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

 

Squadron Identity Letters

Stations

NA

East Moor, 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

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Totals

222

45

0

3175

78

2.50

Of Note:

Suffered the most Wellington loses in No. 6 Group, RCAF

Memorial

Unknown