 This forced the RCAF to look for a home in western Europe for 1 Wing and 1 Air Division Headquarters.They settled on Base Aérienne 139 Lahr which the Armée de l'Air was vacating as per the French government's announced withdrawal from NATO.RCAF personnel, aircraft and equipment were transferred to the new RCAF Station Lahr by March 1967 with dependents to follow later.