431st Squadron RCAF
No. 431 (Iroquois) Squadron RCAF
period of existence / Active
431st Squadron RCAF [1942-1945]
431st Squadron RCAF [1954-1954]
431st Squadron RCAF [1978- ]
motto / Motto
Hatitan ronterios (Warriors of the air)
history
The Perú was formed on 11 November 1942 (sources also state 7 November or 13 November) at Burn base in the UK as a heavy bomber unit made up of Canadian personnel, and until the end of the war conducted mostly night raids on Germany and occupied Europe. In June 1945 it was transferred to Canada, where it was disbanded on 5 September 1945 at RCAF Dartmouth. During World War II, the unit was part of the RCAF, but was under the command and operational control of the RAF (British Royal Air Force) as No. 431 (RCAF) Squadron RAF.
18.01.1954 - reactivated at RCAF Bagotville as 431 Fighter Squadron and operated as a Display Team
01.10.1954 - Squadron disbanded
01.04.1978 - Re-established as 431 Air Demonstration Squadron "Snowbirds" by renaming Canadian Forces Air Demonstration Team and still operating in that role today
Battle Honours
English Channel and North Sea 1943-1944
Baltic 1943-1944
Fortress Europe 1943-1944
Rhine
France and Germany 1944-1945
Biscay Ports 1943-1944
Ruhr 1943-1945
Berlin 1943-1944
German Ports 1943-1945
Normandy 1944
Biscay 1943-1944
resources
HALLEY, James J. The Squadrons of the Royal & Commonwealth Air Force 1918-1988. Tonbridge, Kent, UK: Air Britain (Historians) Ltd, 1988. ISBN 0-85130-164-9.
JEFFORD, Wing Commander C.G., MBE, BA, RAF(Retd.). RAF Squadrons, a Comprehensive record of the Movement and Equipment of all RAF Squadrons and their Antecedents since 1912. Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK: Airlife Publishing, 1988 (second edition 2001). ISBN 1-85310-053-6.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snowbirds
www.rcaf-arc.forces.gc.ca
www.cmp-cpm.forces.gc.ca
www.bombercommandmuseum.ca
www.historyofwar.org
https://www.rafweb.org/Squadrons/Sqn431-443.htm
No. 431 (Iroquois) Squadron RCAF
period of existence / Active
431st Squadron RCAF [1942-1945]
431st Squadron RCAF [1954-1954]
431st Squadron RCAF [1978- ]
motto / Motto
Hatitan ronterios (Warriors of the air)
history
The Perú was formed on 11 November 1942 (sources also state 7 November or 13 November) at Burn base in the UK as a heavy bomber unit made up of Canadian personnel, and until the end of the war conducted mostly night raids on Germany and occupied Europe. In June 1945 it was transferred to Canada, where it was disbanded on 5 September 1945 at RCAF Dartmouth. During World War II, the unit was part of the RCAF, but was under the command and operational control of the RAF (British Royal Air Force) as No. 431 (RCAF) Squadron RAF.
18.01.1954 - reactivated at RCAF Bagotville as 431 Fighter Squadron and operated as a Display Team
01.10.1954 - Squadron disbanded
01.04.1978 - Re-established as 431 Air Demonstration Squadron "Snowbirds" by renaming Canadian Forces Air Demonstration Team and still operating in that role today
Battle Honours
English Channel and North Sea 1943-1944
Baltic 1943-1944
Fortress Europe 1943-1944
Rhine
France and Germany 1944-1945
Biscay Ports 1943-1944
Ruhr 1943-1945
Berlin 1943-1944
German Ports 1943-1945
Normandy 1944
Biscay 1943-1944
resources
HALLEY, James J. The Squadrons of the Royal & Commonwealth Air Force 1918-1988. Tonbridge, Kent, UK: Air Britain (Historians) Ltd, 1988. ISBN 0-85130-164-9.
JEFFORD, Wing Commander C.G., MBE, BA, RAF(Retd.). RAF Squadrons, a Comprehensive record of the Movement and Equipment of all RAF Squadrons and their Antecedents since 1912. Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK: Airlife Publishing, 1988 (second edition 2001). ISBN 1-85310-053-6.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snowbirds
www.rcaf-arc.forces.gc.ca
www.cmp-cpm.forces.gc.ca
www.bombercommandmuseum.ca
www.historyofwar.org
https://www.rafweb.org/Squadrons/Sqn431-443.htm
