No. 429 (Bison) Squadron
Royal Canadian Air Force
Motto:
FORTUNAR NIHIL
(Nothing To Chance)
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, and operated with the group until finally being transferred to No. 6 Group, RCAF on 1 April 1943. Remained an operational bomber squadron until the end of the war | |||||||
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Squadron Identity Letters |
Stations | ||||||
NA |
East Moor, 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 |
11 |
8 |
0 |
158 |
7 |
4.40 |
6 GP |
Wellington |
31 |
15 |
0 |
384 |
21 |
5.50 |
6 GP |
Halifax |
172 |
17 |
0 |
2519 |
49 |
1.90 |
6 GP |
Lancaster |
8 |
5 |
0 |
114 |
1 |
0.90 |
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Totals |
222 |
45 |
0 |
3175 |
78 |
2.50 | |
Of Note: | |||||||
Suffered the most Wellington loses in No. 6 Group, RCAF | |||||||
Memorial | |||||||
Unknown |