This fleet saw the greatest number of missions and in slightly more than a year's time they were then replaced by Avro Lancaster bombers prior to the end of the Second World War.

[3] 427 came back into existence as 427 Tactical Helicopter Squadron at Garrison Petawawa, where it remains today.

With only 24 hours' notice, four 427 Squadron Bell CH-146 Griffons deployed to La Ceiba, Honduras.

Once in the country, Griffon crews airlifted medical teams into communities cut off by the hurricane.

[5] For the next six weeks, the squadron ferried supplies and aid workers to many isolated towns and villages.