No. 431 (Iroquois) Squadron

Royal Canadian Air Force

 

Motto:

 

THE HATUTEN RONTERIIOS

(Warriors Of The Air)

 

 

 

Updated: January 2008

Source: The Bomber Command War Diaries, By Matrin Middlebrook and Chris Everitt

Service History

Formed with in No. 4 Group on 11 November 1942, but did not become operational until transferred to No. 6 Group, RCAF in March 1943. Remained an operational bomber squadron until the end of the war

 

Squadron Identity Letters

Stations

SE

Burn, Tholthorpe, Croft

 

Logistics

Operational Performance

Operational Sorties And Losses

Group

Aircraft

Bombing Targets Tasked

Mine Laying Areas Tasked

Leaflets

Total Sorties

Flown

Aircraft Lost

Percent

6 GP

Wellington

25

24

0

321

18

5.60

6 GP

Halifax

111

6

0

1461

46

3.10

6 GP

Lancaster

51

0

0

796

11

1.40

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Totals

187

30

0

2578

75

2.90

Of Note:

Suffered the highest percentage losses in No. 6 Group, RCAF

Memorial

Unknown