No. 429 Squadron — Bison
- Group
- 6 Group
- Home station
- RAF Leeming
About
No. 429 “Bison” Squadron was formed at RAF East Moor in November 1942, beginning in No. 4 Group before passing to the Canadian No. 6 Group at the start of 1943, where it served for the rest of the war. It opened operations on the Vickers Wellington, moved to RAF Leeming in August 1943 to convert to the Handley Page Halifax, and finally took the Avro Lancaster in the war’s last weeks.
Its “Bison” name reflected the powerful animal of the Canadian plains. As well as bombing, the squadron’s later sorties included flying liberated prisoners of war back to England; over the conflict it flew more than 3,000 sorties.
Sources: This page was compiled from publicly available historical sources, including History of War — No. 429 (Bison) Squadron (RCAF) in the Second World War and Royal Canadian Air Force Association — 429 Squadron. The text is original and has been written from factual source material; no source text has been copied unless specifically quoted and attributed.
Operations flown
- Operation Nuremberg raid — 30 March 1944 (Nuremberg)
Aircraft (2)
| Serial | Code | Type | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|
| LK800 | AL-? | Handley Page Halifax | Lost on operations |
| LK804 | AL-Q | Handley Page Halifax | Lost on operations |
No service records linked to this squadron yet. Aircraft, crews and sorties will appear here soon.