429 Transport Squadron
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429 Transport Squadron of the Royal Canadian Air Force is one of four squadrons attached to CFB Trenton in Trenton, Ontario. The squadron was originally formed as a bomber squadron of the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) attached to RAF Bomber Command during the Second World War.
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429 Transport Squadron | |
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Active | 1942–1945 1967–2005 2007–current |
Country | Canada |
Branch | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Current base | CFB Trenton |
Nickname(s) | "Bisons" |
Motto(s) | "FORTUNAE NIHIL" (Nothing to chance) |
Mascot(s) | Bison |
Battle honours | English Channel and North Sea 1943-1945, Baltic 1943-1945, Fortress Europe 1943-1944, France and Germany 1944-1945, Biscay Ports 1943-1944, Ruhr 1943-1944, Berlin 1943-1944, German Ports 1943-1944, Normandy 1944, Rhine, Biscay 1943-1944, Afghanistan[1] |
Insignia | |
Identification symbol | Argent on a mount Vert a Bison Gules hoofed and horned Or the head lowered |
Aircraft flown | |
Bomber | Vickers Wellington Handley Page Halifax Avro Lancaster |
Transport | Douglas CC-129 Dakota De Havilland Canada CC-115 Buffalo Lockheed CC-130 Hercules transport CC-177 Globemaster III |
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