429 Squadron History

Authority: King George VI, June 1944 The bison is a fierce and powerful opponent indigeous to Canada.

429 sqn was formed in 4 Group on 7 Nov 42. It was the RCAF’s 27^th , and tenth bomber, squadron formed overseas. Unlike most Cdn sqns they didn’t transfer to 6 gp until 1 Apr 43. Flew Wellingtons, Halifaxes and Lancasters until the end of the war. After hostilities in Europe, it remained in England a spart of Bomber Command’s strike force, unde which it airlifted Allied prosoners of war, and British troops from Italy, back to England. The sqn was disbanded at Leemings, Yorkshire on 1 June 1946.

Nickname: Bison

Adoptions: City of Bradford, Yorkshire, Eng. (Jan 1943), City Council of Lethbridge, Alta (1944)

Sources: Bomber Commmand War Diaries, Reap the Whirlwind, Crucible of War: RCAF Official History, RCAF Squadron Histories and Aircraft 1924-1968, Thunderbirds at War: Diary of a Bomber Squadron