 Tactical Helicopter Squadron at Canadian Forces Base Valcartier, Quebec, have taken over the RCAF’s Operation Impact Tactical Aviation Detachment in Northern Iraq. No 430 Squadron assumed command of the ‘det’ on October 6. A fourth helicopter was expected to join them within a few weeks. The unit relieved 427 Special Operations Aviation Squadron from CFB Petawawa, Ontario, which had been providing similar support since May, also with three Griffons. The