No. 427 (Lion) Squadron
Royal Canadian Air Force
Motto:
FERTA MANUS CERTAS
(Strike Sure)
Updated: January 2008
Source: The Bomber Command War Diaries, By Matrin Middlebrook and Chris Everitt
Service History | |||||||
Formed with in No 4 Group, on 7 November 1942, but only flew one mine laying operation before being transferred to No. 6 Group, RCAF in January 1943. Remained an operational bomber squadron until the end of the war | |||||||
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Squadron Identity Letters |
Stations | ||||||
ZL |
Croft, Leeming | ||||||
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Logistics |
Operational Performance |
Operational Sorties And Losses | |||||
Group |
Aircraft |
Bombing Targets Tasked |
Mine Laying Areas Tasked |
Leaflets |
Total Sorties Flown |
Aircraft Lost |
Percent |
4 GP |
Wellington |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0.00 |
6 GP |
Wellington |
26 |
10 |
0 |
267 |
10 |
3.70 |
6 GP |
Halifax |
190 |
21 |
0 |
2800 |
58 |
2.10 |
6 GP |
Lancaster |
16 |
7 |
0 |
239 |
1 |
0.40 |
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Totals |
232 |
39 |
0 |
3309 |
69 |
2.10 | |
Of Note: | |||||||
An additional 1 Lancaster destroyed in non-operational crashes | |||||||
Along with No. 419 Squadron, RCAF carried out the most raids of any No. 6 Group, RCAF Squadron | |||||||
Carried other the most Halifax raids and flew the most Halifax sorties of any No. 6 Group, RCAF squadron | |||||||
Memorial | |||||||
Unknown |