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429 Transport Squadron
Active
1942–1945 1967–2005 2007–current
Country
Canada
Branch
Royal Canadian Air Force
Current base
CFB Trenton
Nickname(s)
"Bisons"
Motto(s)
"FORTUNAE NIHIL" (Nothing to chance)
Mascot(s)
Bison
Battle honours
English Channel and North Sea 1943-1945, Baltic 1943-1945, Fortress Europe 1943-1944, France and Germany 1944-1945, Biscay Ports 1943-1944, Ruhr 1943-1944, Berlin 1943-1944, German Ports 1943-1944, Normandy 1944, Rhine, Biscay 1943-1944, Afghanistan[1]
Insignia
Identification symbol
Argent on a mount Vert a Bison Gules hoofed and horned Or the head lowered
Douglas CC-129 Dakota De Havilland Canada CC-115 Buffalo Lockheed CC-130 Hercules transport CC-177 Globemaster III
Military unit
429 Transport Squadron of the Royal Canadian Air Force is one of four squadrons attached to CFB Trenton in Trenton, Ontario. The squadron was originally formed as a bomber squadron of the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) attached to RAF Bomber Command during the Second World War.
^*Canadian DND - Honours & Recognition for the Men and Women of the Canadian Armed Forces 10th Edition - 2016, pg 46.
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