High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! 402 "City of Winnipeg" Squadron is a Canadian Forces (formerly a Royal Canadian Air Force) squadron based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. 402 Squadron began on 5 October 1932 as Number 12 Army Co-operating Squadron, a unit of the non-permanent active Air Force. During the early years, meetings were held in Minto Armories, while flying facilities were based at Stevenson Field, now the site of the Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport (previously the Winnipeg International Airport and renamed on 10 December 2006 for James Armstrong Richardson, Sr.). The aircraft flown included a number of Avro Tutors, de Havilland Gipsy Moths and a few other light aircraft. On 15 November 1937, No. 12 Army Cooperation Sqn. was renumbered No. 112 Army Cooperation Sqn., flying the Westland Lysander.