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

 

Squadron Identity Letters

Stations

ZL

Croft, Leeming

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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