Fortress Europe 1941–44 France & Germany Biscay Ports 1941–45 Ruhr 1941–45 Berlin 1941 German Ports 1941–45 Normandy 1944 Walcheren Rhine Biscay 1942–43 Arabian Sea[1]
Insignia
Squadron Badge heraldry
An eagle's head erased, facing to the sinister and holding in the beak a sprig of maple.
Armourers check over a mixed bomb load of three 1,000 lb MC bombs and small bomb containers (SBCs) filled with 30 lb incendiary bombs, loaded into the bomb-bay and wing cells of a Handley Page Halifax Mark II of 405 Squadron RCAF at RAF Pocklington, England
405 Squadron Halifax "Ruhr Valley Express" at RAF Pocklington. This aircraft was lost returning from a raid on Flensburg in October 1942
The squadron's last operational mission took place on 25 April 1945 when nine Lancasters bombed the Berghof, and four aircraft bombed enemy gun batteries on island of Wangerooge. The squadron was disbanded on 5 September 1945.[2]
Post war
The squadron was reformed on 1 April 1947 as No. 405 Bomber Reconnaissance Squadron at RCAF Station Greenwood, and was later redesignated No. 405 Maritime Reconnaissance Squadron and then No. 405 Maritime Patrol Squadron.[3]
In April 1950, as a Maritime Patrol Squadron, the squadron was equipped with modified Mark X Lancasters. These were replaced in mid-1955 by the P2V7 Neptune giving the squadron a much greater anti-submarine capability.[4]
In April 1958 the squadron was given the distinction of being the first to fly the Canadian-built CP-107 Argus. The squadron made its last flight in the Argus on 10 November 1980 before introducing the CP-140 Aurora.[4]
Current operations
Though 405 Squadron's primary combat functions are anti-submarine (ASW) and anti-surface warfare (ASUW), most of its time is spent fulfilling a variety of non-combat roles. These include search and rescue, counter-drug operations with the RCMP, and anti-pollution and fisheries patrols.[5] It flew operations in the Arabian Sea after the 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks.
References
Notes
^Canadian DND – Honours & Recognition for the Men and Women of the Canadian Armed Forces 10th Edition – 2016, pg 46.
^ abc"No. 405 Squadron , Canadian Air Force". rcaf.com. Retrieved 26 July 2010.
^. airforce.forces.gc.ca. Archived from the original on 11 June 2011. Retrieved 26 July 2010.
^ ab . airforce.forces.gc.ca. Archived from the original on 6 December 2010. Retrieved 26 July 2010.
^. airforce.forces.gc.ca. Archived from the original on 6 December 2010. Retrieved 26 July 2010.
Bibliography
405 Squadron
Canadian Department of National Defence – Honours & Recognition for the Men and Women of the Canadian Armed Forces 10th Edition – 2016. Accessed 14 March 2019
External links
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long, range, patrol, squadron, unit, royal, canadian, force, rcaf, within, canadian, forces, initially, formed, squadron, rcaf, during, second, world, activeapril, 1941, september, 1945april, 1947, presentcountry, canadabranchroyal, canadian, forcerolelong, ra. 405 Long Range Patrol Squadron is a unit of the Royal Canadian Air Force RCAF within the Canadian Forces initially formed as No 405 Squadron RCAF during the Second World War 405 Long Range Patrol SquadronActiveApril 1941 September 1945April 1947 presentCountry CanadaBranchRoyal Canadian Air ForceRoleLong Range Maritime PatrolBased atCFB Greenwood Gransden Lodge AirfieldMotto s Ducimus We Lead Battle honoursFortress Europe 1941 44France amp Germany Biscay Ports 1941 45Ruhr 1941 45Berlin 1941German Ports 1941 45Normandy 1944Walcheren Rhine Biscay 1942 43Arabian Sea 1 InsigniaSquadron Badge heraldryAn eagle s head erased facing to the sinister and holding in the beak a sprig of maple Aircraft flownBomberWellingtonHalifaxLancasterPatrolC 45 ExpeditorCP 127 P2V 7 NeptuneCP 107 ArgusCP 140 Aurora Contents 1 Service history 1 1 World War II 1 2 Post war 2 Current operations 3 References 4 External linksService history EditWorld War II Edit Armourers check over a mixed bomb load of three 1 000 lb MC bombs and small bomb containers SBCs filled with 30 lb incendiary bombs loaded into the bomb bay and wing cells of a Handley Page Halifax Mark II of 405 Squadron RCAF at RAF Pocklington England 405 Squadron Halifax Ruhr Valley Express at RAF Pocklington This aircraft was lost returning from a raid on Flensburg in October 1942 No 405 Squadron RCAF was formed at Driffield Yorkshire on 23 April 1941 as an Article XV squadron and equipped with the Vickers Wellington bomber It flew the RCAF s first bombing operation ten weeks later on 12 13 June attacking the railway marshalling yards at Schwerte It converted to the Handley Page Halifax in April 1942 taking part in the historic 1 000 bomber raid on Cologne on the night of 30 31 May 1942 2 In late October 1942 the squadron was loaned to Coastal Command to fly anti submarine patrols in the Bay of Biscay at the time of the North African landings 2 Returning to Bomber Command at the beginning of March 1943 the squadron flew with No 6 Group RCAF for short time before being selected for the elite No 8 Pathfinder Group based at Gransden Lodge Airfield with which it served until the end of the war Through the last 20 months of the bomber offensive the squadron was equipped with the Avro Lancaster The squadron s last operational mission took place on 25 April 1945 when nine Lancasters bombed the Berghof and four aircraft bombed enemy gun batteries on island of Wangerooge The squadron was disbanded on 5 September 1945 2 Post war Edit The squadron was reformed on 1 April 1947 as No 405 Bomber Reconnaissance Squadron at RCAF Station Greenwood and was later redesignated No 405 Maritime Reconnaissance Squadron and then No 405 Maritime Patrol Squadron 3 Lancaster of 405 Squadron at Naval Air Station Jacksonville Florida in 1953 In April 1950 as a Maritime Patrol Squadron the squadron was equipped with modified Mark X Lancasters These were replaced in mid 1955 by the P2V7 Neptune giving the squadron a much greater anti submarine capability 4 In April 1958 the squadron was given the distinction of being the first to fly the Canadian built CP 107 Argus The squadron made its last flight in the Argus on 10 November 1980 before introducing the CP 140 Aurora 4 Current operations EditThough 405 Squadron s primary combat functions are anti submarine ASW and anti surface warfare ASUW most of its time is spent fulfilling a variety of non combat roles These include search and rescue counter drug operations with the RCMP and anti pollution and fisheries patrols 5 It flew operations in the Arabian Sea after the 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks References EditNotes Canadian DND Honours amp Recognition for the Men and Women of the Canadian Armed Forces 10th Edition 2016 pg 46 a b c No 405 Squadron Canadian Air Force rcaf com Retrieved 26 July 2010 RCAF Squadrons 400 Series airforce forces gc ca Archived from the original on 11 June 2011 Retrieved 26 July 2010 a b 405 Squadron History airforce forces gc ca Archived from the original on 6 December 2010 Retrieved 26 July 2010 405 Squadron General Information airforce forces gc ca Archived from the original on 6 December 2010 Retrieved 26 July 2010 Bibliography405 Squadron 405 Maritime Patrol Squadron History of 405 Squadron Canadian Department of National Defence Honours amp Recognition for the Men and Women of the Canadian Armed Forces 10th Edition 2016 Accessed 14 March 2019External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to 405 Squadron RCAF Canada portal War portal Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 405 Long Range Patrol Squadron amp oldid 1098980350, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
