Air Division headquarters relocated to Metz, France in April 1953.

1 Wing was first located at RCAF North Luffenham, England and was moved to Marville some time after October, 1954).

These wings were part of a group of bases which also included U.S. and French installations, all of which came under the jurisdiction of NATO's Fourth Allied Tactical Air Force (4 ATAF) which, in turn, was commanded by Allied Air Forces Central Europe (AAFCE).

RCAF Langar was Canada's last base in the U.K. and served as a primary supply station for No.

Canadian squadrons were originally equipped with Canadair Sabre day fighters.

1 Canadian Air Group (1 CAG) with headquarters at CFB Lahr, West Germany.

3 Wing Zweibrücken was relocated to Canada (Bagotville) and its two squadrons were moved to No.

1969 brought the announcement that the amalgamation of the Canadian Forces in Europe to one command and two bases, and that the Canadian army in northern Germany (Soest area) would be moving south to Nos.

The air division, reduced to three squadrons then to two and finally one, ceased flying operations 1 January 1993.

[12] Today based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, the division is also the headquarters for the Canadian NORAD Region (CANR), commands 11 of the RCAF's 13 wings, and oversees the monitoring of Canada's airspace in support of the nation's commitments to the North American Aerospace Defence Command (NORAD).