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Motto: DUCIMUS (We Lead)
Badge: Argent an eagle's head erased proper
sinister holding in its beak a sprig of three maple leaves Vert
Battle Honours: Fortress Europe 1941-44, France and
Germany 1944-45, Biscay Ports 1941-45, Ruhr 1941-45, Berlin 1941, Berlin
1943-44, German Ports 1941-45, Normandy 1944, Walchern, Rhine, Biscay 1942-43
History: 405 Bomber Squadron was formed at
Driffield, England, on 23 April 1941. During the war, 405 Squadron moved around
among several bomber bases before returning to RCAF Station Greenwood in 1945.
The squadron was disbanded at Greenwood on 5 September 1945. They were reformed
on 1 April 1947 as 405 Bomber Reconnaissance Squadron at Greenwood and have
since changed their name to 405 Maritime Reconnaissance Squadron and then 405
Maritime Patrol Squadron. 405 Squadron currently flies the CP-140 Aurora at
Greenwood.
Aircraft flown by 405 Squadron:
- Vickers Wellington
- Handley Page Halifax
- Avro Lancaster
- Beech CT-128 (C-45) Expeditor
- Lockheed CP-122 (P2V-7) Neptune
- Canadair CP-107 Argus
- Lockheed CP-140 Aurora
Information reproduced from
http://www.airforce.dnd.ca
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