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Fighter Squadron Internal Structure

Gorgo

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Quick question to those who would know:

How exactly are our fighter squadrons (409 and 425) administratively structured?  I would assume given the number of CF-188s we have left, there would be multiple flying flights plus an administration flight for all the headquarters work.  And how many aircraft on average do the squadrons actually fly; is it the 12 plane standard the U.S. Navy follows or is it something different?

Thanks!
 
Some 30 A/C.

Couple of sections:

HQ (CO, DCO, Flight Safety, bean counters)
Maintenance
Ops
Training
Weapons&Tactics
Training
Deployment

All fly regularly (minus maintenance and admin)
 
Thank you so much.  I see the Air Force like to vary things in its squadrons; I was expecting certain number of operational flights and the squadron headquarters flight.  Then again, that's the Army influence in me.  ;)

The presence of a squadron maintenance flight surprises me; I'd figure 1 AMS and 3 AMS would handle all that.

 
Servicing, first and some second line maintenance is done at the sqn.

We have a Wing Ops that handles staff stuff.  7 reg force pilots plus 5 reservists.  Not including Wing Flight Safety and Wing Cmdr.
 
Oh?!  Where are you based?!  The Lake or the Ville?
 
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