The Canadian Special Air Service Company was an airborne special forces unit in operation between 1947 and 1949.
5-737: CSAS may refer to: Canadian Special Air Service Company , an elite post-war parachute unit. Center for the Study of the American South Central Sleep Apnea Syndrome Combined Statistical Area , a statistical unit used by the United States Census and other offices. Coal Smoke Abatement Society, a predecessor to Environmental Protection UK . Community Safety Accreditation Scheme Chattanooga School for
10-466: A parachute company but able to be the cadre of up to three parachute battalions, provide demonstrations of their capabilities throughout the nation, and "preserve and advance the techniques of SAS (Commando) operations developed during World War II". The Canadian SAS Company performed an arctic rescue mission in 1947 and provided flood relief efforts in the Fraser Valley in 1948. Appointed as
15-513: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Canadian Special Air Service Company As opposed to a purely military function, the Canadian SAS was originally given functions of airborne firefighting, search and rescue and aid to the civil powers. However, once officially sanctioned, the SAS was assigned the functions of being initially
20-696: The Arts & Sciences Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences Command Stability Augmentation System, a fly-by-wire feature of the Panavia Tornado . Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title CSAS . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=CSAS&oldid=907839686 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
25-778: The Second-in-Command, but acting as the first and only Officer Commanding of the unit was Major Lionel Guy d'Artois , a savate instructor who served in World War II with the Royal 22nd Regiment , First Special Service Force and "F" Section of Special Operations Executive in France. The company was formed as a standard infantry company with a company headquarters and three platoons; a fourth "services" platoon added in 1948. The unit had no distinctive insignia. The Canadian SAS Company carried on in its mission of providing
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